The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Writers:

Robin Ince (written by)
Stewart Williams (written by)

Release Date:

26 December 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A countdown of the "100 greatest musicals" of stage and screen, as voted by the UK public through Channel...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Cast

Denise Van Outen	...	Presenter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julie Andrews	...	Herself (archive footage)
Fred Astaire	...	Himself (archive footage)
Scott Baio	...	Himself
Michael Ball	...	Himself
John Barrowman	...	Himself
Cecil Beaton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sean Borg	...	Himself
Marc Breaux	...	Himself
John Bull	...	Himself (as Professor John Bull)
Professor John Bull	...	Himself
Leslie Caron	...	Herself
Anna Jane Casey	...	Herself
Natalie Casey	...	Herself
George Chakiris	...	Himself
Julie Dawn Cole	...	Herself
Jeff Conaway	...	Himself
Brian Conley	...	Himself
Didi Conn	...	Herself
Jamie Cullum	...	Himself
Lee Curreri	...	Himself
Sonia Deol	...	Herself
Barbara Dickson	...	Herself
Roy Edward Disney	...	Himself (as Roy Disney)
Alesha Dixon	...	Herself (as Mis-Teeq)
Anita Dobson	...	Herself
John Epperson	...	Herself (as Lypsinka)
David Essex	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hayley Evetts	...	Herself
Bob Fosse	...	Himself (archive footage)
Julia Foster	...	Herself
John Fothergill	...	Himself
Sadie Frost	...	Herself
Judy Garland	...	Herself (archive footage)
Richard Gere	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rusty Goffe	...	Himself
Carrie Grant	...	Herself
Mikey Green	...	Himself (as Phixx)
Joel Grey	...	Himself
Krishnan Guru-Murthy	...	Himself
Tony Hadley	...	Himself
Susan Hampshire	...	Herself
Anthony Head	...	Himself
Patricia Hearst	...	Herself (as Patti Hearst)
Audrey Hepburn	...	Herself (archive footage)
Amanda Holden	...	Herself
Penelope Horner	...	Herself
Sally Ann Howes	...	Herself
Jeremy Irons	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alex James	...	Himself
Norman Jewison	...	Himself
Leee John	...	Himself
Gene Kelly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Kennedy	...	Himself
John Kenrick	...	Himself
Bill Kenwright	...	Himself
Mark Kermode	...	Himself
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself
Andrew Kinlochan	...	Himself (as Phixx)
Randal Kleiser	...	Himself
John Landis	...	Himself
Bonnie Langford	...	Herself
Jon Lee	...	Himself
Mark Lester	...	Himself
Maureen Lipman	...	Herself
Lipsynka	...	Himself
Andrew Lloyd Webber	...	Himself
Amy Locane	...	Herself
Traci Lords	...	Herself
Matt Lucas	...	Himself
Baz Luhrmann	...	Himself
Gillian Lynne	...	Herself
Cameron Mackintosh	...	Himself
Madonna	...	Herself (archive footage)
Nikk Mager	...	Himself (as Phixx)
Andrew Male	...	Himself
Rob Marshall	...	Himself
Ewan McGregor	...	Himself
Will Mellor	...	Himself
Ann Miller	...	Herself
Shazia Mirza	...	Herself
John Cameron Mitchell	...	Himself
Marilyn Monroe	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ron Moody	...	Himself
John Napier	...	Himself
John Napier	...	Himself
Su-Elise Nash	...	Herself (as Mis-Teeq)
Paul Nicholas	...	Himself
Marni Nixon	...	Herself
Ben Norris	...	Himself
Trevor Nunn	...	Himself
Richard O'Brien	...	Himself
Hazel O'Connor	...	Herself
Julius O'Riordan	...	Himself (as Judge Jules)
Frank Oz	...	Miss Piggy (voice)
Elaine Paige	...	Herself
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson	...	Herself
Chris Park	...	Himself (as Phixx)
Alan Parker	...	Himself
John Peel	...	Himself
Marti Pellow	...	Himself
Jérôme Pradon	...	Judas (archive footage)
Greg Proops	...	Himself
Susan Purdie	...	Herself
Mary Quant	...	Herself
Aileen Quinn	...	Herself
Patricia Quinn	...	Herself
A.R. Rahman	...	Himself
Ann Reinking	...	Herself
Bruce Reitherman	...	Himself
Tim Rice	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cliff Richard	...	Himself
Chita Rivera	...	Herself
Joan Rivers	...	Herself
Anton Rodgers	...	Himself
Ginger Rogers	...	Herself (archive footage)
Romeo	...	Himself
Amit Roy	...	Himself
Amit Roy	...	Himself
Jane Russell	...	Herself
Ken Russell	...	Himself
Willy Russell	...	Himself
Lea Salonga	...	Herself
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself
Phillip Schofield	...	Himself
Omar Sharif	...	Himself
Fran Sheen	...	Herself
Richard M. Sherman	...	Himself (as Richard Sherman)
Michael Smiley	...	Himself
Adam Smith	...	Himself
Jo Jo Smith	...	Herself
Pete Smith	...	Himself (as Phixx)
Richard Stilgoe	...	Himself
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mel Stuart	...	Himself
Claire Sweeney	...	Herself
Kerrie Taylor	...	Herself
Oliver Tobias	...	Himself
Topol	...	Himself
Andre Vincent	...	Himself
Tony Visconti	...	Himself
Shani Wallis	...	Herself
Sabrina Washington	...	Herself (as Mis-Teeq)
Terri White	...	Herself
Kim Wilde	...	Herself
Jonathan Wilkes	...	Himself
Toyah Willcox	...	Herself
Esther Williams	...	Herself
Jason Wood	...	Himself
Roger Wright	...	Himself
Michael York	...	Himself
Renée Zellweger	...	Herself (archive footage)
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Herself (archive footage)

Runtime:

UK:270 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Company:

Shine

Trivia:

The 1986 interview footage featuring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire is taken from "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" (1987).

Movie Connections:

Features White Christmas (1954)

100 Greatest Musicals

In general, I enjoyed this show, as it blended together classic musicals (Singin' In The Rain, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), along with newer ones (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Moulin Rouge) and was quite enjoyable. There were some slight shocks that made you wonder whether voting had been totally fair or not (I mean, is Grease really the GREATEST musical ever!?!), but the programme was mainly fine. Despite the fact that Denise Van Outen was rather painfully upbeat and full of herself, this was entertaining! With clips from the different recipients (Cabaret, Gigi, My Fair Lady, among others) this show makes people see that musicals are still a worthwhile genre to keep!

7/10