This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Rodgers' contribution to musical theatre was extraordinary, including 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and several film scores. Rodgers, together with lyricists Lorenz Hart and later Oscar Hammerstein II, wrote many of the best known musicals of the 20th Century, including Babes In Arms, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. This performance at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, directed for the stage by Simon Callow, includes songs, dance, staged numbers and anecdotes featuring leading stars from both Broadway and London's West End. The cast comprises luminaries drawn from Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate, Chicago, The King and I and other recent productions as well as from television. This musical extravaganza features many of Rodgers' best-loved classics.
Ruthie Henshall
as Performer: 'My Funny Valentine'
Dave Willetts
as
Judi Dench
as Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
Gillian Anderson
as Self - Performer
Sally Burgess
as Performer
Kim Criswell
as Performer
Lesley Garrett
as Performer
Maureen Lipman
as Performer
Claire Moore
as Self
Josie Lawrence
as
