The actress said winning the coveted lead role in stage show The Sound Of Music brought about the end of her five-year relationship with former soldier Neal Williams.... more
This is the third of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hugely popular BBC1 talent search shows. After discovering Connie Fisher for Maria in The Sound Of Music, and Lee Mead for Joseph, both have gone on to spectacular success. We're down from 12 Nancy hopefuls to five. With the quarter-finals looming and so much at stake, it's not surprising that the pressure is beginning to tell: tears, temper tantrums, rebellion
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West End musical Hairspray has swept the board at the Laurence Olivier Awards, scooping four of the prestigious accolades. Its star, Leanne Jones, was named best actress in a musical for her role as teenager Tracy Turnblad... more
The makers of BBC1 show The One and Only have been accused of potentially acting illegally by failing to pay the tribute acts who took part. In the hit show, Kylie Minogue, Sir Elton John, Madonna, and Robbie Williams' impersonators battled it out to win a performing contract in Las Vegas
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Connie Fisher has hit back at claims that her career is over - despite having dropped two dress sizes due to the stress of her last job. The Sound of Music star insists that she will go to any lengths to be taken seriously as an actress after critics have claimed she isn't professional enough to handle a career in theatre... more
In her first interview since suffering a health collapse just months after becoming a West End star, Connie Fisher reveals the emotional and physical strain of being fast-tracked to fame.... more
Aoife Mulholland lost out to Connie Fisher in the final of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? but has landed a starring role in hit West End musical Chicago. ... more
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new £4 million revival of The Sound Of Music was today thrown into turmoil when his leading man abruptly withdrew from the show after just two previews.... more
The cast for Andrew Lloyd Webber's £3 million revival of The Sound Of Music has been unveiled with 20 children lining up alongside the show's stars Connie Fisher and Simon Shepherd.... more
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber said today he had a duty to protect the career of his latest star by limiting her appearances in his West End revival of The Sound of Music.... more
Andrew Lloyd Webber explains how reality TV show, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, has sparked a box office boom and his plans for making the West End even better.... more
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