''The Sound of Musicals'' was a 2006 four part

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series starring several different

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s and some other professional

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who performed acts from different musicals. Each week the standard cast was joined by a

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guest

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who also performed their favourite numbers. The show also featured interviews with people involved in musical theatre such as

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...

, and

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. 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 – 30 September, 2 October, 4 and 6 October.

Standard cast

John Barrowman John Scot Barrowman MBE (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2010; 2020–2021) and its spin-off ''Torc ...

* Carrie Grant * David Grant *

Ruthie Henshall Valentine Ruth Henshall (born 7 March 1967), known professionally as Ruthie Henshall, is an English actress, singer and dancer, known for her work in musical theatre. She began her professional stage career in 1986, before making her West End d ...

* Jon Lee *

Mica Paris Michelle Antoinette Wallen (born 27 April 1969), known professionally as Mica Paris ( ), is an English singer, presenter, and actress. Her debut album, '' So Good'', was released in 1988, spawning the singles " My One Temptation" and " Where I ...

Guest hosts

Jill Halfpenny Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress who first garnered attention playing Nicola Dobson in the coming-of-age BBC drama series '' Byker Grove'' (1989–1992). She became more widely known for her roles as Rebecca Hopkins on ...

Aled Jones Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer, radio and television presenter, and actor. As a teenage chorister, he gained widespread fame in 1985 with his recording of " Walking in the Air", which reached No 5 in the UK pop chart. He ...

Les Dennis Leslie Dennis Heseltine (born 12 October 1953) is an English television presenter, actor and comedian. He presented '' Family Fortunes'' from 1987 to 2002. Early life Dennis was born as Leslie Dennis Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in the Liv ...

Other singers

* Joseph McManners (one episode)

Songs Performed

Episode One

Week 1 Closing Medley—Jesus Christ Superstar, The Time Warp, (''The Rocky Horror Show'', 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 Misérables'', John Barrowman, Jon Lee, Ruthie Henshall, Carrie Grant, & Company)

Episode Two

Week 2 Opening Medley: Comedy Tonight (Cast), Broadway Baby (Carrie Grant), You Can't Take That Away From Me (John Barrowman), On The Street Where You Live (Jon Lee), I Won't Send Roses (David Grant), All That Jazz (Ruthie Henshall) Week 2 Closing Cole Porter Medley: Anything Goes (Ruthie Henshall), My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Carrie Grant), Too Darn Hot (Mica Paris), Who Wants to be a Millionaire (David Grant, Carrie Grant)

Episode Three

Week 3 Introduction—Wilkommen (John Barrowman), Hello Dolly (Ruthie Henshall), If They Could See Me Now (Carrie Grant), Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Mica Paris), Edelweiss (Jon Lee), Somewhere (David Grant & 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'', Jon Lee & David Grant), The Bare Necessities (''The Jungle Book'', Les Dennis & Joseph McManners), Tomorrow (''Annie'', Ruthie Henshall & company)

Episode Four

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 ''The Fantasticks'' is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play ''The Romancers'' (''Les Romanesques'') by Edmond Rostand, concerning two ne ...

'', John Barrowman & Company), There's No Business Like Show Business (''Annie Get Your Gun'', Company)

Medleys

* Week 1 Closing Medley—Jesus Christ Superstar, The Time Warp, (''The Rocky Horror Show'', 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 Misérables'', 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 (''Follies'', Carrie Grant), You Can't Take That Away from Me (''Crazy for You'', John Barrowman), The Street Where You Live (''My Fair Lady'', John Lee) * Week 3 Introduction—Wilkommen (''Cabaret'', John Barrowman), Hello Dolly (''Hello Dolly'', Ruthie Henshall), If They Could See Me Now (''Sweet Charity'', Carrie Grant), Matchmaker, Matchmaker (''Fiddler on the Roof'', Mica Paris), Edelweiss (''The 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), 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'', Jon Lee & David Grant), The Bare Necessities (''The Jungle Book'', Les Dennis & Joseph McManners), Tomorrow (''Annie'', Ruthie Henshall & company)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sound of Musicals, The BBC One original programming 2006 British television series debuts 2006 British television series endings