AND ALL THAT JAZZ

The third programme in my radio documentary series, The Musical, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 tonight at 10:00 pm and can, afterwards, be heard for the next seven days via BBC iPlayer.

Entitled 'Breaking the Mould' and presented, this week, by Michael Ball, this episode looks at shows that have revolutionised the way musicals are staged or, in the case of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, which debuted in 1943, virtually established the genre in the first place.

Among the interviewees are Paul Nicholas, Tim Rice, Richard Stilgoe, Elaine Paige, Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim and other shows discussed include Show Boat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, The Lion King and Kander and Ebb's masterpiece (originally choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse) Chicago...