Are you Andrew Lloyd Webber’s next leading lady? Could you be his Dorothy in the new West End production of The Wizard of Oz?
Do you want to follow in the footsteps of previous winners Connie Fisher, Lee Mead and Jodie Prenger? If yes – then you are in luck because the BBC has just opened applications for their newest reality TV show ‘Over The Rainbow.’
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is being treated for prostate cancer it has been revealed.
His spokesman said in a statement that the condition was currently in its very early stages and the outlook is good for Lord Lloyd Webber.
I am very confused! Only weeks ago Andrew Lloyd Webber was criticising the BBC and saying that he wouldn’t be doing a show with them this year. In fact he hinted that he may take his Wizard Of Oz show to ITV instead.
However, today the BBC have announced that their search for Dorothy is back on. The show will be presented by Graham Norton and I am thinking that the BBC had a quick rethink when they faced the possibility of losing Lloyd Webber to ITV and Norton to Channel 4.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has spoken out for the first time on the disagreement which saw him cancel his planned 2010 show on BBC.
Webber had planned to launch a search for Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz with the channel, but disagreements over the mention of his new musical ‘Love Never Dies’, led to the composer pulling out. He also hinted at the possibility of moving the show to ITV.
ITV are reportedly trying to lure Andrew Lloyd Webber onto their channel after he revealed that he would not be working with the BBC next year.
Lloyd Webber was due to launch his search for a lady to star as Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz next year on BBC but pulled out over concerns that he would be accused of promoting his own new musical ‘Love Never Dies’, due out at the same time.
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.
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has pleaded with the British public to give tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent a miss and tune into the Eurovision Song Contest instead.
Sir Andrew has penned tonight’s British entry for the show and he will be playing piano for Jade Ewen who will be performing it.
He has told the British public that it is their duty to watch the show and told The Sun:
“I know Britain’s Got Talent is a great show but Jade really is something special. I genuinely think she is in with a strong chance.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that he would love to see Britain’s Got Talent singer Susan Boyle in one of his West End shows. The musical genius even has a role in mind.
He told The Sun: “She is a terrific sport and she’s a great fan of my shows.
“If she wanted to be in one, well it could happen. It would have to be the right role. Maybe I know what it could be, but I’m not telling. She’s got a great future.”
Sir Alan Sugar’s right hand man Nick Hewer has criticised Apprentice hopeful Noorul Choudhury.
Noorul may have avoided the boardroom so far but general consensus seems to be that this is down to his ability to melt into the background rather than his business acumen.
Speaking about this week’s advertising challenge, Hewer told The Mirror: “Noorul decided to melt in the background. And if that wasn’t possible he hid, sweating, in the Pants Man suit.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is reported to have caused some friction between the two daughters of Judy Garland.
Judy starred in the original movie version of the Wizard of Oz and as he begins his search for Dorothy on BBC, Andrew is said to have asked Liza Minnelli to join his judging panel.
However in making this request Lloyd Webber is said to have offended Liza’s 56-year-old half-sister Lorna Luft.
Jade Ewen has insisted that she will do everything possible to win this years Eurovision Song Contest.
Jade won BBC show ‘Eurovision: Your Country Needs You’ on saturday night and will now go on to represent Britain at this years show.
Jade said: “I’m going to do everything I possibly can. There’s no way I’m going to waste this opportunity now. We’ve got a couple of months, if I did it in a week I’ll do it in a couple of months. I promise you I’ll give you everything.”
Jade Ewen has won BBC’s Your Country Needs You and so will be representing Great Britain at the Eurovision song contest.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been a staunch supporter of Jade’s since she entered the competition and was moved to tears earlier this week when he met her parents and heard of her struggle to become a performer.
Jade tiumphed in the public vote against Mark the twins and will go on to sing the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren composition My Time in the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that he shed a tear after making home visit to Eurovision hopeful Jade Ewen’s home.
Jade acts as carer to her dad Trevor, who is blind, and mum Carol, who is partially blind and deaf. She worked hard to achieve a scholarship to stage school so she could follow her dreams whilst also helping to care for her two brothers.
I am gutted! Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed that he will not be taking part in any BBC talent shows in 2009 due to his other work commitments.
Speaking to Closer magazine Webber revealed:
“I’ve been asked to do another Saturday show, but I think this year I need to give the casting show a rest.”.
“I have my own musical in Phantom two to get on with and bits and pieces to do in America.
“There will not be another custom show with the BBC next year – [not] with me anyway. But I will do the search in 2010 to find Dorothy and possibly Toto the dog,” he added.
“The problem with Phantom two is I can’t produce the show in full. So I can’t commit to a BBC show until 2010.
“I can’t just do them – I need to be involved in producing it and you need a team, a theatre and everything else. And Phantom two is my first concern right now.”
Lloyd Webber also commented that he didn’t think this year’s show, ‘I’d Do Anything’, connected with the public as well as previous shows because he wasn’t as involved in the production. Read more & comment »
Andrew Lloyd Webber and his team of professionals have decided on a shortlist of six acts all hoping to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Tonight, the contestants vie for a place in Eurovision history and take to the stage for the first of the live shows, hosted by Graham Norton.
Performing live for the viewers, the acts have to show they’ve got the right ingredients to take on the best in Europe, and all are hoping to win enough votes to stay in the competition.
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