It's the question they all dread... when interviewing musical theatre performers we always ask which three musical theatre songs they would take with them to a desert island. So, to celebrate publishing our 200th interview, we've put together everybody's answers into one stagey feature! Find out which three songs everybody chose below (and click on a performer's name to read the full interview). Enjoy!
Marry Me A Little / I Can't Sing
1. ‘All I Ask Of You’ from The Phantom of the Opera
2. ‘Anthem’ from Chess
3. ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ from Les Miserables
"Ah man [laughs]! That’s a good question. Gosh. Wow – suddenly I can’t think of anything. I guess what I would probably do is take songs which have meant a lot to me…. but I just don’t know! Phantom has played a massive part in my life and I am forever indebted to that show, so I would take – even though I’ve sung it once or twice – ‘All I Ask Of You’ just because it means a lot. Phantom was such a big thing for me in every single way. What else? Umm… [laughs] I’m so sorry I think I’m going to be here forever! I recently did a very small intimate concert with Tim Rice and he was listing off the songs we would be doing that he wrote and suddenly I realised I was standing in the presence of the man who wrote Aladdin and The Lion King and Chess and Joseph. One of my most favourite songs to sing is ‘Anthem’ (from Chess). I just adore the song! For the last one I think I’ll go with a female song – ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ (from Les Miserables). I’ve been a part of the show and I think it’s one of the most beautifully crafted songs, some people might think it’s a boring choice but I think it is pretty much perfect."
