BBC Announces SUNDAY NIGHT MUSICALS Series Line-Up

The new series will begin in Sunday, November 21.

By: Nov. 18, 2021
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BBC has announced new additions to the line-up for its upcoming Sunday Night Musicals series. Within the coming weeks, the series will present filmed productions of popular musicals on BBC Four and iPlayer.

A new trailer for the series reveals that it will kick-off on Sunday, November 21 with the 2014 Royal Albert Hall production of Kiss Me Kate.

A broadcast of the filmed capture of the 2017 West End production of An American in Paris will follow. The 2012 BBC Proms production of John Wilson on Broadway will also be featured in the coming weeks.

An American in Paris stars Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope, Haydn Oakley, Zoë Rainey, David Season-Young, and Jane Asher, backed by a company of over 50 actors, dancers and musicians. The musical takes place in Paris during World War II, featuring classic songs from George and Ira Gershwin.

John Wilson on Broadway features the famed conductor and his orchestra as they present classic selections from musicals such as The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, Funny Girl, West Side Story, Showboat, and more. Performers in the concert include Seth McFarlane, Sierra Boggess, Rodney Early Clarke, Julian Ovenden, Anna-Jane Casey, and Elizabeth Llewellyn.

Watch the new trailer here:



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