Lesley Garrett & Ruthie Henshall to star in Some Enchanted Evening at Cadogan Hall

It has been announced that Lesley Garrett and Ruthie Henshall will star in Some Enchanted Evening at Cadogan Hall.

Celebrating the music of Richard Rodgers, Some Enchanted Evening runs for four performances between 18th and 20th August 2016. Garret and Henshall will be joined by special West End guests, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and ArtsEd Ensemble, under conductor Richard Balcombe.

During a career spanning more than six decades, Richard Rodgers wrote more than 900 published songs - many of which are now considered 'standards' - and 43 musicals, as well as composing for Hollywood films and television. He won every accolade possible in his field, including numerous Tony and Grammy awards, an Emmy, two Pulitzer Prizes and even an Oscar - becoming one of only two people to have ever won all five prestigious awards. He was even honoured posthumously by having a theatre on Broadway named after him.

Big Interview: Lee Mead

Lee Mead is currently touring the UK with his Some Enchanted Evening concert.

Marking his fourth UK concert tour, the show turns back the musical clock to the golden age of Hollywood and celebrates some of the classic songs that that have become a part of our musical heritage. 

In 2007 Lee won the BBC1 programme Any Dream Will Do and went on to star as the title role in the West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre.

His theatre credits also include: title role in Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (UK tour), Fiyero in Wicked (Apollo Victoria), Emmett in Legally Blonde (Savoy), The West End Men (Vaudeville/UK tour), Levi and the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK tour), understudy Tommy in Tommy (UK tour), understudy Chris in Miss Saigon (UK tour) and understudy Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's).

Lee is currently playing Lofty in BBC1's Casualty and will return to musical theatre next year when he stars as Caractacus Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang between 4th May and 18th September 2016.

Earlier this year Lee was nominated for a NTA Award for favourite newcomer. He won a West End Frame Award in April 2012 for Most Wanted West End Return. Lee is currently recording a new studio album to be released Spring 2016.

I recently spoke to Lee about how he put together his Some Enchanted Evening tour, how Casualty has re-launched his career and what it’s like to look back at everything that’s happened over the past few years…

How are you finding your Some Enchanted Evening tour so far?

It has been great, actually! There are just ten dates on this tour because I’m filming in Cardiff during the week. The concerts have been every two weeks since July and go through until the end of the year. It’s a shame because I usually go out and do twenty or twenty-five dates on tour when I’ve put a new show together so I think the plan is to tour next year as well. It took five months to put the show together with band calls and finding the right songs. 

Lee Mead confirms 2015 concert tour dates

West End actor Lee Mead has announced a 10 date concert tour.

Entitled Some Enchanted Evening, the concert tour will kick off in July in Bedworth and conclude in December at the West End's Garrick Theatre (see full tour dates below).

Mead will be accompanied on stage by his band with new arrangements from MD Mason Neely and special guest Amanda Henderson (Casualty/Les Miserables).

Marking his fourth UK concert tour, Mead will turn back the musical clock to the golden age of Hollywood and celebrate some of the classic songs that that have become a part of our musical heritage.