Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Musical theatre is a global phenomenon, drawing millions of fans every year to sell-out shows in the West End, on Broadway, and in cities across the world. And for writer and composer Neil Brand, the best musicals can stand shoulder to shoulder with any other art form.

In a new three-part series, Neil explores how the musical evolved over the last 100 years. He'll hear the inside story from leading composers and talent, past and present; and throughout the series, Neil will collaborate with top performers to recreate classic songs, looking in detail at how they work musically and lyrically to captivate the audience.

These much-loved numbers include Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' from Oklahoma!, Send In The Clowns from A Little Night Music, Don't Cry For Me Argentina from Evita, and Empty Chairs At Empty Tables from Les Misérables.

Series details

• Title: Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2017-01-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-01-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Four
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23685
• IMDb ID: tt6447122
• TVDB ID: 322656

Cast and credited roles

• Neil Brand — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-13; final listed air date 2017-01-27; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.