The Sound of Musicals

"The Sound of Musicals" was a 2006 four part BBC series starring several different musical theatre actors and some other professional singers who performed acts from different musicals. Each week the standard cast was joined by a celebrity guest host who also performed their favourite numbers. The show also featured interviews with people involved in musical theatre such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Cameron Mackintosh.

It aired weekly (every Saturday) for four weeks starting Saturday 14 January 2006.

Filming

Each part of the show was filmed in front of a live audience during the autumn of 2005 the dates of filming are as follows - September 30, October 2, October 4 and October 6.

Standard cast

* John Barrowman
* Carrie Grant
* David Grant
* Ruthie Henshall
* Jon Lee
* Mica Paris

Guest hosts

* Jill Halfpenny
* Aled Jones
* Les Dennis

Other singers

* Joseph McManners (one episode)

Songs Performed

* "Swell Party" (High Society, Aled Jones & David Grant)
* "I Dreamed A Dream" (Les Miserables, Ruthie Henshall)
* "The Music of the Night" (The Phantom of the Opera, David Grant)
* "Come What May" (Moulin Rouge, Jon Lee & Jill Halfpenny)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" (The Lion King, David Grant)
* "Anything You Can Do" (Annie Get Your Gun, John Barrowman & Ruthie Henshall)
* "I Am What I Am" (Le Cage Aux Folles, John Barrowman)
* "Sunset Boulevard" (Sunset Boulevard, John Barrowman)
* "Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast, Carrie and David Grant) (brown suit)
* "Don't Cry for me Argentina" (Evita, Carrie Grant) (lime dress)
* "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Guys and Dolls, David Grant)
* "Maria" (West Side Story, John Barrowman)
* "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Grease, Carrie Grant) (pink dress)
* "What I Did for Love" (A Chorus Line, Carrie Grant) (black halter dress)
* "As Long As He Needs Me" (Oliver, Carrie Grant)
* "Summertime" (Porgy & Bess, Mica Paris)
* "Send in the Clowns" (A Little Night Music, Ruthie Henshall)
* "Maybe This Time" (Cabaret, Ruthie Henshall)
* "Everything's Coming Up Roses" (Gypsy, Ruthie Henshall)
* "I Wonder Why" (Call Me Madam, Ruthie Henshall & Jon Lee)

Medleys

* Week 1 Closing Medley -- Jesus Christ Superstar, The Time Warp, (John Barrowman), Tell Me It's Not True (Blood Brothers, Jill Halfpenny), Seasons of Love (Rent, Jon Lee, Carrie & David Grant), Memory (Cats, Mica Paris), One Day More (Les Miserables, John Barrowman, John Lee, Ruthie Hensall, Carrie Grant, & Company)

* Week 2 Introduction -- "Comedy Tonight" (John Barrowman, Carrie and David Grant, Ruthie Henshall, Jon Lee), Broadway Baby (Carrie Grant), You Can't Take That Away from Me (John Barrowman), The Street Where You Live (John Lee)

* Week 3 Introduction -- Wilkommen (Cabaret, John Barrowman), Hello Dolly (Hello Dolly, Ruthie Henshall), If They Could See Me Now (Carrie Grant), Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Fiddler on the Roof, Mica Paris), Edelweiss (Sound of Music, Jon Lee), Somewhere a Place For Us (West Side Story, David Grant & Company)

* Week 4 (Finale) Medley -- There's No Business Like Show Business (Annie Get Your Gun, Company), Come On Get Happy (Ruthie Henshall), Good Morning (Singing in the Rain, Jon Lee, Carrie & David Grant), Try To Remember (The Fantasticks, John Barrowman & Company), There's No Business Like Show Business (Annie Get Your Gun, Company)

* Children's Medley (closing) -- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jon Lee, David Grant, Ruthie Henshall, Les Dennis, Joseph McManners), Supercalifragilistic (Mary Poppins, Ruthie Henshall & same), Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid, Carrie Grant), Bad Guys (Bugsy Malone, John Lee & David Grant), The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book, Les Dennis & Joseph McManners), Tomorrow (Annie, Ruthie Henshall & company)

External links

*bbc.co.uk|id=whatson/tickets/shows/musicals.shtml|title="The Sound of Musicals" - What's On
*imdb title|id=0757119|title=The Sound of Musicals (2006)