Silva Screen has long established its 100 Series as the ultimate collection in any genre and 100 Greatest Musicals is no different.

Tracing through the history of stage and song from the influential 1927 musical hit Show Boat to 2010’s highly anticipated release from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Love Never Dies, this comprehensive collection features vocals from The Stars of the London Stage including Britain’s most loved soprano, Lesley Garrett, Dave Willetts, Helen Hobson and David Shannon.

The 6 CD collection highlights 83 years of the genre, from the post-war golden era dominated by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Lerner & Lowe to the next generation of Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Lloyd Webber & Rice.

As part of this epic release, Silva Screen with its partners Pure Solo and The Stage, ran an exclusive competition to seek out the next musical star. Through weeks of auditions we allowed the next wannabe musical stars to record and upload their auditions from a selection of musical hits, three for the boys and three for the girls.

The winner was James Loynes who auditioned with a fantastic version of the Phantom Of The Opera hit, All I Ask Of You, which is featured here on disc 5.

Performed by The Royal Philharmonic, The Philharmonia and The City Of Prague Orchestras.

DISC ONE 1927–1948

1. Show Boat – Make Believe 1927 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:51
2. Show Boat – Ol’ Man River 1927 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:08
3. Anything Goes – Anything Goes 1934 (Cole Porter) – 03:03
4. Porgy And Bess – Summertime 1935 (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 02:52
5. The Wizard Of Oz – Over The Rainbow 1939 (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) – 03:51
6. Carmen Jones – Dat’s Love 1943 (Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:34
7. Oklahoma! – Oh, What A Beautiful Morning 1943 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 02:55
8. Oklahoma! – The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 1943 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 04:43
9. Oklahoma! – Oklahoma! 1943 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:13
10. Carousel – If I Loved You 1945 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 04:27
11. Carousel – Soliloquy 1945 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 07:41
12. Carousel – You’ll Never Walk Alone 1945 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:46
13. Annie Get Your Gun – Anything You Can Do 1946 (Irving Berlin) – 03:22
14. Annie Get Your Gun – The Girl That I Marry 1946 (Irving Berlin) – 01:19
15. Annie Get Your Gun – There’s No Business Like Show Business 1946 (Irving Berlin) – 03:59
16. Kiss Me Kate – Where Is The Life That Late I Led? 1948 (Cole Porter) – 04:35

DISC TWO 1949 –1957

1. South Pacific – Some Enchanted Evening 1949 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:20
2. South Pacific – Younger Than Springtime 1949 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:29
3. Guys And Dolls – Luck Be A Lady 1950 (Frank Loesser) – 03:01
4. Paint Your Wagon – Wandrin’ Star 1951 (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 04:28
5. The King And I – Shall We Dance 1951 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 02:45
6. The King And I – Getting To Know You 1951 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 03:11
7. Singin’ In The Rain – 1952 (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 04:22
8. Kismet – And This Is My Beloved 1953 (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 03:36
9. Kismet – Stranger In Paradise 1953 (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 04:55
10. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers – Bless Your Beautiful Hide 1954 (Gene De Paul, Johnny Mercer) – 02:14
11. My Fair Lady – I Could Have Danced All Night 1956 (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 04:02
12. My Fair Lady – On The Street Where You Live 1956 (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 03:10
13. High Society – True Love 1956 (Cole Porter) – 2:11
14. West Side Story – America 1957 (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 04:59
15. West Side Story – Maria 1957 (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 02:54
16. West Side Story – Tonight 1957 (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 04:20
17. West Side Story – Somewhere 1957 (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 03:27

DISC THREE 1958 -1966

1. Gigi – Gigi 1958 (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 06:09
2. The Sound Of Music – The Sound Of Music 1959 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 02:48
3. The Sound Of Music – Climb Ev’ry Mountain 1959 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 02:55
4. The Sound Of Music – My Favourite Things 1959 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 02:05
5. The Sound Of Music – Edelweiss 1959 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 02:36
6. Camelot – If Ever I Would Leave You 1960 (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 04:50
7. The Fantasticks – Try To Remember 1960 (Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones) – 04:04
8. Oliver! – As Long As He Needs Me 1960 (Lionel Bart) – 03:53
9. Oliver! – Consider Yourself 1960 (Lionel Bart) – 03:49
10. Pickwick – If I Ruled The World 1963 (Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse) – 02:08
11. Fiddler On The Roof – If I Were A Rich Man 1964 (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 05:10
12. Funny Girl – People 1964 (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 03:13
13. Funny Girl – Don’t Rain On My Parade 1964 (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 02:43
14. Mary Poppins – A Spoonful Of Sugar 1964 (Richard M.Sherman, Robert B.Sherman) – 04:19
15. Mary Poppins – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 1964 (Richard M.Sherman, Robert B.Sherman) – 02:01
16. Man Of La Mancha – The Impossible Dream 1965 (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darlon) – 03:14
17. Cabaret – Cabaret 1966 (John Kander, Fred Ebb) – 03:57

