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 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
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,, Tell Me It's Not True, Seasons of Love, Memory, One Day More
Episode Two
Week 2 Opening Medley: Comedy Tonight, Broadway Baby, You Can't Take That Away From Me, On The Street Where You Live, I Won't Send Roses, All That Jazz| 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, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Too Darn Hot, Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Episode Three
Week 3 Introduction—Wilkommen, Hello Dolly, If They Could See Me Now, Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Edelweiss, Somewhere| 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 | 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 -- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Supercalifragilistic, Part of Your World, Bad Guys, The Bare Necessities, Tomorrow
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 Medley—There's No Business Like Show Business, Come on Get Happy, Good Morning, Try To Remember, There's No Business Like Show Business
Medleys
- Week 1 Closing Medley—Jesus Christ Superstar, The Time Warp,, Tell Me It's Not True, Seasons of Love, Memory, One Day More
- Week 2 Introduction—Comedy Tonight, Broadway Baby, You Can't Take That Away from Me, The Street Where You Live
- Week 3 Introduction—Wilkommen, Hello Dolly, If They Could See Me Now, Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Edelweiss, Somewhere a Place For Us
- Week 4 Medley—There's No Business Like Show Business, Get Happy, Good Morning, Try To Remember, There's No Business Like Show Business
- Children's Medley -- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Supercalifragilistic, Part of Your World, Bad Guys, The Bare Necessities, Tomorrow