The countdown has begun and this Saturday is to be a musical extravaganza with both Any Dream Will Do and ITV’s Grease Is The Word launching on the same night.

The first show of Any Dream Will Do, presented by Graham Norton, charts the journey of the thousands of hopefuls who attended regional auditions around the country in Cardiff, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and London, to the lucky 100 who made it to the London call backs.

It follows the progress, hopes and dreams of boys who have settled for day jobs, but secretly harbour a desire to star in musical theatre and now are finally given the chance and support to live their dreams. Viewers meet the boys who have trained their whole lives for a moment like this and who are now given the chance of a lifetime to audition for the Lord himself.

Have the auditions thrown up somebody with star quality, who can get on the stage and perform night after night? Andrew Lloyd Webber’s passion and fondness for musical theatre means he’s forever interfering in the process and changing his mind as only Andrew knows how – so viewers can be sure of a rocky road with plenty of ups and downs along the way.