Ben James-Ellis Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, alongside Joe McElderry and Lucy Kay, in 2017. He also accompanied McElderry on his UK tour throughout the same year, alongside Lloyd Daniels and fellow Any Dream Will Do finalist Keith Jack. In 2008 James-Ellis recorded a song with the "Wicked" actress Alexia Khadime for the CD "Act One – Songs From The Musicals Of Alexander S. Bermange", an album of 20 brand new recordings by 26 West End stars, released in October 2008 on Dress Circle Records. He also recorded the song "Uptown Girl" along with Daniel Boys and Keith Jack, on the
Robert Mandell (conductor) his "Concerts for the Family" series. In 1972, Mandell became the music director for the Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse musical "The Good Old Bad Old Days", which ran for 309 performances at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. In 1973 Mandell became executive music director at the city of Leicester's newly opened Haymarket Theatre, which launched a number of major international revivals of musicals such as "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" and Cameron Mackintosh’s tour of "Oliver!", prior to its London West End opening. From 1974, Mandell designed musical entertainments for the concert hall. In 1975, Mandell began what