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Fourteen West End candidates will compete for the leading roles in Mamma Mia in a brand new ITV competition.
In the first look at the footage, released on Friday, talent show host Zoe Ball is joined by judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley.
The show will see some of the country’s most talented musical theater actors head to Greece in the hopes of becoming the next Sophie and Sky.
Each week the contestants are put through their paces and tested on everything from singing and dancing to acting and chemistry.
But who will survive the eliminations and progress to the live final, where the great British public will decide who wins the role of Sophie and Sky in the West End?
Exciting: A brand new ITV competition sees 14 West End candidates battle it out for the leading roles in Mamma Mia
Coming soon: In first footage released on Friday, talent show host Zoe Ball is joined by judges Alan Carr (pictured), Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley
A trailer shows Zoe welcoming the group to the villa as she says: “You’re going to be singing and dancing all over the island.”
We then see the budding West End stars perform a steamy dance routine for the judges, which leaves Alan speechless.
The show’s winners will star in the 25th anniversary production at the iconic Novello Theater in 2024.
The program will follow a similar format to previous BBC shows Any Dream Will Do and How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, both based on musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
They watched amateur performers compete for places in the revival productions on the big stage.
Earlier this year it was reported that Zoe, the highest-paid woman at the BBC, already earns almost £1million a year.
But now the former Strictly star is waltzing her way to another payday after agreeing to host the new show on ITV.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal that BBC staff are ‘outraged’ that she is allowed to work for another broadcaster, despite being a full-time employee as presenter of Radio 2’s breakfast show on weekday mornings.
Talent: The show sees some of the country’s most talented musical theater actors head to Greece in the hopes of becoming the next Sophie and Sky (Zoe pictured)
Each week the contestants are put through their paces and tested on everything from singing and dancing to acting and chemistry.
Panel: The show’s winners will star in the 25th anniversary production at the iconic Novello Theater in 2024
Zoe presents Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream, which will be shown on Saturday evenings later this year. The deal will boost her annual income by around £200,000.
In 2021, Ms Ball voluntarily took a £380,000 pay cut to continue hosting Radio 2’s breakfast show for another two years. A BBC spokesperson said the star felt it was inappropriate to earn that much in the middle of a pandemic.
However, the deal for her job on Britain’s most popular radio show – which reaches 7.1 million listeners a week – was still worth a hefty £980,000.
MAMA MIA! I Have a Dream is coming soon, so ITV1, STV and ITVX