Biography

Born in Neath, South Wales, Leo Andrew has worked extensively in Theatre, Cabaret, Concert, Television and Radio for many years. Read extended bio at Spotlight.

featured roles

Leo Andrew has spent over fifteen years playing leading and featured roles in eight West End Musicals including Chess, The Phantom of the Opera, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, On Your Toes, Poppy (RSC), Which Witch, Underneath the Arches, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and toured the United Kingdom in Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Evita (Magaldi), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator).

repertory

His repertory work has taken him to Chichester Festival Theatre, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, Palace Theatre - Westcliff, Manchester Library Theatre and The Grand Theatre, Swansea playing such diverse roles as Malcolm in Macbeth, Amiens in As You Like It, Robert in Company, Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music and Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd.

concerts

Concert work plays an extensive part in his career taking him to Bangkok to perform with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and to Denmark where Leo has a long association with the Danish Radio Concert Orchestra (who accompany him on his solo compact disc A World of Possibilities) with whom he performs regularly as well as many concerts with The Odense Symphony Orchestra, The Sonderjyllands Symphony Orchestra, The London Pops Orchestra and BBC Concert Orchestra. His concert repertoire includes works by Britten, Gershwin, Sondheim, Weill and many others. He has also appeared in five Night of 1000 Voices concerts at the Royal Albert Hall with Howard Keel, Cy Coleman, David Essex and Michael Crawford.

cabaret

Leo has performed in Cabaret all over the world with notable appearances at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway, The Union League Club in Manhattan, Pizza on the Park, London and Jermyn Street Theatre, London. He also works extensively for all the major Cruise companies worldwide.

television and radio

Various television credits include The Agatha Christie Hour for Thames TV, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George for BBC Wales, and two Royal Variety performances.

Along with many engagements on Friday Night is Music Night for BBC Radio Two, Leo played Principal Roles in two of the Radio Two Musicals produced by John Langridge.

choreography

He has also choreographed Gigi in London's West End and regional productions of A Chorus Line and Chess as well as a revue at Chichester Festival Studio Theatre.