The Sound of Musicals

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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.

Contents 1 Filming 2 Standard cast 3 Guest hosts 4 Other singers 5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Standard cast

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

[edit] Guest hosts

• Jill Halfpenny
• Aled Jones
• Les Dennis

[edit] Other singers

• Joseph McManners (one episode)

[edit] External links

• BBC - Press Office - BBC ONE Winter/Spring 2006 Entertainment mentions The Sound of Musicals
• BBC What's On - Tickets - Sound of Musicals please note filming for this show is now complete.
• "The Sound of Musicals" (2006) - the show's IMDB profile