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2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Picks!

Dame Elaine showcases some of the most exciting-sounding new musicals on right now at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Plus, your favourite show tunes and movie songs, your Break A Leg messages, and the latest stage news.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Philippa Soo

    Times Are Hard For Dreamers

    • Amélie - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Warner.
    • 5.

  • Matthew Morrison & The Finding Neverland Ensemble

    Believe

    • Finding Neverland: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Universal.
    • 5.

  • Charlie Stemp & The "Half a Sixpence" 2016 London Cast

    Pick Out A Simple Tune (Live)

    • Half a Sixpence (2016 London Cast Recording) [Live].
    • Arts Music.
    • 14.

  • Cast of High School Musical 3

    We're All In This Together (Graduation Mix)

    • High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
    • Disney.
    • 11.

  • Lucas Grabeel, Ashley Tisdale & The High School Musical Cast

    Bop To The Top

    • High School Musical.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 7.

  • Aaron Tveit & Karen Olivo

    Your Song

    • Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • House of Iona/RCA Records.
    • 6.

  • Aaron Tveit & The Company

    Live in Living Color

    • Catch Me If You Can (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Ghostlight Records.
    • 1.

  • Natalie Paris

    Heart Of Stone

    • Six: The Musical: Studio Cast Recording.
    • 6 Music Ltd.
    • 4.

  • Oliver Tompsett & Original London Cast of & Juliet

    Larger Than Life

    • & Juliet (Original London Cast Recording).
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 1.

  • Samantha Barks, Andy Karl & Original Broadway Cast of Pretty Woman

    Long Way Home

    • Pretty Woman: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 18.

  • Andy Karl

    Seeing You

    • Groundhog Day The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Masterworks.
    • 19.

  • La La Land Cast

    Another Day Of Sun

    • La La Land O.S.T..
    • Interscope.
    • 001.

  • Eva Noblezada & The Company of Hadestown

    When The Chips Are Down

    • Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Sing It Again.
    • 15.

  • Jenny Galloway, Louise Plowright & Siobhán McCarthy

    Dancing Queen

    • Mamma Mia.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 7.

  • Shanay Holmes

    No One Is Alone

    • Becoming.
    • No Risk No Story Records.
    • 4.

  • The Original Broadway Company

    The HamilTEN Megamix

    • Rise Up! Hamilton: The Anthology.
    • Rhino/Atlantic.
    • 82.

  • Black Dyke Band

    Main Theme (From "The Magnificent Seven")

    • Black Dyke Plays Greatest Movie Hits.
    • ObrassoRecords.
    • 8.

  • John Kander

    Cabaret

    Performer: Liza Minnelli. Lyricist: Fred Ebb.
    • Cabaret - Original Soundtrack.
    • MCA.

  • Counting Crows

    Big Yellow Taxi (feat. Vanessa Carlton)

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

    • NOW That's What I Call Timeless - The Eternal Collection (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jonathan Groff & Original Broadway Cast of Just In Time

    Beyond the Sea

    • Just In Time.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 2.

  • Richard Burton

    Camelot

    • Camelot (Original Broadway Cast).
    • Sunday Club Records.
    • 4.

  • Joshua Henry & Nichelle Lewis

    Wheels of a Dream

    • Ragtime (2025 Broadway Cast Recording).
    • Concord Theatricals Recordings.
    • 14.

  • Andrea Bocelli

    Maria

    • Cinema (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sugarmusic.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 13:00
    BBC Radio 2