The Story of Musicals

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Musical

A look at how British musicals reclaimed the West End from American domination after WWII, with contributions from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh and Tim Rice.

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Imelda Staunton Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Vera Drake (2004)
Lionel Bart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	From Russia with Love (1963)
James Booth Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Zulu (1964)
Ronnie Corbett Self Self See fewer	Casino Royale (1967)
Sheila Hancock Self Self See fewer	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
James Inverne Self Self See fewer	Cities That Sing: Paris (2022)
Andrew Lloyd Webber Self Self See fewer	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Cameron Mackintosh Self Self See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Ron Moody Self Self See fewer	Oliver! (1968)
Paul Nicholas Self Self See fewer	Lisztomania (1975)
Elaine Paige Self Self See fewer	The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Harold Prince Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Anthony Pye-Jeary Self Self See fewer	Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
James Rado Self Self See fewer	Hair (1979)
Tim Rice Self Self See fewer	Aladdin (1992)
Anne Rogers Self Self See fewer	Belle's Magical World (1998)
Victor Spinetti Self Self See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
David Stafford Self Self See fewer	An Anorexic's Tale: The Brief Life of Catherine (1988)
Tommy Steele Self Self See fewer	Half a Sixpence (1967)
Robert Stigwood Self Self See fewer	Evita (1996)
Marti Webb Self Self See fewer	Gazette (1968)
Sandy Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Boy Friend (1971)