The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals brings collectively theatre’s largest exhibits all on one stage to mark 30 years of The National Lottery supporting and funding over 20,000 theatre associated tasks. The present airs on BBC One and iPlayer on 22ndMarch at 18:50.
Jason Manford returns to host a spectacular celebration of musical theatre, with show-stopping performances and particular company together with Michael Ball and Marisha Wallace.
Filmed in entrance of an viewers of over 12,000 at AO Arena Manchester in January, ten of the UK’s finest West End and touring productions carry out much-loved musical theatre songs in addition to thrilling previews from Disney’s Hercules.
Daniel Mays joins Jason Manford for a particular musical quantity; Marisha Wallace takes to the stage to carry out Maybe This Time from Cabaret, and Layton Williams stars in hilarious new comedy Titanique.
Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir tackle a traditional with Michael Ball, and musical theatre stars of the longer term unite for a particular efficiency from Billy Elliot. Billy Porter, Ruthie Henshall, and Faye Tozer make visitor appearances and Carrie Hope Fletcher takes us to the wild wild west, with Calamity Jane.
Other highlights embody sensational numbers from the casts of Chicago, Mary Poppins, Mean Girls, and a UK TV first from Disney’s Hercules. Incredible performances from Here and Now: the Steps Musical, Jim Steinberg’s Bat Out Of Hell, and Dear Evan Hansen full the road up.
The present additionally takes audiences backstage to observe Strictly’s Johannes Radebe’s musical theatre debut in Kinky Boots, and provides a preview of the thrilling exhibits set to hit the theatres this 12 months alongside.