Andrew Lloyd Webber has scrapped plans to run a reality TV show for the BBC. Similar to ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and ‘I’d Do Anything’, Lloyd Webber had planned to launch a search for the a girl to star as Dorothy in a west end version of ‘The Wizard Of Oz.’

However as Webber gears up to launch his newest musical ‘Love Never Dies’ next year, he was worried that people would criticise him for trying to gain exposure for his own show.

“We will not be finding Dorothy through a BBC reality show – we’ve pulled it,” said Webber’s business partner André Ptaszynski.

“It’s just too risky. It’s only been in the last two or three weeks that we’ve realised how much of a field day people would have with it.

“Andrew would be accused of doing the BBC show just to get publicity for Love Never Dies. The BBC would then be made to look like it was giving him undue prominence.

“We spoke with BBC director general Mark Thompson and we agreed to pull it.”