Robert Meadmore is a British singer and actor.

Theatre

Born in

Romford Romford is a large town in east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Historically, Romford ...

Robert Meadmore
Biography, accessed January 28, 2012 the son of an opera singer who was later a stage director for the

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company is a professional British light opera company that, from the 1870s until 1982, staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas nearly year-round in the UK and sometimes toured in Europe, North America and elsewhere. Th ...

, Meadmore has starred as leading man in many popular productions in London's West End including '' Phantom of The Opera'', ''

Brigadoon ''Brigadoon'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. The song " Almost Like Being in Love", from the musical, has become a standard. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a ...

'', '' My Fair Lady'', ''

Bless the Bride ''Bless the Bride'' is a musical with music by Vivian Ellis and a book and lyrics by A. P. Herbert, the third of five musicals they wrote together. The story is about an English girl who elopes with a debonair French actor; he goes off to serve ...

'', '' The Gondoliers'', '' Oklahoma!'', '' The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'', ''Metropolitan Mikado'', two separate productions of ''

Camelot Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as the ...

'' and most recently "Dear World". In London he has also appeared in ''

Starting Here, Starting Now ''Starting Here, Starting Now'' is a musical theatre, musical revue with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and music by David Shire. With a cast of three and three musicians, the revue explores a variety of romantic relationships. Productions The revu ...

'', ''

Side by Side by Sondheim ''Side by Side by Sondheim'' is a musical revue featuring the songs of Broadway and film composer Stephen Sondheim. Its title is derived from the song "Side by Side by Side" from ''Company''. History The musical had its origins when David Kerna ...

'', ''It Takes Two'', ''Robert Meadmore in Concert'', ''Moving On'' and ''Dorothy Fields Forever''. In

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his appearances include ''Cavell'', ''Patriot for Me'' (also in the

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), ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', ''Valmouth'' and '' Pickwick'' (London and National Tour). In

repertory theatre A repertory theatre is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. United Kingdom Annie Horniman founded the first modern repertory theatre in Manchester after withdrawing ...

, he appeared in '' Oleanna'', '' Educating Rita'', ''Under Their Hats'' and ''Wife Begins at Forty''.

Concerts

In 2001 Meadmore participated in the

Royal Variety Performance The ''Royal Variety Performance'' is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which King Charles III is life-patron). It is attended by senior members of the British royal f ...

singing "All I Ask of You" with

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, as a tribute to

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...

. He also sang at the 2002 Queens Golden Jubilee celebrations in the Mall, London, leading a crowd of over fifty thousand, including the Royal Family, in singing " You'll Never Walk Alone". In 2010 Meadmore performed the first concert on the maiden voyage of Cunard's newly launched

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and has performed cabaret in London at the Green Room, the Pheasantry and Crazy Coqs.

Film and television

Meadmore's film and television work includes John Henry, Litvinenko, ITVX Dir: Jim Field Smith, Tiger Aspect Productions, ''

Shadow Play Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment which uses flat articulated cut-out figures (shadow puppets) which are held between a source of light and a translucent screen or scrim. The cut-ou ...

'', ''Eine Kleine Grossmusik'', ''

Tonight at 8.30 ''Tonight at 8.30'' is a cycle of ten one-act plays by Noël Coward, presented in London in 1936 and in New York in 1936–1937, with the author and Gertrude Lawrence in the leading roles. The plays are mostly comedies, but three, '' The Astoni ...

'', ''Saturday Night Out'', '' Rita Rudner Show'', ''Julia and Company'', ''Live from Lincoln Center'', ''A Tribute to

Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre bot ...

'', ''Treacherous Crossing'' (Movie of the week USA), ''

The Women of Windsor ''The Women of Windsor'' is a Canadian television movie of 1992 telling the stories of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern.''New York Magazine'', 26 October 1992p. 133/ref> The movie was filmed ...

'' (CBS) and two Royal Variety Performances.

Radio and recordings

Meadmore is a regular radio broadcaster for BBC Radio 4, including "Oenanthe and the Beanstalk" and "Friday Night is Music Night", and he has sung in recorded versions of musicals for

BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...

, including "

Mack and Mabel ''Mack and Mabel'' (often stylized as Mack & Mabel) is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Norma ...

", " Mame", " My Fair Lady", " La Cage aux Folles", " Hello Dolly!" and "Camelot". Along with many cast recordings, his recordings include "The Songs of Maltby and Shire", "Moving On" "Musicals with a Message" "Get Happy" "Be My Love" and "That’s What Friends are For" with

Peter Land Peter Land (born 9 July 1953) is a New Zealand actor and singer known for his classical acting with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as appearances in many musicals. Biography Early life Born Peter Oliver ...

, directed by Gillian Lynne and performed in both New York and London. In 2005, Meadmore recorded his first classical album ''After a Dream'', under the direction of Mike Batt. The album reached number 2 in the UK Classical Charts and was nominated for an "Album of The Year"

Classical Brit Award The Classic BRIT Awards (previously Classical BRIT Awards) are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects of European classical music, classical and Classical crossover, crossover music, and are the equivalent of popu ...

.''After a Dream''
at Allmusic, accessed January 28, 2012

References

External links

Official website

Meadmore at Allmusic
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