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The Royal Variety Performance

on BBC One London

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales attend a glittering evening of entertainment at the Dominion Theatre, London, in aid of the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Fund.
The evening begins with a tribute to current British musical theatre, including Starlight Express, Blood Brothers, Cats, Me and My Girl and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There is also a performance of the pas de deux from Le Corsaire and, to end, Michael Crawford sings "I Only Want to Say" from Jesus Christ Superstar with the London Choral Society.
Artists taking part in order of appearance: Gloria Hunniford, the Grenadier Guards,
Trumpeters of the Life Guards, Leslie Caron, Kiki Dee, the Royal Variety Dancers, Ria Jones, Jacqui Scott, Philip Gould, Paul Gyngell, Laine Theatre Arts Students, Brian Conley, Phillip Schofield, Ocklynge Junior School, Kentwood Junior School, the Starlight Express Company, Jimmy Tarbuck, the Chinese State Circus, Chris Tarrant, Gloria Estefan, Steve Coogan, Jim Bailey, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, Barry Manilow, Ronnie Corbett, Michael Ball, the London Community Gospel Choir, Jim Tavare, the Nigel Kennedy Ensemble, Sharon Gless, Mike Michaels, Tim Rice, Montserrat Caballe, Rita Rudner, Tom Conti, Yuri Klevtsov and Nadezhda
Gracheva from the Bolshoi Ballet, Michael Crawford, the London Choral Society and the Michael Reed Orchestra.
Stage director Anthony Van Laast Director/Producer Kevin Bishop
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
● MICHAEL CRAWFORD'S KIND OF DAY: page 130

Contributors

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Michael Crawford
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Gloria Hunniford
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Leslie Caron
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Kiki Dee
Dancers:
Ria Jones
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Jacqui Scott
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Philip Gould
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Paul Gyngell
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Brian Conley
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Phillip Schofield
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Jimmy Tarbuck
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Chris Tarrant
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Gloria Estefan
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Steve Coogan
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Jim Bailey
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Mel Smith
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Griff Rhys Jones
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Barry Manilow
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Ronnie Corbett
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Michael Ball
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Jim Tavare
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Sharon Gless
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Mike Michaels
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Tim Rice
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Rita Rudner
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Tom Conti
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Yuri Klevtsov
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Michael Crawford
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Michael Crawford

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