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How brilliant are the swings in our theatres!

Elaine presents show tunes, movie music and the latest news from stage and screen. There's also one of your cinema stories in Popcorn Point, and an Onstage Mishap. Plus, as swings or standbys in our theatres are busier than ever before, Elaine takes a look at the role of the swing.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 20 Feb 2022 13:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Allison Janey & The 9 to 5 Broadway Ensemble

    Around Here

    • 9 To 5 - The Musical (Original Cast Recording).
    • Dolly Records.
    • 2.

  • Cole Porter

    The Tale of The Oyster (Fifty million Frenchmen)

    Singer: Kay McClelland. Orchestra: Orchestra New England. Conductor: Evans Haile.
    • Fifty Million Frenchmen.
    • New World Records.
    • 19.

  • Eydie GormΓ© & Steve Lawrence

    Together (Wherever We Go)

    • We'll Take Romance: The Best Of Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme 1954-1960.
    • Music Club.
    • 18.

  • Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty

    Let Me Be Your Star

    • The Music of SMASH.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 9.

  • Bobby Darin

    Mack the Knife

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 1).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Robert Goulet

    If Ever I Would Leave You

    • Camelot: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Columbia Masterworks.
    • 12.

  • Alexandra Burke & The Company of The Bodyguard

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody

    • The Bodyguard: The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording).
    • First Night Records.
    • 20.

  • The Company of Honk!

    The Wild Goose Chase

    • Stiles and Drewe's Honk! (Original Cast Recording).
    • Dress Circle.
    • 10.

  • Jonathan Groff

    You'll Be Back

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

  • Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

    It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Julie Walters, Stellan SkarsgΓ¥rd, Colin Firth, Philip Michael & Christine Baranski

    Take A Chance On Me

    • Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack.
    • Decca.
    • 16.

  • Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent & Anthony Weigh

    The Show Must Go On

    • Moulin Rouge 2.
    • Polydor.
    • 9.

  • Emma Stone, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno & Jessica Rothe

    Someone In The Crowd

    • La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Polydor Group.
    • 2.

  • Cast of Mamma Mia! The Movie

    Voulez-Vous

    • Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 10.

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Carolina GaitΓ΅n, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & [Disney]

    We Don't Talk About Bruno

    • Encanto O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • SebastiΓ΅n Yatra

    Dos Oruguitas

    • Encanto.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 6.

  • Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer

    Something Good

    • The Sound Of Music: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 12.

  • Mike Douglas & Ilene Woods

    So This Is Love

    • Cinderella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 8.

  • RDM Band

    Butter That Popcorn

    • Virtue Recording Studios.
    • Tramp Records.
    • 16.

  • Cass Elliot

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something for Mama.
    • Dunhill.
    • 12.

  • The Orchestra

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Main Title) / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / The Roses

    • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • United Artists Records.
    • 22.

  • Sally Ann Howes

    Night And Day

    • Another Time, Another Place.
    • Stage Door Records.
    • 21.

  • The Company of The Band

    Rule The World

  • The 2015 Revival Company of The Color Purple

    Shug Avery Comin' To Town

    • The Color Purple: 2015 Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Broadway Records.
    • 11.

  • Frances Ruffelle & Michael Ball

    A Little Fall Of Rain

    • Les Miserables: Original London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 6.

  • Cormac Thompson & Dominic Ferris

    Empty Chairs At Empty Tables

    • Cormac Independent.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Feb 2022 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2