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Howard Keel Presents Playhouse

on BBC Radio 2

The final programme in the series celebrating great
London theatres associated with musicals.
6: The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Howard Keel tells the story of his favourite stage, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He recalls playing Curly in Oklahoma!, the first of a legendary quartet of hits by Rodgers and Hammerstein, completed by Carousel,
South Pacific and The King and I. Other blockbusting musicals remembered include Showboat, My Fair Lady and Miss Saigon.
Written and compiled by James Montgomery
A Ladbroke Radio production

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Howard Keel
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James Montgomery

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