When producer Judy Craymer persuaded Abba to allow her to make a musical out of their back catalogue, she never imagined the show would still be running twenty-five years later – not to mention spawn two hit movies starring Meryl Streep. To celebrate the stage production’s quarter century anniversary, Craymer is now bringing “Mamma Mia” to British TV screens with a new talent competition show, titled “Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.”
Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and set to air on ITV1 in the U.K. from this Sunday, the show aims to find a new Sophie and Sky (played by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper in the movies) to star in the West End. After holding open auditions, which saw thousands of wannabe Sophies and Skys apply, applicants were whittled down to 500 and then to a final 14 (seven boys and seven girls) who were swiftly whisked off to...
Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and set to air on ITV1 in the U.K. from this Sunday, the show aims to find a new Sophie and Sky (played by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper in the movies) to star in the West End. After holding open auditions, which saw thousands of wannabe Sophies and Skys apply, applicants were whittled down to 500 and then to a final 14 (seven boys and seven girls) who were swiftly whisked off to...
- 10/19/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Marco Bellocchio Honorary Prize
The 2022 edition of the Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, will present its Honorary Award to Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. The Fists In My Pocket and The Traitor director will attend the festival to pick up his prize. He will host a masterclass during the event, while a retrospective of his films will be screened, as well as his new documentary. “Marco Bellocchio exercises impressive liberty and modernity to combine registers of images and genres, moving between fiction and documentary, between the intimate and the collective. We are extremely happy and delighted to pay tribute to an indisputable master of contemporary filmmaking, as well as to a body of work which, from the very first films, has demonstrated dazzling modernity, and is brooding, subversive and audacious, formidably eclectic,” said Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director of Visions du Réel.
The prize will be awarded during the 53rd edition of the fest,...
The 2022 edition of the Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, will present its Honorary Award to Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. The Fists In My Pocket and The Traitor director will attend the festival to pick up his prize. He will host a masterclass during the event, while a retrospective of his films will be screened, as well as his new documentary. “Marco Bellocchio exercises impressive liberty and modernity to combine registers of images and genres, moving between fiction and documentary, between the intimate and the collective. We are extremely happy and delighted to pay tribute to an indisputable master of contemporary filmmaking, as well as to a body of work which, from the very first films, has demonstrated dazzling modernity, and is brooding, subversive and audacious, formidably eclectic,” said Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director of Visions du Réel.
The prize will be awarded during the 53rd edition of the fest,...
- 1/17/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
He was talking at the first Casting Directors Awards held in London on Tuesday,
Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant has called on Bafta and the Oscars to introduce best casting categories, saying casting work has been “astonishingly un-celebrated” by the film industry.
“I’ve wondered whether it’s because it’s female-dominated that it hasn’t been as to the forefront of other awards,” Grant told Screen at the inaugural Casting Directors Guild (Cdg) awards in London last night (February 12).
“There should be a category for them [at the Baftas and Oscars]. Casting director comes up in the list of credits so...
Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant has called on Bafta and the Oscars to introduce best casting categories, saying casting work has been “astonishingly un-celebrated” by the film industry.
“I’ve wondered whether it’s because it’s female-dominated that it hasn’t been as to the forefront of other awards,” Grant told Screen at the inaugural Casting Directors Guild (Cdg) awards in London last night (February 12).
“There should be a category for them [at the Baftas and Oscars]. Casting director comes up in the list of credits so...
- 2/13/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Former G4 star Jonathan Ansell could be dropped from 'Superstar' because he has another job. The 30-year-old singer - whose pop-opera group came second on 'The X Factor' in 2004 - was seen impressing judges Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Melanie C, Jason Donovan and David Grindrod with his rendition of Queen's 'Somebody To Love' on last night's (07.07.12) show but his future in the contest hangs in the balance after it emerged he is booked for a production of 'A Tale of Two Cities' which would clash with the later stages of the programme. Jason asked him: ''We've heard you have a...
- 7/8/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Former X Factor contestant and G4 singer Jonathan Ansell is among the acts who auditioned for Andrew Lloyd Webber's ITV1 new talent show Superstar. Ansell will be shown on this evening's opening episode impressing at the try outs with a rendition of Queen's 'Somebody To Love'. Superstar is attempting to find a new great rock talent to play Jesus in the first ever UK arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar. Spice Girl Mel C, Jason Donovan, David Grindrod and Dawn French will be helping Lord Lloyd Webber cast his next star through various auditions (more)...
- 7/6/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Andrew Lloyd Webber's hunt for a new Jesus Christ Superstar launches on ITV1 this week with the first auditions show airing on Saturday night. The West End producer will be joined during the series by Dawn French, Mel C, David Grindrod and Jason Donovan as he attempts to find a lead for his revival of the classic rock opera. "Presenting a new 2012 version of Jesus Christ Superstar for arenas is truly exciting. Some of the best performances of this show have been in rock venues and I'm thrilled to see the show return to its roots. ITV is providing the perfect (more)...
