Any Dream Will Do (TV series)

Any Dream Will Do
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Created by	Lord Lloyd-Webber
Presented by	Graham Norton
Starring	Judges: Zoe Tyler Denise Van Outen John Barrowman Bill Kenwright
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer	BBC Entertainment
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	31 March 2007 – 9 June 2007
Release	runtime - 60 minutes
Release	runtime - 60 minutes
Release	runtime - 60 minutes
Release	runtime - 60 minutes
Release	runtime - 60 minutes
Release	runtime - 60 minutes
Release	runtime - 60 minutes

Any Dream Will Do was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. The series was commissioned after the success of the similar BBC series How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?. It is searching for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The show was hosted by Graham Norton, who announced Lee Mead as the winner of the final tele-vote on 9 June 2007

Format

The first week of the show documented the initial auditions where one hundred hopefuls, from thousands, were called back to London. This was further whittled-down to fifty contestants who would enter Andrew Lloyd-Webber's "Joseph School". However, two additional entrants were selected over this fifty contestant limit after they went to Lloyd Webber's personal studio for a second audition.

In the second week, the fifty individuals selected attended "Joseph School" where the coaches worked on singing, acting and choreography with the contestants. Jason Donovan, amongst others, popped in to lend his advice and support for them. On the second day, one contestant left the competition, twenty-three were eliminated and only twenty eight remained. On the third day, another eight men were eliminated, leaving only twenty contestants in the competition. These men were taken to Lloyd Webber's castle in Ireland, where they performed live in front of a packed house of locals and industry professionals including Louis Walsh. The best twelve were taken through to the finals.

These twelve finalists, the "Josephs", were announced on 7 April 2007. Starting from Week One on 14 April 2007, the "Josephs" were set various singing and performing tasks each week, performing one song per show live in front of a studio audience. They were introduced with clips summarizing their past week and announced by Graham Norton in sets of two, then performed back to back and were judged by the panel at the same time.

Every week, a Joseph was eliminated from the competition. The public got a chance to vote for their favourite Joseph by calling in after all the finalists' solo performances. The two Josephs with the least votes in a given week performed a sing-off in front of Lloyd-Webber, who then decided which contestant to keep, based upon how well he felt that contender would fill the Joseph role. The eliminated Joseph then performed "Close Every Door" together with the remaining Josephs as his grand exit song, symbolically handing back his dreamcoat.

Weekly variations

Week Three: In a double elimination, two Josephs were voted off the series.

Week Six: With only six finalists remaining, the Josephs were announced in sets of three and performed in a trio as well as their individual performances.

Week Seven: One of the finalists was chosen by Josh Groban to perform "You Raise Me Up" with him live in front of the audience. Lee Mead was the lucky one while the remaining four acted as back-up singers.

Week Eight: The semi-final was held on 2 June 2007, in which the remaining four Josephs competed for the three remaining spots in the final. Again announced in sets of two, the contestants performed duets of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs with another Joseph in addition to their solo performance. At the end of the show, the three finalists were announced: Lee Mead, Keith Jack and Lewis Bradley.

Week Nine: The final, held on 9 June 2007, featured three songs from each of the Josephs: in addition to their regular performance, each performed a big band number and the final two repeated their favourite song from the series. The opening song was performed by all Josephs, including the former ones, and supported by the winner of the nationwide Joseph Choir search, the Brampton Primary School choir of East Ham.,

The success of the show prompted the BBC to extend the series by an extra week, removing the need for a double eviction prior to the final. The new date for the final, 9 June 2007, ensured it would air directly opposite the final of ITV's competing show, Grease is the Word. This move paid off as the final of Any Dream Will Do managed to secure the upper hand over Grease is the Word in viewing figures with a peak of 8.5 million viewers and a share of 39.6% as opposed to ITV's high of 4.9 million viewers (23.5%).

Finalists

Standing from left to right: Chris B, Antony, Chris C, Graham Norton, Keith, Lewis, Ben. Sitting from left to right: Rob, Lee, Craig, Seamus, Daniel, Johndeep

The following is in reverse chronological order by elimination date.

