ITV has revealed its plans to reboot the popular talent show set on finding new talent for West End shows. Any Dream Will Do was aimed at finding a new leading man to play Joseph in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest production.
The show was hosted by Graham Norton, who announced that Lee Mead was the winner following a public phone vote. Mead, who went on to play Joseph in the role for 600 performances until 2009, has had a very successful acting career on both stage and screen.There have been four incarnations of the talent show, each having found successful stars in both winners and runners-up.
The judging panel changed with each season, but experts have included Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Barrowman, Denise Van Outen, and Cameron Mackintosh.Read more:Survivor set for BBC reboot after 20 years off UK screensIt has been reported that Amanda Seyfried, star of the blockbuster musical movies 'Mamma Mia!' and 'Mamma Mia!
Here We Go Again', who played Sophie Sheridan in the flicks, might have a place on the judging panel.Connie Fisher, a 23-year-old star born in Northern Ireland, was crowned the winner and offered a performance run as Maria on the West End.
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