Any dream really did come true for Lee Mead – the star who won his stripes as Joseph on primetime television is coming home to the Adelphi Theatre, 20 years on, for a concert celebrating the West End career it kick-started.  He is performing the solo concert, Lee Mead: Twenty Years in Technicolour, on 11 July 2027 to mark the occasion.
Lee Mead in Twenty Years in Technicolour Â
Lee Mead returns to the Adelphi Theatre for a solo concert, Lee Mead: Twenty Years in Technicolour. The concert will take place on 11 July 2027 with performances at 2pm and 7pm, and comes exactly twenty years after his Any Dream Will Do win landed him the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on the very same theatre’s stage.
He will be backed by a live band and possible surprise guests, and will perform two decades of music and memories, including songs from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, We Will Rock You, The Phantom of the Opera, Sister Act and Barnum, alongside the music of George Michael, Tony Bennett and Bruno Mars. Â
About Lee Mead
Lee Mead was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and trained at a local performing arts school before gaining his first professional stage experience as a cruise ship cabaret singer and in summer season at Bridlington Spa Theatre. He moved into musical theatre in 2004, playing both Levi and the Pharaoh in the UK touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Â
Mead shot to national fame in 2007 when he won BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do, securing the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. Following that breakthrough, he moved to New York to train at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Â
Theatre credits Â
Lee Mead’s extensive West End and touring credits include Fiyero in Wicked, Emmett in Legally Blonde, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Billy Flynn in Chicago (UK Tour), Khashoggi in We Will Rock You and Eddie Souther in Sister Act.
His earlier credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon’, The Who’s Tommy UK tour and The West End Men.
Film and Television credits
Mead’s notable television credits include Casualty (BBC) and Holby City (BBC). Mead is also due to release his autobiography, Lee Mead – The Colours of My Life, marking twenty years since his debut album of the same name, in 2026.
Book Lee Mead: Twenty Years in Technicolour tickets Â
Lee Mead: Twenty Years in Technicolour plays the Adelphi Theatre for one day only on 11 July 2027, with performances at 2pm and 7pm. Given the milestone anniversary and Mead’s enduring popularity with West End audiences, early booking is recommended for both shows. Tickets are not on sale yet – sign up to West End Theatre’s newsletter to get updated on when tickets are available to book.


















