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Something Borrowed

Episode 5 of 8

Whoopi Goldberg looks at shows inspired by plays and films including 'Sunset Boulevard', 'West Side Story', and 'Nine'. With Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince and Patti LuPone

Whoopi Goldberg presents 'Something Borrowed', the fifth documentary in Radio 2's season of programmes celebrating The Musical.
Whatever your taste in musicals - whether it's the latest, most innovative show or tried and tested favourites from an earlier century, they all make their impact by using music to transform the commonplace into the exceptional. In its early life, the musical was sometimes the product of East Coast Broadway impresarios. And at other times, it was the work of Hollywood's West Coast movie moguls. Inevitably, Broadway started looking to successful film stories, along with plays, as sources of inspiration for plots in musical theatre:
'All About Eve' became the musical 'Applause', a musical based on the film 'Ghost' is now in development and there's even a West End show based on a film about a cabaret singer disguised as a nun hiding from the mob in a convent.
In 'Something Borrowed', Whoopi looks at shows inspired by plays and films including 'Sunset Boulevard', 'West Side Story', 'A Little Night Music' and 'Nine'.
With contributions from Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Patti Lupone, Don Black, Michael Grandage, Jerry Herman, Tim Rice, Maury Yeston, Liz Robertson, Gillian Lynne and Richard Stilgoe.
'Something Borrowed' is written by Brian Sibley and produced by Malcolm Prince.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Mar 2021 03:00

Music Played

  • ORIGINAL CAST

    Sunday Morning Fever

    • Sister Act.
    • First Night.
    • CASTCD-107.
  • Barbara Dickson & Company

    Tell Me Its Not True

    • Barbara Dickson in Blood Brothers, OCR.
    • ESM.
    • CD-825.
  • ORIGINAL CAST

    If I Were A Rich Man

    • Fiddler On The Roof.
    • Columbia.
    • SMK-89546.
  • Angela Lansbury

    AND I WAS BEAUTIFUL

    • DEAR WORLD ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST.
    • SONY BROADWAY.
    • SK-48220.
  • LANSBURY, ANGELA & BEA ARTHUR

    BOSOM BUDDIES

    • MAME.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • CK-3000.
  • LANSBURY, ANGELA & BEA ARTHUR

    BOSOM BUDDIES

    • MAME.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • CK-3000.
  • Members of the Cast

    Can You Feel The Love Tonight

    • The Lion King.
    • Disney.
    • 0927-434912.
  • MOSTEL, ZERO & COMPANY

    COMEDY TONIGHT

    • A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (BROADWAY CAST).
    • BROADWAY ANGEL.
    • ZDM-7 64770 2 2.
  • MOSTEL, ZERO & COMPANY

    COMEDY TONIGHT

    • A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (BROADWAY CAST).
    • BROADWAY ANGEL.
    • ZDM-7 64770 2 2.
  • MOSTEL, ZERO & COMPANY

    COMEDY TONIGHT

    • A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (BROADWAY CAST).
    • BROADWAY ANGEL.
    • ZDM-7 64770 2 2.
  • Ben Mingay & Shonagh Daly

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • Dirty Dancing.
    • Song BMG.
    • 886970-20652.
  • ORIGINAL CAST

    Ascot Gavotte

    • MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • SK-60539.
  • Orchestra

    Overture

    • My Fair Lady - Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Columbia.
    • SK-89997.
  • Rex Harrison

    I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE

    • MY FAIR LADY (BROADWAY CAST).
    • CBS.
    • CBS-70005.
  • Members of the Cast

    Prologue

    • West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Columbia.
    • SK-60724.
  • Larry Kert & Orchestra

    SOMETHING'S COMING recording

    • WEST SIDE STORY (BROADWAY CAST).
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SK-60724.
  • Members of the Cast

    The Dance At The Gym

    • West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Columbia.
    • SK-60724.
  • RIVERA, CHITA & MARILYN COOPER

    AMERICA recording

    • WEST SIDE STORY ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • SK-60724.
  • Glynis Johns

    SEND IN THE CLOWNS

    • A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC ORIGINAL CAST RECORDINNG.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • CK-32265.
  • Judy Dench

    Send In The Clowns

    • A Little Night Music.
    • Tring.
    • TRING-001.
  • LUPONE, PATTI & KEVIN ANDERSON

    THE PERFECT YEAR

    • SUNSET BOULEVARD.
    • REALLY USEFUL RECORDS.
    • 519 767-2.
  • Patti LuPone

    With One Look

    • Sunset Boulevard.
    • Polydor.
    • 519-7672.
  • Glenn Close

    WITH ONE LOOK

    • A SELECTION OF SONGS FROM THE MUSICAL SUNSET BOULEVARD.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 42285 3-851 2.
  • New Broadway Cast

    Overture delle Donna

    • Nine - The New Broadway Cast Recording.
    • PS Classics.
    • PS-312.
  • Antonio Banderas & Laura Benanti

    Unusual Way

    • Nine - The New Broadway Cast Recording.
    • PS Classics.
    • PS-312.
  • Antonio Banderas & William Ullrich

    The Bells of St. Sebastian

    • Nine - The New Broadway Cast Recording.
    • PS Classics.
    • PS-312.
  • Patina Miller

    Bless Our Show

    • Sister Act Original London Cast Recording.
    • First Night.
    • CASTCD-107.

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Malcolm Prince

Broadcasts

  • Mon 4 Oct 2010 22:00
  • Tue 25 Nov 2014 23:00
  • Mon 1 Mar 2021 03:00