About this programme
From London's Royal Albert Hall, conductor John Wilson and his orchestra are joined by the Maida Vale Singers to pay tribute to the composers and arrangers responsible for creating the Broadway Sound - among them such legendary tunesmiths as Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Frank Loesser and Leonard Bernstein. The concert includes show-stopping songs from Show Boat, On Your Toes, Brigadoon, Porgy and Bess, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof. Presented by Katie Derham. First broadcast on Radio 3 on August 27.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Presenter
- Katie Derham
- Performer
- John Wilson
- Performer
- The John Wilson Orchestra
- Performer
- The Maida Vale Singers
Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Haswell
- Series Producer
- Francesca Kemp
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