The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV 2003)

A countdown of the "100 greatest musicals" of stage and screen, as voted by the UK public through Channel 4's website and readers of The Mail newspaper. Each entry is represented by clips ... See full summary »

Writers:

Robin Ince, Stewart Williams

Stars:

Denise Van Outen, Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire

Cast

Credited 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)
Leslie Caron	...	Herself
Anna Jane Casey	...	Herself
Natalie Casey	...	Herself
George Chakiris	...	Himself
Julie Dawn Cole	...	Herself

Storyline

A countdown of the "100 greatest musicals" of stage and screen, as voted by the UK public through Channel 4's website and readers of The Mail newspaper. Each entry is represented by clips from stage productions and/or film versions, and many are accompanied by new interviews with those involved (actors, directors, writers) or celebrity fans.

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Plot Keywords:

number in title

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 2003 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

270 min 270 min

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

Features Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

User Reviews

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