# Robert Meadmore > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_Meadmore > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_Meadmore.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Meadmore > Source revision: 1340223514 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British singer and actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2011}} '''Robert Meadmore''' is a British singer and actor.{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of stage and film musicals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MIhLAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=June 1999|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0375-1|pages=90, 108}} ==Theatre== Born in [Romford](/source/Romford)[http://www.robertmeadmore.com/biography.html 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](/source/D'Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company),[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19790115&id=sqs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Am4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4741,2482202 "Gilbert and Sullivan at Dinner Theatre"], ''The Hour'' (Norwalk, Connecticut), 15 January 1979, accessed January 28, 2012; see also [London Palladium](/source/London_Palladium) theatre programme, April 1985, London Savoyards' centenary ''Mikado'' produced by Meadmore with a feature about Meadmore and the Savoyards Meadmore has starred as leading man in many popular productions in London's [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) including ''[Phantom of The Opera](/source/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical))'' (Raoul), [''Hello, Dolly!''](/source/Hello%2C_Dolly!_(musical)) (Cornelius), ''[Brigadoon](/source/Brigadoon)'' (Tommy), ''[My Fair Lady](/source/My_Fair_Lady)'' (Freddy), ''[Bless the Bride](/source/Bless_the_Bride)'' (Pierre), ''[The Gondoliers](/source/The_Gondoliers)'' (Guieseppe), ''[Oklahoma!](/source/Oklahoma!)'' (Curly), ''[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas](/source/The_Best_Little_Whorehouse_in_Texas)'' (Jay), ''Metropolitan Mikado'', two separate productions of ''[Camelot](/source/Camelot_(musical))'' (Lancelot) and most recently "Dear World". In London he has also appeared in ''[Starting Here, Starting Now](/source/Starting_Here%2C_Starting_Now)'', ''[Side by Side by Sondheim](/source/Side_by_Side_by_Sondheim)'', ''It Takes Two'', ''Robert Meadmore in Concert'', ''Moving On'' and ''Dorothy Fields Forever''. In [Chichester](/source/Chichester) his appearances include ''Cavell'', ''Patriot for Me'' (also in the [United States](/source/United_States)), ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', ''Valmouth'' and ''[Pickwick](/source/Pickwick_(musical))'' (London and National Tour). In [repertory theatre](/source/repertory_theatre), he appeared in ''[Oleanna](/source/Oleanna_(play))'', ''[Educating Rita](/source/Educating_Rita)'', ''Under Their Hats'' and ''Wife Begins at Forty''. ==Concerts== In 2001 Meadmore participated in the [Royal Variety Performance](/source/Royal_Variety_Performance) singing "All I Ask of You" with [Charlotte Church](/source/Charlotte_Church), as a tribute to [Andrew Lloyd Webber](/source/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber). 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](/source/You'll_Never_Walk_Alone)". In 2010 Meadmore performed the first concert on the maiden voyage of Cunard's newly launched [MS Queen Elizabeth](/source/MS_Queen_Elizabeth) 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](/source/Shadow_Play_(play))'', ''Eine Kleine Grossmusik'', ''[Tonight at 8.30](/source/Tonight_at_8.30)'', ''Saturday Night Out'', ''[Rita Rudner](/source/Rita_Rudner) Show'', ''Julia and Company'', ''Live from Lincoln Center'', ''A Tribute to [Alan Jay Lerner](/source/Alan_Jay_Lerner)'', ''Treacherous Crossing'' (Movie of the week USA), ''[The Women of Windsor](/source/The_Women_of_Windsor)'' (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](/source/BBC_Radio_2), including "[Mack and Mabel](/source/Mack_and_Mabel)", "[Mame](/source/Mame_(musical))", "[My Fair Lady](/source/My_Fair_Lady)", "[La Cage aux Folles](/source/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical))", "[Hello Dolly!](/source/Hello_Dolly!_(musical))" 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](/source/Peter_Land), directed by [Gillian Lynne](/source/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](/source/Classical_Brit_Award).[http://www.allmusic.com/album/after-a-dream-w144272 ''After a Dream'']{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} at Allmusic, accessed January 28, 2012 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.robertmeadmore.com Official website] * [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-meadmore-q107099/credits/all Meadmore at Allmusic] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Meadmore, Robert}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Actors from the London Borough of Havering Category:English operatic baritones Category:English male musical theatre actors Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Romford --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robert Meadmore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Meadmore) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Meadmore?action=history)). 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