DISC FOUR 1966 –1977

1. Sweet Charity – Big Spender 1966 (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields) – 01:46
2. Hair – Aquarius 1967 (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 03:08
3. The Jungle Book – The Bare Necessities 1967 (Terry Gilkyson, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 05:02
4. The Jungle Book – I Wanna Be Like You 1967 (Terry Gilkyson, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 04:40
5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 (Terry Gilkyson, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 02:01
6. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Close Every Door 1969 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 03:44
7. Jesus Christ Superstar – Everything’s Alright 1971 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 04:08
8. Jesus Christ Superstar – I Don’t Know How To Love Him 1971 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 03:33
9. Jesus Christ Superstar – Superstar 1971 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 03:54
10. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – Pure Imagination 1971 (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 05:26
11. Grease – Summer Nights 1972 (Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey) – 03:40
12. Grease – You’re the One that I Want 1972 (Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey) – 02:42
13. A Little Night Music – Send In The Clowns 1973 (Stephen Sondheim) – 04:23
14. A Chorus Line – What I Did For Love 1975 (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban) – 04:23
15. Chicago – All That Jazz 1975 (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 03:18
16. Annie – Tomorrow 1977 (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin) – 02:57

DISC FIVE 1978 -1986

1. Evita – Another Suitcase In Another Hall 1978 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 03:03
2. Evita – High Flying Adored 1978 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 03:22
3. Evita – Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina 1978 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 05:19
4. Sweeney Todd – Not While I’m Around 1979 (Stephen Sondheim) – 03:50
5. The Blues Brothers – Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 1980 (Solomon Burke, Bert Russell, Gerry Wexler) – 03:19
6. Fame – Fame 1980 (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) – 03:47
7. Les Misérables – Bring Him Home 1980 (Claude Schonberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer) – 03:03
8. Les Misérables – I Dreamed A Dream 1980 (Claude Schonberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer) – 04:24
9. Cats – Macavity:The Mystery Cat 1981 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot) – 05:07
10. Cats – Memory 1981 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, T. S. Eliot) – 03:59
11. Little Shop Of Horrors – Little Shop Of Horrors -1982 (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman) – 03:40
12. Tell Me On A Sunday – Tell Me On A Sunday – 1982 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black) – 02:56
13. La Cage Aux Folles – I Am What I Am – 1983 (Jerry Herman) – 02:57
14. Starlight Express – Starlight Express – 1984 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe) – 03:11
15. The Phantom Of The Opera – 1986 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, Mike Batt) – 03:31
16. The Phantom Of The Opera – The Music Of The Night 1986 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe) – 05:38
17. The Phantom Of The Opera – All I Ask Of You – 1986 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe) – 04:21

DISC SIX 1986-2010

1. Chess – I Know Him So Well 1986 (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice) – 03:58
2. Aspects Of Love – Love Changes Everything 1989 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Charles Hart) – 03:03
3. Aspects Of Love – Seeing Is Believing 1989 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Charles Hart) – 04:17
4. Miss Saigon – The Last Night Of The World 1989 (Claude Schonberg, Alain Boublil) – 04:31
5. Sunset Boulevard – Sunset Boulevard 1993 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton) – 03:01
6. Sunset Boulevard – As If We Never Said Goodbye 1993 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Amy Powers) – 05:12
7. Sunset Boulevard – With One Look 1993 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Amy Powers) – 03:42
8. Riverdance – 1994 (Bill Whelan) – 05:38
9. Hairspray – You Can’t Stop The Beat 2002 (Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman) – 04:19
10. Wicked – Defying Gravity 2003 (Stephen Schwartz) – 05:53
11. Jersey Boys – Sherry 2005 (Bob Gaudio) – 02:06
12. Spamalot (Monty Python’s Life Of Brian) – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life 2005 (Eric Idle) – 04:02
13. High School Musical – We’re All In This Together 2006 (Robert Nevil, Matthew Gerrard) – 03:50
14. Glee – Don’t Stop Believin’ 2009 (Stephen Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon) – 04:05
15. The Princess And The Frog – Almost There 2009 (Randy Newman) – 02:29
16. Love Never Dies – ‘Til I Hear You Sing 2010 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater) – 03:10
17. Love Never Dies – Love Never Dies 2010 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater) – 06:41