According to ITV News, Ben Forster will play Jesus in the UK arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar after winning ITV's reality competition show Superstar tonight, July 25, 2012. Forster received the most public votes during the live finale. Competitor Rory Taylor came in second, with Roger Wright falling into third.BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of Forster on the show below...
- 7/26/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ben Forster has won 'Superstar'. The 31-year-old performer beat off competition from Rory Taylor and Roger Wright in the final of the ITV 1 talent show, and his prize is being cast to play Jesus in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. He will now take on the main role in the new production of the show which will open at London's The O2 on September 21. Ben will be joined by the show's judge Mel C and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles in the show. Meanwhile, he can also expect a kiss from panellist Dawn French after she previously...
- 7/25/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Ben Forster has won ITV's Superstar competition to land the role of Jesus in the upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour. The 31-year-old from Sunderland - who had previously been tipped to win the final - beat Rory Taylor, who came second in the public vote, and Roger Wright, who came third. Forster had sung 'Who Wants to Live Forever?' by Queen as his final performance in front of the judges, before joining the other two remaining contestants for a rendition of 'Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)' from Jesus Christ Superstar. After being awarded the role, Forster sang a rendition of 'Hosanna' with the other finalists. Forster will now join Mel C, Tim (more)...
- 7/25/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
This evening, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Great British public will choose a new Jesus. Either Roger Wright, Rory Taylor or Ben Forster will land the lead role in Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera revival and the glory of victory over their rivals. Digital Spy spoke to the trio ahead of tonight's final and fired them some quickfire questions about the talent show. Rory Taylor On nerves...
"I'm starting to feel more comfortable actually. As the numbers have got fewer, I think the pressure becomes less actually. I might be the only one to think I think there's lots more to me as a performer than what you've seen so far. More than we've been able. I'm doing my best to show as many sides of me as possible." Best performance...
"I think Monday night's performance of 'Under (more)...
"I'm starting to feel more comfortable actually. As the numbers have got fewer, I think the pressure becomes less actually. I might be the only one to think I think there's lots more to me as a performer than what you've seen so far. More than we've been able. I'm doing my best to show as many sides of me as possible." Best performance...
"I think Monday night's performance of 'Under (more)...
- 7/25/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Jason Donovan has spoken of his excitement over tonight's (July 25) live Superstar final. Ben Forster, Roger Wright and Rory Taylor will battle it out to be crowned the winner of the ITV1 talent show, and earn the leading role in the revived production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Superstar judge Donovan said that he could not predict the winner, and that "anything could happen" on the night. "It's been the most amazing thing, to sit in that seat and see that talent unfold," he told Daybreak. "The right four were in the semi-finals, (more)...
- 7/25/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
David Hunter was voted off 'Superstar' yesterday (24.07.12). The former boyband star lost out in the semi final sing-off to Rory Taylor, after they had performed Boyzone's ballad 'No Matter What' together. He was the last to leave the show ahead of the final tonight (25.07.12). Giving his decision as to who to save, show boss Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber said: ''When the talent is as good as this, the old reality show cliche that it is tough to choose is true. ''However, I'm now thinking really about the rock arena tour so I'm going to save Rory.'' Rory will now...
- 7/25/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
David Hunter became the last Superstar contestant to be eliminated before tomorrow's final. After the public vote, David and Rory Taylor ended up in the sing-off, where they sang Ronan Keating's 'No Matter What'. Earlier in the evening, David had performed 'I Try', made famous by Macy Gray, while Rory sang 'In The Air Tonight' by Phil Collins. After the sing-off, Lord Webber said that the reality show clichés about the decision being 'tough' and that we would "see the loser again" were definitely true in this case, before choosing to (more)...
- 7/24/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Ben Forster has won 'Superstar'. The 31-year-old performer beat off competition from Rory Taylor and Roger Wright in the final of the ITV 1 talent show, and his prize is being cast to play Jesus in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. He will now take on the main role in the new production of the show which will open at London's The O2 on September 21. Ben will be joined by the show's judge Mel C and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles in the show. Meanwhile, he can also expect a kiss from panellist Dawn French after she previously...
- 7/24/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
David Hunter was voted off 'Superstar' yesterday (24.07.12). The former boyband star lost out in the semi final sing-off to Rory Taylor, after they had performed Boyzone's ballad 'No Matter What' together. He was the last to leave the show ahead of the final tonight (25.07.12). Giving his decision as to who to save, show boss Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber said: ''When the talent is as good as this, the old reality show cliche that it is tough to choose is true. ''However, I'm now thinking really about the rock arena tour so I'm going to save Rory.'' Rory will now...
- 7/23/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Niall Sheehy was the fourth person to be voted off 'Superstar' last night (19.07.12). The hopeful crashed out of the search for a lead in 'Jesus Christ Superstar', losing to Rory Taylor after being voted into the bottom two by the public. After Niall had performed 'Wherever You Will Go' by The Calling, and Rory had sung Coldplay's 'Fix You', show supremo Lord Andrew LLoyd Webber gave his decision. He said: ''Amanda I'm not going to do some corny reality show moment where we wait for a tense pause, because obviously I'm going to save Rory. ''But I want to say something...
- 7/20/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Niall Sheehy has been eliminated from ITV's musical talent search Superstar. Niall and Rory Taylor were the contestants to attract the fewest audience votes since last night's show, which saw Tim Prottey-Jones wave goodbye to the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Prior to the result, Mel C revealed that she struggled to choose between the competitors, saying: "It's getting really tough now." Jason Donovan agreed, adding: "This is the defining moment in the competition." After announcing that Rory and Niall had attracted the fewest votes, the duo sang classic power ballad 'Alone' by Heart. Following the performance, (more)...
- 7/19/2012
- by By Beth Curtis
- Digital Spy
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