About this episode

This episode highlights favorite West End musical heroines from the 1970s and 80s, featuring performances from notable shows.

Marti Webb, Gemma Craven, and Diane Langton--do you know them? Here's your chance: my favorite West End musical heroines of the 1970/80s, singing from The Good Companions, Trelawny, Windy City and, yeah, a couple of other shows you've actually heard of. . .

People in this episode

Host: Laurence Maslon

Topics covered

• West End musicals
• 1970s music
• musical heroines
• theater history
• female performers

Keywords

• West End
• musicals
• 1970s
• Marti Webb
• Gemma Craven
• Diane Langton
• musical theater
• female singers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Good Companions, Trelawny, Windy City

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