• Lee Mead (25 years old from Southend-on-sea) Winner

1. "Mack the Knife" (from The Threepenny Opera)
2. "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)
3. "I Don't Want To Talk About It" (Rod Stewart)
4. "All Right Now" (Free)
5. "Leave Right Now" (Will Young)
6. "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)
7. "Daydream Believer" (The Monkees)
8. "Livin' On A Prayer" (Bon Jovi)
9. "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" (Elvis Presley)

Big Band: "New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra)

Favourite from the series: "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)

• Keith Jack (19 years old from Dalkeith) Runner-up

1. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen)
2. "Who Am I" (Will Young)
3. "Crocodile Rock" (Elton John)
4. "Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet)
5. "Always on My Mind" (Elvis Presley)
6. "Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison)
7. "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams)
8. "Could It Be Magic" (Barry Manilow)
9. "For Once In My Life" (Stevie Wonder)

Big Band: "Moondance" (Van Morrison)

Favourite from the series: "Always on My Mind" (Elvis Presley)

• Lewis Bradley (18 years old from Middlesbrough) Eliminated 10th

1. "Faith" (George Michael)
2. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)
3. "I Saw Her Standing There" (The Beatles)
4. "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Toploader)
5. "I'm a Believer" (The Monkees)
6. "The Rose" (Westlife)
7. "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias)
8. "Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond)
9. "Kiss" (Tom Jones)

Big Band: "Beyond the Sea" (Bobby Darin)

• Ben Ellis (18 years old from Scarborough) Eliminated 9th

1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry)
2. "All By Myself" (Eric Carmen)
3. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Ronan Keating)
4. "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer)
5. "Help Yourself" (Tom Jones)
6. "Blue Suede Shoes" (Elvis Presley)
7. "Crying" (Roy Orbison)
8. "Ease On Down the Road" (from "The Wiz)

• Craig Chalmers (25 years old from Edinburgh) Eliminated 8th

1. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Bing Crosby)
2. "Home" (Michael Bublé)
3. "Signed Sealed Delivered" (Stevie Wonder)
4. "December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)" (from "Jersey Boys")
5. "This Is The Moment" (from Jekyll & Hyde)
6. "Black Or White" (Michael Jackson)
7. "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis Presley)

• Daniel Boys (28 years old from London) Eliminated 7th

1. "You Give Me Something" (James Morrison)
2. "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson)
3. "The Lady is a Tramp" (Frank Sinatra)
4. "All About You" (McFly)
5. "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart)
6. "Evergreen" (Will Young)

• Rob McVeigh (24 years old from Rotherham) Eliminated 6th

1. "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams)
2. "Piano Man" (Billy Joel)
3. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)
4. "Back for Good" (Take That)
5. "Born to Run" (Bruce Springsteen)

• Chris Barton (20 years old from Ormskirk) Eliminated 5th

1. "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn)
2. "I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5)
3. "Tell Her About It" (Billy Joel)
4. "All Night Long" (Lionel Richie)

• Seamus Cullen (35 years old from London) Eliminated 4th

1. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2)
2. "Being Alive" (from Company)
3. "Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones)

• Antony Hansen (17 years old from Abingdon, Oxon) Eliminated 3rd

1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)
2. "Light My Fire" (The Doors)
3. "Patience" (Take That)

• Johndeep More (23 years old from Birmingham) Eliminated 2nd

1. "If There's Any Justice" (Lemar)
2. "Something's Coming" (from West Side Story)

• Chris Crosby (18 years old from Nottingham) Eliminated 1st

1. "This Love" (Maroon 5)

Group performances

Week One

1. "Any Dream Will Do" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. "Luck Be a Lady" (from Guys and Dolls)

Week Two

1. "Jacob & Sons/Joseph's Coat" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. "Pinball Wizard" (The Who)

Week Three

1. "Go, Go, Go Joseph" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. "One Vision" (Queen)

Week Four

1. "Song of the King" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. "Dead Ringer For Love" (Meat Loaf)

Week Five

1. "One More Angel in Heaven" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks)

Week Six

1. "Go, Go, Go Joseph" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. Keith, Lewis and Ben: "That's Life" (Frank Sinatra)
3. Craig, Daniel and Lee: "Don't Rain on My Parade" (from Funny Girl)
4. "She Loves You" (The Beatles)

Week Seven

1. "A Pharaoh Story" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. "Do You Love Me" (The Contours)
3. "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf)
4. Lee & the Josephs with Josh Groban: "You Raise Me Up"

