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Musical theatre’s side characters who steal the show!

Dame Elaine is celebrating musical theatre’s side characters who steal the show, the ones who make their mark with just one song!

Dame Elaine is celebrating musical theatre’s side characters who steal the show, the ones who make their mark with just one song! There's also the latest stage and screen news, and your Break A Leg messages. If you are starring in an amateur musical or a pantomime this month or next, email Elaine to let her know - [email protected]

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 2 Nov 202513:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Members of the Cast

    Footloose [Finale]

    • Footloose [Original Broadway Cast Recording].
    • John Craig Music Management Ltd.
    • 17.

  • Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel

    One Short Day (feat. Michael McCorry Rose)

    • Wicked: The Soundtrack.
    • Universal Studios and Republic Records.
    • 9.

  • Max von Essen, Brandon Uranowitz, Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope & Jill Paice

    I Got Rhythm

    • An American in Paris (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Masterworks Broadway.
    • 2.

  • Carmen Twillie & Lebo M

    Circle Of Life

    • The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Japan Release Version).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 1.

  • Steve Arlen & Jan Waters

    Fireworks

    • Do Re Mi (Original London Cast Recording).
    • Soundtrack Classics.
    • 9.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Luck Be A Lady

    • Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Years.
    • Reprise.

  • Natalie Paris

    Heart Of Stone

    • Six: The Musical: Studio Cast Recording.
    • 6 Music Ltd.
    • 4.

  • George Rose, Jerome Dempsey & Edwin Drood Original Broadway Cast

    Off To The Races

    • The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Verve (Adult Contemporary).
    • 14.

  • Larry Adler

    Nice Work If You Can Get It (feat. Sting)

    • The Glory Of Gershwin.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Shayna Steele, Kamilah Marshall, Judine Richárd & Original Broadway Cast of Hairspray

    Welcome to the 60's

    • Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Masterworks Broadway.
    • 7.

  • Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Jatin-Lalit, Amit Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan & Kavita Krishnamurthy

    Bole Chudiyan

    • Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd..
    • 2.

  • Eden Espinosa

    Waiting In The Wings

    • Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure: Music from the TV Series.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 7.

  • Jonathan Groff

    You'll Be Back

    • Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording CD 1 (PG Advisory).
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • Vanessa Hudgens

    There Are Worse Things I Could Do

    • Grease Live! (Music From The Television Event).
    • Paramount/Republic Records.
    • 14.

  • James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Members of the Cast

    Friend Like Me

    • Aladdin Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 10.

  • Cedric Neal & Guys & Dolls Ensemble

    Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat

    • Guys & Dolls (The 2023 London Cast Recording).
    • Broadway Records.
    • 21.

  • Patti LuPone

    The Ladies Who Lunch

    • Company: 2018 London Cast Recording.
    • Arts Music.
    • 17.

  • Chris Pine & Billy Magnussen

    Agony

    • Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 18.

  • Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Ana Isabelle, Jennifer Florentino, Natalie Toro, Arianna Rosario, Ilda Mason, Jeanette Delgado, Annelise Cepero, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Jamila Velazquez, Edriz E. Rosa Pérez, Melody Martí, Gaby Diaz, Juliette Feliciano, Julius Anthony Rubio, Isabella Ward, Ricardo A. Zayas, Maria Alexis Rodriguez, Yurel Echezarreta, Yesenia Ayala, Kelvin Delgado, Gabriela M. Soto, Ricky Ubeda, Sebastian Serra, Carlos Sánchez Falú, Adriel Flete, Jacob Guzman, Carlos E. Gonzalez, David Avilés Morales, Andrei Chagas & David Guzman

    America

    • West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 11.

  • Orfeh

    Ireland

    • Legally Blonde The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 7.

  • Barbara Dickson

    Another Suitcase In Another Hall

    • Andrew Lloyd Webber - Premiere Coll'n.
    • Really Useful Records.

  • Queen Latifah

    When You're Good To Mama

    • Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Chicago.
    • Epic.
    • 3.

  • Elaine Paige

    Memory (From the Original Cast recording of Cats)

    • The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Sun 2 Nov 202513:00
    BBC Radio 2