My Top 5 Showtunes: Natasha Barnes

Natasha Barnes' theatre credits include Cinderella (Palladium), American Idiot (Arts Theatre) and Spring Awakening (Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre).

After standing in for Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Savoy Theatre, she is currently starring in the show's UK tour which ends next week in Plymouth.

Away from the stage Natasha's debut single "Supermodel" will be released in the Autumn.

"We caught up with Natasha and asked her: "If you were stranded on a desert island which five showtunes could you not live without?"

1. "Losing My Mind" from Follies

I have always been a fan of a simple lyric that speaks to everyone and I love the way this song is put together, it's just perfect classic Sondheim. I also love the fact that back when musical theatre songs made it into the charts, Liza Minnelli got it in there the year I was born, 1989.

2. "He's My Boy" from Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Ed: This show is so brand spanking new that there isn't a YouTube video of this song (but you can download it here), so here's the title track instead.

I cannot WAIT to see this musical. It's a beautiful beautiful song and I must have had it on repeat for months now. Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae know how to twist your heart into a lyric.

3. "Letterbomb" from American Idiot

This song used to get under my skin before I was lucky enough to be part of the UK production. The lyrics are frighteningly poignant in today's climate as they were when they first made their way into Greenday's album. But my friend Amelia Lily's take on it will always be my favourite. My theory is she has some sort of secret sound mixing desk in her throat because every single show it was the perfect vocal.

4. "Trolley Song" from Meet Me In St Louis

I know it's technically a movie musical but I have a complete adoration for this song along with everything else Judy Garland has ever uttered from her lips. The woman has a voice made of gold. But if you listen behind the melody of this song the backing vocals are so cleverly put together, it puts me instantly back at 10-years-old falling in love with old fashioned musical theatre.

5. "Don’t Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl

I've sung it over 200 times and I'm still not bored. It's the perfect song before an audition, after a break up, when amazon don't deliver your package the day they said they would… this pops into my head. It's been the mascot for my life for nearly two years whilst living with the show but I'll never stop going back and listening to Barbra's versions…