British composer Leslie Bricusse has revealed that he is working on a new musical about his friend the entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., who had hits with many of the songs he has written including "What Kind of Fool Am I" and "The Candy Man".
Bricusse told The London Weekly News, "he was a lifelong friend and I wanted his story told properly.
"It's called Sammy and the man I want to play him is in Pure Imagination. He's Giles Terera and he even looks like Sammy. He played Sammy in The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas and he's absolutely marvellous."
Pure Imagination: The Songs of Leslie Bricusse opened at St James Theatre in London on 24 September and runs until 17 October. Bricusse is also about to release a book about his life, Pure Imagination: A Sorta-Biography.