Week Eight

1. "Jacob & Sons/Joseph's Coat" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. Keith and Ben: "Only You" (from Starlight Express)
3. Lewis and Lee: "Oh What a Circus" (from Evita)
4. "Under Pressure" (Queen & David Bowie)

Week Nine

1. All Josephs with the Brampton Primary School Choir: "Go, Go, Go Joseph" (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
2. Lee, Keith and Lewis: "Maria" (from West Side Story)
3. The Former Josephs: "The Boys Are Back In Town" (Thin Lizzy)
4. Keith and Lee: "Superstar" (from Jesus Christ Superstar)

Eliminations

Week One (14 April 2007)
Bottom two were Ben Ellis and Chris Crosby, with Chris receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Simon and Garfunkel song "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Ben and send Chris home.

Week Two (21 April 2007)
Bottom two were Chris Barton and Johndeep More, with Chris receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing The Beatles song "Let It Be". Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Chris and send Johndeep home.

Week Three (28 April 2007)
Show one, Bottom two were Antony Hansen and Craig Chalmers, with Craig receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing the song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Craig and send Antony home.

Show two, Bottom two were Seamus Cullen and Ben Ellis, with Seamus receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies. Ben was saved by Lord Lloyd-Webber due to his emotional performance and Seamus was sent home. Upon hearing that he was being sent home, a clearly surprised Seamus said: "The words 'conspiracy theory' spring to mind." Then, during his farewell song, he changed the line "I have been promised a land of my own" to "I have been promised a show of my own."

Week Four (5 May 2007)
Bottom two were Chris Barton and Craig Chalmers, with Chris receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing The Beatles song "The Long and Winding Road". Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Craig and send Chris home. Chris successfully sang the farewell song but later said he was disappointed that Lloyd Webber chose Craig over him. Lloyd Webber said that the public may not wish to pay the price to watch Joseph if Chris had won the part.

Week Five (12 May 2007)
Bottom two were Rob McVeigh and Lewis Bradley, with Rob receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Tell Me It's Not True" from the musical Blood Brothers. Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Lewis and send Rob home.

Week Six (19 May 2007)
Bottom two were Daniel Boys and Lewis Bradley, with Daniel receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Bring Him Home" from the musical Les Misérables. Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Lewis and send Daniel home.

Week Seven (26 May 2007)
Bottom two were Ben Ellis and Craig Chalmers, with Ben receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing Barry Manilow's "I Made It Through The Rain". Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Ben and send Craig home.

Week Eight (2 June 2007)
Bottom two were Ben Ellis and Lewis Bradley, with Ben receiving the lowest number of votes from the public. In the sing-off, they had to sing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Misérables. Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Lewis and send Ben home.

Week Nine (9 June 2007)
First to go out and finishing in third place was Lewis Bradley. Keith Jack was the second to be voted out of the final, confirming Lee Mead as the winner of the competition.

Expert panel

As they appeared on screen from right to left, the panel was made up of:

• Zoe Tyler (voice coach, singer, performer)
• Bill Kenwright (theatre producer)
• Denise Van Outen (musical theatre actress/television presenter)
• John Barrowman (musical theatre/television actor)
• Andrew Lloyd Webber has the final say on which of the two "Josephs" who appeared in the sing-off should leave each week, with the exception of the final which is decided by a public telephone vote. Graham Norton refers to him differently each week, mostly using variations of "Lord" phrases. When he gets announced as part of the expert panel, the chandeliers behind him flash while the signature tune of The Phantom of the Opera rings out. Often, Andrew reacts in embarrassment or surprise at this, while the other members of the panel mimic worship.

Criticism

• In an interview with The Stage on 25 May 2007, the recently eliminated Daniel Boys questioned Andrew Lloyd Webber's stated aim of casting a Joseph outside of the stereotype, "who's a bit of a Justin Timberlake, tiny touch of the Michael Jacksons and a bit of the Jude Laws," by pointing out that so far all the Josephs that were a bit outside of the traditional mould have been eliminated for exactly that reason.
• In a brief interview from 22 May 2007 with The Guardian, theatrical actress Elaine Paige named Any Dream Will Do as the greatest threat to theatre today, saying that "actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows".

External links

• Any Dream Will Do, official website on bbc.co.uk
• Any Dream Will Do on The Stage
• Any Dream Will Do on Reality Central
• Any Dream Will Do on PinkNews
• Any Dream Will Do at Unreality TV
• Any Dream Will Do at IMDb
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