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…
Op zoek naar Joseph "(Close Every Door)"" together with the remaining Josephs as his grand exit song, symbolically handing back his dreamcoat. There were some variations from this format: Ten potential Josephs made it through the auditions process to perform during the live shows. One contestant Tommie Christiaan was been offered a lead role in "High School Musical". This could not be combined with a possible role in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", making his voluntary exit necessary. The AVRO then brought back the two dropouts Robbert van den Bergh and Hein Gerrits. Tommie Christiaan would later audition for Op zoek naar Zorro