Lloyd Webber Maria search named TV’s best entertainment
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Andrew Lloyd Webber’s televised hunt for a leading lady for The Sound of Music - has been named Best Entertainment Programme at this year’s Broadcast Awards.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Connie Fisher and David Ian on How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? on BBC One Photo: BBC / Emma Campbell
The television show, which attracted more than 8 million viewers at its peak, was preferred to Derren Brown: the Heist, The Apprentice, Celebrity Big Brother and Strictly Come Dancing.
Lloyd Webber said: “I am absolutely overwhelmed. Never before have young musical theatre performers had such an opportunity to show their talents on prime time television. I cannot wait to be involved in Any Dream Will Do. The BBC1 show will search for a star to fill the role of Joseph for the new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat. I am also very much looking forward to getting back into the studio with Graham Norton.”
Also from The Stage
- TV Today: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
- Shenton's View: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
- Review: The Sound of Music
- Lloyd Webber and Ian go head to head with reality TV shows
- Fisher to lead all Sound of Music performances as second 'Maria' quits
- Connie will play Maria six times a week - Lloyd Webber
- Professionals fail to derail Lloyd Webber TV musical star search
- Lloyd Webber Pop Idol show ‘humiliating’ say professionals
- Letters: Write your own
- Letters: Pushed too hard
- Letters: Cast Connie
- Letters: Problems with Maria
- TV Review
- Letters: Sound of discontent
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