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Your Greatest Ever Musical Moments!

A sensational crop of show tunes and movie songs, the latest stage news, and your Break a Leg messages. Plus, Dame Elaine shares a selection of stories of the moments and shows that sparked your love of musical theatre!

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sunday13:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Jerry Hey, Allison Miller, Virginia Woodruff, Celisse, Sophia Stephens, Trista Dollison, Marva Hicks, Crystal Hall, Crystal Joy, Angela Grovey, Danielle Greaves, Destan Owens, John Kemp-Edwards, John Eric Parker, Derrick Baskin, Chad Smith, Michael McElroy, Shanice Williams, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, Ne-Yo, Original Television Ca, Elijah Kelley, Aaron Heick, David Alan Grier, Richard Heckman, Ne-Yo, Jay Brandford & Original Television Cast of the Wiz LIVE!

    A Brand New Day

    • The Wiz LIVE! Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event.
    • Masterworks.
    • 15.

  • J. Harrison Ghee & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast

    You Coulda Knocked Me Over With A Feather

    • Some Like It Hot.
    • Concord Theatricals Recordings.
    • 14.

  • Charles Gray, Richard O’Brien, Little Nell & Patricia Quinn

    The Time Warp

    • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Original Film Soundtrack).
    • Essential.
    • 4.

  • Luke Evans

    Always Remember Us This Way

    • At Last.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
    • 9.

  • Ben Mingay, Shonagh Daly & Dirty Dancing Ensemble

    (I've Had) The Time of My Life

    • Dirty Dancing Cast Recording.
    • Sony BMG Music UK.
    • 17.

  • Dwayne Johnson

    You're Welcome

    • Moana O.S.T..
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 7.

  • Dinah Jane & Stan Walker

    We Know The Way

    • MOANA: VOICES ACROSS THE OCEAN.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 1.

  • Kim Criswell & London Sinfonietta

    They Say It's Wonderful (feat. Thomas Hampson)

    • Irving Berlin: Annie Get Your Gun.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • Hugo Montenegro

    The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    • Premier Coll'n Of Instrumental Hits V.
    • Kenwest.

  • Davidson Knight & Paul Murphy

    So You Wanna Be A Boxer

    • Bugsy Malone - Original Soundtrack Album.
    • Polydor.
    • 7.

  • Rocky Broadway Cast

    Ain't Down Yet

    • Rocky Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • UME Direct.
    • 1.

  • Maria Friedman

    Loose Ends

    • The Witches of Eastwick (Original London Cast Recording).
    • First Night Records.
    • 14.

  • Victoria Clark, Chris Fenwick, Justin Cooley, Steven Boyer, Alli Mauzey, Bonnie Milligan, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Nina White & Kimberly Akimbo Original Broadway Cast

    Great Adventure

    • Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 19.

  • Ashley Gilmour & Charlie Burn

    Sirens

    • Sirens.
    • Westway.

  • Hercules Original London Cast, Brianna Ogunbawo, Candace Furbert, Malinda Parris, Robyn Rose-Li, Sharlene Hector, Joel Benjamin, Stephen Carlile & Daniel Whitby

    Great Bolts of Thunder

    • Disney's Hercules (Original London Cast Recording).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 20.

  • Christina Modestou, Jade Kennedy, Renée Lamb, Kirstie Skivington, Fayth Ifil & Kudzai Mangombe

    Fantastically Great

    • Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (Studio Cast Recording).
    • Absolute Label Services Ltd.
    • 8.

  • The Original London Company

    Join the Circus

    • Barnum (Original London Cast Recording).
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 16.

  • Carol Channing & Members of the Cast

    Before the Parade Passes By

    • Hello, Dolly! (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Masterworks Broadway.
    • 8.

  • Orchestra

    South Pacific Overture

    • South Pacific (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • RCA Records.
    • 1.

  • Colm Wilkinson

    Bring Him Home

    • Les Miserables - Original London Cast.
    • First Night Records.

  • Linzi Hateley, Jason Donovan, Aubrey Woods & The Company

    Jacob And Sons/Joseph's Coat

    • Andrew Lloyd Webber's New Production Of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dream.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 3.

  • Jerry Bock

    Sunrise, Sunset

    Music Arranger: Milton Greene. Lyricist: Sheldon Harnick. Singer: Topol. Singer: Miriam Karlin. Orchestra: Fiddler on the Roof Orchestra (1967).
    • Fiddler on the Roof.
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

  • Laura Michelle Kelly, Melanie La Barrie, Gavin Lee, Charlotte Spencer, Harry Stott & The "Mary Poppins" Original London Cast

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    • Mary Poppins (Original London Cast Recording).
    • First Night Records.
    • 10.

  • Brad Oscar, Brian d’Arcy James & 'Something Rotten' Ensemble

    A Musical

    • Something Rotten! (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Sunday13:00
    BBC Radio 2