The Oscar-winning 74-year-old star of "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" will feature in "The Gift of Music," her first concert on a London stage in 30 years and more than a dozen years since surgery on her vocal chords robbed her of a singing voice that was practically perfect in every way.
The show at the O2 centre in southeast London on Saturday is expected to contain performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein classics, clips, memories and songs of great musical theatre to the accompaniment of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and conductor Ian Fraser.
"To perform once again in my homeland on the London stage will be a wonderful moment -- it is where it all began for me, and I am so excited to be able to share a brand new work with audiences," Andrews said in a statement on the O2 website.
Five West End and Broadway performers will join Andrews on stage to help her take the audience on a nostalgic trip through old favourites including songs from The Sound of Music, "The King and I", "South Pacific" and "Carousel".
Andrews will also narrate a live version of "Simeon's Gift", the best-selling children's book she wrote with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.
