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

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

Episode One

Song Musical Performed by 01 Summer Nights Grease 2006 Grease Revival Cast 02 I Dreamed a Dream Les Misérables Ruthie Henshall 03 Music of the Night The Phantom of the Opera David Grant 04 Wouldn't It Be Loverly My Fair Lady Jill Halfpenny 05 Anything You Can Do Annie Get Your Gun John Barrowman / Ruthie Henshall 06 I Don't Know How to Love Him Jesus Christ Superstar Mica Paris 07 As Long As He Needs Me Oliver! Carrie Grant 08 Come What May Moulin Rouge! Jon Lee /Jill Halfpenny

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)

Song Musical Performed by 01 Till There Was You The Music Man Jon Lee 02 Don't Cry for Me Argentina Evita Carrie Grant 03 Name of the Game Mamma Mia! 2005 Mamma Mia Cast John Alastair, Sophia Ragavellas 04 Dancing Queen Mamma Mia! 2005 Mamma Mia Cast, Viven Parry, Kim Ismay, Lara Mulgahy 05 Close Every Door Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Aled Jones 06 The Way You Look Tonight Swing Time Mica Paris 07 Maria West Side Story John Barrowman 08 Maybe This Time Cabaret Ruthie Henshall 09 Swell Party High Society David Grant, Aled Jones

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)

Song Musical Performed by 01 Walking in the Air The Snowman Joseph McManners 02 Can You Feel the Love Tonight The Lion King David Grant 03 Send in the Clowns A Little Night Music Ruthie Henshall 04 Younger Than Springtime South Pacific Jon Lee 05 Summertime Porgy and Bess Mica Paris 06 Mr Cellophane Chicago (musical) Les Dennis 07 What I Did For Love A Chorus Line Carrie Grant 08 Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard John Barrowman 09 You're Just in Love Call Me Madam Jon Lee, Ruthie Henshall

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

Song Musical Performed by 01 Everything's Coming Up Roses Gypsy Ruthie Henshall 02 Hopelessly Devoted To You Grease Carrie Grant 03 Ole Man River Show Boat Sir Willard White 04 I’ve Never Been in Love Before Guys And Dolls David Grant 05 We'd Go Dancing Billy Elliot Billy Elliot OLC Ann Emery, Liam Mower 06 Electricity Billy Elliot Billy Elliot OLC Liam Mower, Tim Healy 07 And I'm Tellin You Dreamgirls Mica Paris 08 Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast Carrie Grant, David Grant 09 Evermore Without You The Woman in White Jon Lee 10 I Am What I Am La Cage aux Folles John Barrowman

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)

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)

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