- 7/3/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Nicole Scherzinger will play Mary Magdalene in the UK tour of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. The former Pussycat Doll singer will star in the Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock musical alongside Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, which will open this summer at London's The O2 arena. The lead role will be played by the winner of the ITV1 show, 'Superstar', which has former Spice Girls singer Mel C, as well as Jason Donovan and casting expert David Grindrod assisting Lloyd Webber during the callbacks stage. Amanda Holden will host the programme. The musical supremo recently revealed 3,000 would-be singing stars from as far afield as New Zealand and Israel have flown in to try out for...
- 5/9/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Melanie C is to be a judge on 'Superstar'. The former Spice Girls singer will appear alongside Jason Donovan and casting expert David Grindrod on the judging panel for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's new talent show to find a lead for his latest production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar', which will open at London's The O2 later this year before going on a national tour. Andrew said: ''I'm pleased to appoint David, Jason and Melanie to assist me with the candidates during Callbacks as I select my final 40 to go further for intensive training. They will be using their unique arena and...
- 3/12/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Melanie C is to be a judge on 'Superstar'. The former Spice Girls singer will appear alongside Jason Donovan and casting expert David Grindrod on the judging panel for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's new talent show to find a lead for his latest production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar', which will open at London's The O2 later this year before going on a national tour. Andrew said: ''I'm pleased to appoint David, Jason and Melanie to assist me with the candidates during Callbacks as I select my final 40 to go further for intensive training. They will be using their unique arena and...
- 3/9/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Arts Educational Schools in west London to benefit from composer's philanthropic foundation
A leading school for the performing arts is to be given £3.5m from the philanthropic foundation set up by Andrew Lloyd Webber after he sold a Picasso portrait last year.
Arts Educational Schools in west London, whose alumni include Julie Andrews, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Will Young, is to receive what is the foundation's biggest donation to date to fund refurbishment and new facilities.
Lloyd Webber said that he had been a supporter of ArtsEd for years: "I am very excited that the foundation can make a real difference to the students who will be future stars of stage and screen." The west end casting director David Grindrod, a consultant for the foundation, said the school played a "hugely important role" in bringing through new talent for theatre, TV and film.
"We are such a small island but we...
A leading school for the performing arts is to be given £3.5m from the philanthropic foundation set up by Andrew Lloyd Webber after he sold a Picasso portrait last year.
Arts Educational Schools in west London, whose alumni include Julie Andrews, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Will Young, is to receive what is the foundation's biggest donation to date to fund refurbishment and new facilities.
Lloyd Webber said that he had been a supporter of ArtsEd for years: "I am very excited that the foundation can make a real difference to the students who will be future stars of stage and screen." The west end casting director David Grindrod, a consultant for the foundation, said the school played a "hugely important role" in bringing through new talent for theatre, TV and film.
"We are such a small island but we...
- 11/9/2011
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
Good evening and welcome to Unreality TV’s first live blog for Over The Rainbow, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest reality TV show.
Judged by Andrew himself, Charlotte Church, John Partridge and Sheila Hancock, hundreds of female hopefuls will be vying for the role of Dorothy in Lloyd Webber’s West End production of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ so join me after the jump for opinion, gossip and possibly some jibing at the hopefuls…
And it seems there will be some other famous faces popping up during the show and Mark Linsey, BBC’s controller of entertainment commissioning revealed in BBC’s TV Blog:
On tonight’s show the girls will perform in groups of four, each group with a mentor – a current West End leading lady – Kelly Ellis (soon to replace Jodie Prenger as Nancy in Oliver!), Ruthie Henshall (currently appearing in Chicago), Sheridan Smith (Legally Blonde), Tamzin Outhwaite...
Judged by Andrew himself, Charlotte Church, John Partridge and Sheila Hancock, hundreds of female hopefuls will be vying for the role of Dorothy in Lloyd Webber’s West End production of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ so join me after the jump for opinion, gossip and possibly some jibing at the hopefuls…
And it seems there will be some other famous faces popping up during the show and Mark Linsey, BBC’s controller of entertainment commissioning revealed in BBC’s TV Blog:
On tonight’s show the girls will perform in groups of four, each group with a mentor – a current West End leading lady – Kelly Ellis (soon to replace Jodie Prenger as Nancy in Oliver!), Ruthie Henshall (currently appearing in Chicago), Sheridan Smith (Legally Blonde), Tamzin Outhwaite...
- 3/26/2010
- by Lynn
- Unreality
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