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Cast announced for Pure Imagination at St James

The show celebrates the songs of Leslie Bricusse

Final casting has been announced for Pure Imagination, a show celebrating the songs of Leslie Bricusse.

Running at the St James Theatre from 24 September to 17 October 2015, the cast will feature Dave Willetts (Les Miserables, Phantom), Siobhan McCarthy (Sweeney Todd, Mamma Mia!), Niall Sheehy (ITV's Superstar, Julie Atherton (Avenue Q, Sister Act) and Giles Terera (The Book of Mormon).

Bricusse is a double Oscar and Grammy Award winner who has composed over 1,000 songs including "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "If I Ruled The World", "Talk To The Animals", "Feeling Good", "Goldfinger" and "Pure Imagination".

Produced by Danielle Tarento and directed by Christopher Renshaw, the creative team also includes Michael England (musical director/orchestrator), Matthew Cole (musical staging), Tim Goodchild (production design), Derek Anderson (lighting design), Mike Thacker (sound design) and Victor Craven (projection design).