Lee Mead Children In Need charity appeal. The single, featuring "Any Dream Will Do" (performed by Mead) and "Close Every Door" (performed by all three finalists) reached number 2 in the official UK singles chart. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" opened in the West End on 17 July 2007 to generally good reviews: "Lee Mead… turns out to be both talented and enthusiastic… what distinguishes him is an attractive singing voice and, coming from beneath hair that owes more to Uncle Esau than father Jacob, lots of affable charisma… last night’s audience seemed enchanted" wrote Benedict Nightingale in "The Times". "Lee…
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