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Celebrating Gene Kelly!

A song from Cameron Mackintosh's brand new West End production of Mary Poppins, another onstage mishap, and a celebration of the life and work of the legendary Gene Kelly.

Elaine has your favourite show tunes from the West End and Broadway, another of your onstage mishaps, and the latest stage & screen news, as well as a song from Cameron Mackintosh's brand new West End production of Mary Poppins. And as a director, choreographer, singer, actor, and of course; dancer, Gene Kelly was one of the most vital & indispensable figures in the history of the American film musical. And following an overview of his life鈥檚 work from his widow and biographer Patricia Ward Kelly at the British Film Institute in London, Elaine remembers his soaring talent.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Nov 2019 13:00

Music Played

  • The Commitments

    I Can't Turn You Loose/Think Medley

    • The Commitments (London Recording).
  • Paulette Ivory, Veronica Hart & Alison Jiear

    Three Little Maids

    • Hot Mikado: Original Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 7.
  • The Original Come From Away Company

    Welcome To The Rock

    • Come From Away.
    • The Musical Company.
    • 1.
  • Jenn Colella & Come From Away Company

    Me And The Sky

    • Come From Away.
    • The Musical Company.
    • 16.
  • Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Testa, Anthony Cason & Mitch Tebo

    Oklahoma!

    • Oklahoma!: 2019 Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Decca Broadway.
  • Adrienne Warren

    Private Dancer

    • Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Original London Cast Recording).
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 16.
  • The Original London Company of Beauty and the Beast

    Gaston

    • Beauty And The Beast: Original London Cast Recording.
    • EMI.
    • 9.
  • Donnie Kehr, Christian Hoff & Anthony Barrile

    Pinball Wizard

    • The Who's Tommy: Original Cast Session.
    • Masterworks Broadway.
    • 1.
  • Whoopi Goldberg & The Cast Of Sister Act II

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit.
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 12.
  • The Supremes

    Thou Swell

    • The Rodgers And Hart Collection.
    • Motown Records.
    • 15.
  • Jan Waters & Steve Arlen

    Fireworks

    • Do Re Mi (Original London Cast).
    • Sepia Records.
    • 9.
  • Zizi Strallen & The Cast of Mary Poppins

    Practically Perfect

  • Jodi Benson

    Part Of Your World

    • The Disney Collection Volume 3.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 1.
  • Chita Rivera & Liza Minnelli

    The Apple Doesn't Fall

    • The Rink: Original Cast Recording.
    • Jay Records.
    • 11.
  • Shaun Cassidy & David Cassidy

    That Guy

    • Blood Brothers: The International Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 13.
  • Steve Martin & The Cast of Little Shop of Horrors

    Dentist!

    • Little Shop of Horrors: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Geffen.
    • 7.
  • Alfie Boe

    Stranger in Paradise

    • Ringo.
  • Gene Kelly

    Singin' in the Rain

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • Gene Kelly & Judy Garland

    Be A Clown

    • That's Entertainment! Music From The Original Motion Pictures.
    • 19.
  • Gene Kelly

    I Got Rhythm

    • Gene Kelly At M-G-M: 'S Wonderful.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 2.
  • Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin & Gene Kelly

    New York, New York

    • That's Entertainment!: The Ultimate Anthology Of MGM Musicals.
    • Rhino Records.
    • 7.
  • Kelli O鈥橦ara

    I Have Dreamed

    • Wonder In The World.
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 13.
  • Ruthie Henshall

    All That Jazz

    • I Love Musicals.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.
  • Eva Noblezada & Alistair Brammer

    The Last Night Of The World

    • Miss Saigon London Revival Cast.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.
  • Garbage

    The World Is Not Enough

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 13:00