Julie Andrews: A Celebration

Celebrate one of the biggest stars in musical theatre history, Dame Julie Andrews, with a programme of songs from her most iconic roles at the Lighthouse, Poole, on Saturday 13 February.

How do you find a word that means Dame Julie? She’s Maria, she’s Eliza Doolittle, she’s Mary Poppins and she’s Millie Dillmount. She’s the English girl with the voice of pure sunshine, who put the sparkle into Broadway’s golden age and whose classic movies continue to delight, charm and entertain.

Tonight, the hills are alive with the sound of her music as the BSO and a team of the West End’s brightest voices present a spectacular salute to a living legend, singing the classic songs that she made her own. Expect all your favourite things from My Fair Lady, The Boys from Syracuse, The King & I, Mary Poppins, Thoroughly Modern Millie and – it goes without saying – The Sound Of Music. And get ready to dance all night!

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Richard Balcombe - Conductor
Katie Birtill - Singer
Kelly Mathieson - Singer
Graham Bickley - Singer

Works and composers:
Rodgers & Hammerstein - A Lovely Night
Lerner & Loewe - Feed the Birds
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Getting To Know You
Lerner & Loewe - Ascot Gavotte
Shermann & Shermann - Supercalifragilistic
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Something Wonderful
Lerner & Loewe - I Could Have Danced All Night
Tesori & Scanlan - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Sherman & Sherman - Chim Chim Cher-ee
Rodgers & Hart - This Can't Be Love/Falling in Love with Love
Rodgers & Hammerstein - The Sound of Music medley

This concert is part of their BSO Pops series – this fantastic array of  concerts include popular classics that you will recognize from TV and adverts to full- blown symphonic Spectaculars showcasing the music of the likes of Queen, ABBA and Pink Floyd and outdoor extravaganzas at Meyrick Park in Bournemouth. They also perform regular film music nights which feature some of the best movie classics ever written and an annual feast of Christmas and New Year seasonal treats. Check out their What’s On page at bsolive.com to find out more.