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.
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.
| Song | Musical | Performed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Summer Nights | 2006 Grease Revival Cast | ||
| 02 | I Dreamed a Dream | Ruthie Henshall | ||
| 03 | Music of the Night | David Grant | ||
| 04 | Wouldn't It Be Loverly | Jill Halfpenny | ||
| 05 | Anything You Can Do | John Barrowman / Ruthie Henshall | ||
| 06 | I Don't Know How to Love Him | Mica Paris | ||
| 07 | As Long As He Needs Me | Carrie Grant | ||
| 08 | Come What May | Jon Lee /Jill Halfpenny |
Week 1 Closing Medley—Jesus Christ Superstar, The Time Warp, (The Rocky Horror Show, JohnBarrowman), 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)
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 | Jon Lee | ||
| 02 | Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Carrie Grant | ||
| 03 | Name of the Game | 2005 Mamma Mia Cast John Alastair, Sophia Ragavellas | ||
| 04 | Dancing Queen | 2005 Mamma Mia Cast, Viven Parry, Kim Ismay, Lara Mulgahy | ||
| 05 | Close Every Door | Aled Jones | ||
| 06 | The Way You Look Tonight | Mica Paris | ||
| 07 | Maria | John Barrowman | ||
| 08 | Maybe This Time | Ruthie Henshall | ||
| 09 | Swell Party | 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)
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 | Joseph McManners | ||
| 02 | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | David Grant | ||
| 03 | Send in the Clowns | Ruthie Henshall | ||
| 04 | Younger Than Springtime | Jon Lee | ||
| 05 | Summertime | Mica Paris | ||
| 06 | Mr Cellophane | Les Dennis | ||
| 07 | What I Did For Love | Carrie Grant | ||
| 08 | Sunset Boulevard | John Barrowman | ||
| 09 | 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)
| Song | Musical | Performed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Everything's Coming Up Roses | Ruthie Henshall | ||
| 02 | Hopelessly Devoted To You | Carrie Grant | ||
| 03 | Ole Man River | Sir Willard White | ||
| 04 | I’ve Never Been in Love Before | David Grant | ||
| 05 | We'd Go Dancing | Billy Elliot OLC Ann Emery, Liam Mower | ||
| 06 | Electricity | Billy Elliot OLC Liam Mower, Tim Healy | ||
| 07 | And I'm Tellin You | Mica Paris | ||
| 08 | Beauty and the Beast | Carrie Grant, David Grant | ||
| 09 | Evermore Without You | Jon Lee | ||
| 10 | I Am What I Am | 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)