Looking back at the 2026 Olivier Awards
Dame Elaine looks back at last Sunday's Olivier Awards, where she was presented with a Special Award. Plus, she's got your favourite show tunes and movie songs.
Dame Elaine looks back at last Sunday's Olivier Awards, where she was presented with a Special Award. Plus, she's got your favourite show tunes and movie songs, the latest stage and screen news, your Break A Leg messages, and a big run of your song choices.
To request a show tune or a movie song for a future episode, or to submit a Break A Leg message, email Elaine@bbc.co.uk
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Patina Miller, Debbie Kurup & Amy Booth-Steel
Take Me To Heaven
- Sister Act (Original London Cast Recording).
- Universal Music LLC.
- 2.
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The 2015 Revival Company of The Color Purple
Shug Avery Comin' To Town
- The Color Purple: 2015 Broadway Cast Recording.
- Broadway Records.
- 11.
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Patrick Wilson & Kelli O’Hara
Almost Like Being In Love
- Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon (New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording).
- Ghostlight Records.
- 10.
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The Cast of Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
- Schmigadoon! Episode 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Sountrack).
- Sony Music Entertainment.
- 2.
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Victoria Hamilton‐Barritt
Pretty Little Dead Things
- Decca Records, Dramatic Paws Ltd, UMG.
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Elaine Paige
I Get A Kick Out of You
- Anything Goes (1989 London Cast Recording).
- First Night Records.
- 2.
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Myles Frost
Billie Jean
- MJ the Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording.
- Legacy Recordings.
- 11.
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Barbra Streisand
Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")
- Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Shallow
- A Star Is Born (2018 Original Soundtrack).
- Interscope.
- 1.
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Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
- NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Dwayne Johnson
You're Welcome
- Moana O.S.T..
- Walt Disney Records.
- 7.
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Simon Bowman & Lea Salonga
The Last Night Of The World
- Miss Saigon.
- Geffen.
- 12.
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Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard & Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway Revival Company
Suddenly Seymour
- Little Shop of Horrors (The New Off-Broadway Cast Album).
- Ghostlight Records.
- 15.
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Paul Williams
Bad Guys
- Bugsy Malone (From \"Bugsy Malone\" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Polydor Records.
- 4.
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Leslie Odom, Jr. & Lin‐Manuel Miranda
Dear Theodosia
- Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
- Atlantic Records.
- 22.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur & Original Broadway Cast of Hairspray
Good Morning Baltimore
- Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
- Masterworks Broadway.
- 1.
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Judy Garland
The Trolley Song
- MGM.
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Shanay Holmes
As Long as He Needs Me [Live]
- Oliver! (2024 London Cast) [Live].
- Warner Classics.
- 17.
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Operation Mincemeat
The Ballad of Willie Watkins
- Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical (Original Cast Recording).
- Sony Music Entertainment UK.
- 12.
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Ansel Elgort
Something's Coming
- West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Hollywood Records.
- 4.
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Clare Foster, John Dagleish & Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Moon and the Sea
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Original West End Cast Recording).
- Warner Classics.
- 8.
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Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht & Members of the Cast
Sunrise, Sunset
- Fiddler On The Roof (2016 Broadway Cast Recording).
- Broadway Records.
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Samuel E. Wright
Kiss the Girl
- The Little Mermaid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Walt Disney Records.
- 10.
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