Regular readers will know that over the past few months, when interviewing musical theatre stars we've asked them which three musical theatre songs they would take with them to a desert island. So, as part of our second birthday celebrations we have decided to combine all of their answers... enjoy!
Let us know which three musical theatre songs you would take with you by commenting below...
Let us know which three musical theatre songs you would take with you by commenting below...
1. ‘Til I Hear You Sing’ from Love Never Dies
2. ‘Puttin' on the Ritz’ from Top Hat
3. 'Meadowlark' from The Baker's Wife
"If I had to pick three… I would probably pick something I could sing-along to, so my first choice would be ‘Til I Hear You Sing’ from Love Never Dies. Apart from anything else Ramin [Karimloo] sounds amazing on it and he’s a good friend so it would be nice to hear him. I would probably pick something pretty old fashioned – maybe something from Top Hat - ‘Puttin' on the Ritz’. I had a good friend in Top Hat so went to see the show and completely fell in love with it. I thought it was so charming. Oh god – what would be my last one?! I would probably have to pick a woman belting something wouldn’t I? I'm going to pick Liz Callaway’s Meadowlark (from The Baker's Wife)."
Currently starring as Deco in The Commitments
1. 'Bring Him Home' from Les Misérables
2. 'Try A Little Tenderness' from The Commitments
3. 'Pirelli's Miracle Elixir' from Sweeney Todd
"Ahh ok! Erm... one would have to be Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables) just because I love playing that song (I’m assuming I would have my guitar with me because these are songs I play on my guitar). Try A Little Tenderness (from The Commitments) is in there now and, it’s a weird one, but my third song would be Pirelli's Miracle Elixir (from Sweeney Todd) because it was the first song I performed in my very first audition for Les Mis... and I got every single word wrong! I am adamant I can learn that song and perform it once with every single lyric correct because I remember standing in front of the Les Mis production team and saying “Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention, please! Mutter mutter mutter...” and I just stopped! They asked me to try it again but the same thing happened so they eventually just said “skip that section Killian” and I was like “oh god"."
1. 'Unexpected Song' from Song & Dance
2. 'Overture into Heaven On Their Minds' from Jesus Christ Superstar
3. 'Sunday' from Sunday in the Park with George
"I would take to listen to…. 'Unexpected Song' by Andrew Lloyd Webber - Live at Carnegie Hall / Bernadette Peters. I have always loved the song and the live version literally brings me to tears. I feel as if she is throwing herself into the wind, and the wind is the song! I would also take the 'Overture into Heaven On Their Minds' from Jesus Christ Superstar. This, this, this always makes me so happy and mad at the same time because I WANT TO PLAY JUDAS! The way this show opens and then into the first song is awesome. However, it has to be the 1973 / Carl Anderson version! Sonically it just sounds so good to me, so full of 70’s goodness! The way they recorded back then! The guitars, it all sounds very real and live! Finally I would take 'Sunday' from Sunday in the Park with George from the original cast recording. I first sang this song with the Broadway Inspirational Voices for Billy Porter’s recording of his album 'At the Corner of Broadway and Soul' and instantly fell hard for how beautiful the lyrics, the melody, the picture Sondheim paints."
Leanne Jones
Leanne Jones
Olivier Award Winning Actress
1. 'Let It Go' from Frozen
1. 'Let It Go' from Frozen
2. ‘Do It Alone’ from Parade
3. ‘The Old Apartment’ from I Sing
"At the moment it would be ‘Let it Go’ from Frozen – it’s not officially a musical theatre song yet, but it probably will be soon. My little five year old niece performs it with all of the actions. I would take ‘Do It Alone’ from Parade, I like the driving element in the song and love the passion in the original recording. Finally, one I really like to sing is called ‘The Old Apartment’ from a musical called I Sing. It’s a really sad song about a break up. Again I like the feeling and emotion that the story tells."
Currently in Spamalot
1. ‘We Do Not Belong Together’ from Sunday In The Park With George
2. ‘I Just Wanna F****** Dance' from Jerry Springer: The Opera
3. ‘Lothlórien’ from Lord Of The Rings
"Oh my god! Ok, the first one would be ‘We Do Not Belong Together’ from Sunday In The Park With George. I think… I think I would just take that song! Ok – I would take ‘I Just Wanna F****** Dance from Jerry Springer: The Opera’… and… (very long pause) I can’t think of a third! Let me see what songs I have on my phone… (Several minutes later) do Disney films count? Oh no, wait – maybe something from Lord Of The Rings? Or Next To Normal? I am going to go with ‘Lothlórien’ from Lord Of The Rings – I saw it four times, it was just incredible [laughs]!"
Star of Betty Blue Eyes and The Light Princess
1. ‘All the Wasted Time’ from Parade
2. ‘This is my Story’ from Shrek
3. 'Coronation' from The Light Princess
"Oh my god that’s too hard! Something from Parade… maybe the duet ‘All the Wasted Time’ which is beautiful. I really like the finale in Shrek – ‘This is my Story’ – because it cheers me up! Finally I would probably have to take ‘Coronation’ from The Light Princess because it would make me reminisce and be happy."
