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Sheridan Smith chats to West End and Broadway leading lady, the Wickedly talented Kerry Ellis, about her massive career including her collaborations with Brian May.

Sheridan Smith's musicals show in which she's joined by a different well-known guest in every episode, whether a stage performer themselves, or simply a big fan of musical theatre. They take us through a playlist of some of their favourite songs from the stage and screen, explaining why every song means so much to them.

Here she's talking to West End and Broadway leading lady Kerry Ellis who originated the role of Meat in Queen鈥檚 We Will Rock You, and was the first British Elphaba in Wicked, immediately transferring to play her in New York. She鈥檚 also played Nancy in Oliver, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Ellen in Miss Saigon, Grizabella in Cats, and Fantine in Les Mis茅rables, as well as collaborating with Queen's Brian May on various projects.

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30 minutes

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Sun 1 Aug 2021 03:00

Music Played

  • Kerry Ellis

    I'm Not That Girl

    • Anthems.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 5.
  • Jennifer Hudson

    One Night Only

    • Dreamgirls Motion Picture Original Soundtrack.
    • Sony.
  • Les Miserables: The Original 1985 London Cast

    One Day More

    • Les Miserables: The Original 1985 London Cast Recording.
    • Exallshow Ltd.
    • 3.
  • Original London Company Of Les Miserables

    Do You Hear The People Sing

    • Les Miserables: The Original 1985 London Cast Recording.
    • Exallshow.
    • 17.
  • Ben Platt

    You Will Be Found

    • Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 8.
  • Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth

    Defying Gravity

    • Wicked: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Decca Broadway.
    • 11.
  • Patti LuPone

    Everything's Coming Up Roses

    • Gypsy (2008 Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Time Life.
    • 14.
  • Harry Hadden-Paton

    I'm An Ordinary Man

    • My Fair Lady.
    • Broadway Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Aug 2021 03:00