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Post by Tanith Messenger on Jan 1, 2007 22:47:50 GMT
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Post by Lynda on Jan 7, 2007 21:20:40 GMT
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Post by Tanith Messenger on Jan 7, 2007 22:26:05 GMT
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Post by alison on Jan 8, 2007 23:35:51 GMT
According to someone on DressCircle, they've decided that logistically looking for all 3 leads wouldn't work, so they're just looking for Josephs now.
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Post by Tanith Messenger on Jan 9, 2007 22:12:59 GMT
Makes sense I suppose, too much going on to find 3 main leads.
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Post by Lynda on Mar 21, 2007 21:50:54 GMT
12 men will be selected for the public vote in Any Dream Will Do. The auditionees will range in age from 17 to 35 and include two schoolboys, a builder, an amateur actor and a professional actor. The judges will be John Barrowman, Zoe Tyler, Denise Van Outen and Bill Kenwright as well as ALW. The first two shows, starting on Saturday 31st March will cover the auditions and Joseph school as with "Maria".
Guests lines up for the show include former Josephs Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond as well as Louis Walsh.
c. whatsonstage.com boards
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Post by Tanith Messenger on Mar 21, 2007 22:52:57 GMT
hmm wonder if Phillip will pop in and I HOPE they have some of the not so famous Joseph's too, like Richard Swerrun, Andrew Derbyshire, Graham Tudor etc etc
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Post by Daisy on Mar 22, 2007 0:23:31 GMT
ALW has said that he thinks it would be really great to have a black Joseph. I wonder if there will be any black or mixed race finalists?
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Post by Lynda on Mar 22, 2007 9:29:01 GMT
Wont be long before the 12 mens piccies are in the papers.
9 days to go and counting.
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Post by Tanith Messenger on Mar 22, 2007 9:34:41 GMT
;D not long now hey!! I was thinking, should the tour be taken off the rd when the London one starts( i so hope they dont  ) how come I have dates for later on in the year  ok not many but still odd! Anyway I can't wait to hear from you all how the show goes (shame I wont see it but hey!). |
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Post by Tanith Messenger on Mar 22, 2007 22:03:45 GMT
This is prob from 'whatsonstage' but was emailed it so thought I'd put it here anyhow, interesting to hear about the Choir!
Twelve men new to musical theatre have been short-listed to play the lead in
the revival of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. BBC One's new
Saturday evening show, Any Dream Will Do, will follow the casting of the
musical.
Starting on March 31, two pre-recorded shows will cover the audition process
and the series of lessons at "Joseph school", before the 12 selected
finalists face a public vote over the following eight weeks.
The finalists, who are aged between 17 and 35, include two school pupils, a
builder, an amateur performer and a professional actor.
Both Torchwood star John Barrowman and vocal coach Zoe Tyler, judges on last
year's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, return to join Andrew Lloyd
Webber on the judging panel, which will also include co-producer Bill
Kenwright and actress Denise Van Outen.
A series of guests, including lyricist Tim Rice, former Joseph stars Donny
Osmond and Jason Donovan and former The X Factor judge Louis Walsh will make
appearances during the series' run.
In a separate competition, schools will be able to upload videos of their
choir singing the Entr'acte from Joseph to the BBC website for rating by
members of the public. The winning choir will perform live on the final BBC
One show and appear on stage for a special Children in Need production of
the musical.
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Post by Lynda on Mar 23, 2007 21:17:37 GMT
It all starts next saturday 7.45pm BBC1. Have you seen the trailer ? I think the trailer for Grease is far better. How dare they use a dustcart for Joseph wannabees.
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Post by Lynda on Mar 23, 2007 21:27:22 GMT
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Get your coloured coat love, you’ve pulled: Joseph is “speed dating” for Van Outen
Published Wednesday 21 March 2007 at 16:16 by Scott Matthewman
An interesting morning at the press launch for Any Dream Will Do, the BBC’s new Saturday night talent show to find a Joseph.
We’ve solved (for now) the mystery of Louis Walsh’s involvement: he’s an audience member. Just as last year’s Marias were whittled down from a longlist of 20 to the final ten after a concert performance at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s country pile, this year’s final twelve potential Josephs have been selected after a similar event near ALW’s castle in Ireland. A number of famous faces could be spotted amongst the audience, Louis included — but only the judges made the decision on who to send home, and who to bring to London for the live shows. (That said, the finalists will continue to be getting plenty of tuition on various subjects between live shows, so it’s more than possible that Walsh’s involvement will continue.)
It apparently took two hours for the judges to reach their decision on the final of the twelve places, with the whole list only being finalised at 5 o’clock last night. While the identities of the finalists won’t be revealed just yet, we have been told that among the twelve you’ll be able to see:
a David Beckham-lookalike
two 17-year-old school pupils
a builder
an amateur dramatics enthusiast
a professional actor
Bill Kenwright, who as coproducer of the West End musical in which the winner will perform takes the judge’s chair vacated by David Ian, revealed that he nearly didn’t take the job because the live Saturday shows could conflict with supporting Everton FC, of which he is the chairman:
When this came up and they said, “Would you do it?”, I looked at the fixture list. You could count on [one] hand the number of games I’ve missed in the last 54 years… There were three games there that were on Saturdays. So I just prayed they would become Sky games and would go to the Sunday so I could see them. I don’t know at the moment, there are three games there I could possibly miss. I have never missed three games in a season in my entire life!
Elsewhere, new judge Denise Van Outen revealed that after her stint on the US Grease: You’re The One That I Want (BBC Enterprises for NBC) finishes this week, she’ll still be commuting between London and Los Angeles, as she’s signed on for a new (and currently secret) US TV project. Also, as a single woman who was obsessed with Jason Donovan in his Joseph days, she wants the finalists to appeal to her in a particular way:
Being a single girl — twelve guys, you do have your favourite but I know it will change… It’s rather like speed dating for me, the audition process!
At which point somebody asked John Barrowman if he was using the show as a speed dating exercise. Cue a withering look, and a very embarrassed reporter as she realised John’s civil partner was standing behind her…
Any Dream Will Do starts on March 31 on BBC1 .
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Post by stacey on Mar 23, 2007 21:44:23 GMT
how are they choosing the narrator for the show?
wonder if it will be a past narrator or a new female?
cant wait for the show to start im counting down!
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Post by Lynda on Mar 23, 2007 21:47:30 GMT
No Idea, how about Pharoah and the Brothers etc., musicians. Time will tell.
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) how come I have dates for later on in the year 
ok not many but still odd!