1. 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked
2. ‘Awaiting You’ from Myths and Hymns
3. ‘Gold’ from Once
"Oh my goodness that’s an awful question! What would I take?! Oh my goodness! This is really hard! I think… probably… I would probably have to take Defying Gravity because it’s such a great song and it’s got a bit of dialogue in there too which is always a good thing [laughs]! I would also take one of my favourite songs which is actually a male song from Myths and Hymns called ‘Awaiting You’. It’s the most beautiful song by Adam Guettel and… what else would I take?! I know – I would have to take ‘Gold’ from Once! It’s a real rousing, feel-good song."
1. ‘New York, New York’ by Kander and Ebb.
2. ‘I Have Confidence’ from The Sound of Music
3. ‘Meadowlark’ from The Baker's Wife
"Oh my goodness! This is a horrible question! [laughs] I know – I’m sorry! How could anyone answer that?! They might all have to be Liza Minnelli songs [laughs]. Do I actually have to answer this question? Oh my God. Oh, I’m going to pick… I’m going to pick… ‘New York, New York’ (by Kander and Ebb). I’m also going to take… you’re so mean! Ok I’m going to take ‘I Have Confidence’ from The Sound of Music which I love. My third song is going to be… ‘Meadowlark’! Honestly – It’s impossible! It’s like trying to pick your favourite person or favourite child!"
1. 'I Loves You, Porgy' from Porgy and Bess
2. 'What About Love' from The Color Purple
3. 'Losing My Mind' from Follies
"Ahh! I feel like I'm on desert island discs! This is really hard! Oh bum! Firstly 'I Loves You, Porgy' from Porgy and Bess. I think I would also have to take 'What About Love' from The Color Purple. I love that song so much. The third song is hard! I think it's so difficult because I'm not a conventional musical theatre person! I haven't done the musicals that's most people have done. I need to stop nattering and think of a bloody song [laughs]! Oh, oh - I know! - 'Losing My Mind' from Follies by Sondheim!"
1. 'No One Mourns the Wicked' from Wicked
2. 'Who Wants To Live Forever’ from We Will Rock You
3. Revolting Children’ from Matilda
"The opening of Wicked, it is one of my all time favourites! There are a few We Will Rock You songs I would love to take... but I’ll go for ‘Who Wants To Live Forever’. My final one... oh my god – what would it be? Something from the Lion King? Oh I know – ‘Revolting Children’ from Matilda! I did a Matilda workshop for a few students of mine the other week and it’s just so rebellious and I love it!"
Hayley Gallivan
Hayley Gallivan
Star of Wicked and Oliver
1. 'Not A Day Goes By' from Merrily We Roll Along
2. 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked
3. 'I'm Here' from The Color Purple
"Oh my gosh! This is really difficult! Three songs that I would take… I could be here for hours! Ok… Not A Day Goes By from Merrily We Roll Along, Defying Gravity from Wicked and I’m Here from The Color Purple."
1. 'Where Do I Go' from Hair
2. 'On The Right Track' from Pippin
3. 'I Believe' from The Book of Mormon
"Oh my goodness... oh wow! See, I’m not enough of a musical theatre geek! Ok - Where Do I Go from Hair because I love Hair. On The Right Track from Pippin and I Believe from The Book of Mormon – it has to be done!"
1. ‘Franklin Shepard, Inc.’ from Merrily We Roll Along
2. ‘Hey There’ from The Pajama Game
3. ‘Don't Quit While You're Ahead’ from The Mystery of Edwin Drood
"That’s really hard! ‘Franklin Shepard, Inc.’ from Merrily We Roll Along, ‘Hey There’ from The Pajama Game and, because I love a good stagey feel good tune, ‘Don't Quit While You're Ahead’ from The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Oh my goodness, there are so many more I would have to take! Those are just three which spring to mind, I have no idea why!"
and finally...
(*who was asked which three songs she would play on the radio if the world was about to end)
Star of Wicked and The Water Babies
1. ‘For Good’ from Wicked
2. ‘No Day Like Today’ from Rent
3. ‘If I Were a Bell’ from Guys and Dolls
"Oh my goodness, that’s really hard! Maybe I should choose something quite uplifting, can you imagine if the world was about to end and I started playing ‘I Dreamed A Dream’?! Ok, I would play ‘For Good’ from Wicked, I know it’s a bit sad but it’s got a happy message. Then ‘No Day Like Today’ from Rent and then... the final song before the world ends would have to be... [laughs] - this is actually really difficult! If I was on the radio now we’d be here forever! I’m going to go for ‘If I Were a Bell’ from Guys and Dolls, because in the show everyone’s a little tipsy at that point and I think if the world was going to end everyone would be a little bit tipsy with their loved ones."
*Oliver Tompsett(*who was asked which song he would play on the radio if the world was about to end)
Currently playing Galileo in We Will Rock You
1. 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked
"Defying Gravity! Signing off with that would be very dramatic! It would be fantastic! Can you imagine? The final “Ahhhhhh” – boom – end of world, it would be epic! Although I would have to choose which version to play... I think I would probably have to go for Kerry Ellis and Brian May’s rock version because of my Queen connections! Although there is something special about the original soundtrack version, it’s such a fantastic arrangement so I would have to decide between the two. Maybe I would do a listener phone-in to help me decide? I mean if the world did end I wouldn’t run to my family, I wouldn’t break down, I would be at Stage Door to host that final show!"
Basically the entire Wicked soundtrack, is that allowed?
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