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Take A Chance On Me!

BRAND NEW ITV ENTERTAINMENT SHOW SAW HOPEFULS COMPETE TO BECOME MUSICAL THEATRE SUPER TROUPERS IN MAMMA MIA! I HAVE A DREAM

A one-of-a-kind theatrical competition launched a nationwide search to find the future musical theatre stars of global smash hit and feel-good musical MAMMA MIA!. Seen by 70 million people around the world, MAMMA MIA! has wowed audiences across the globe and continues to break box office records.

MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream was a brand-new eight-part series from producers Thames, a Fremantle label, and Littlestar, and aired on ITV1, ITVX and STV.

MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream searched for two ingénues to play the roles of Sophie and Sky in MAMMA MIA! in London's West End, as characterised by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper in the two films. Throughout the series, musical theatre hopefuls were put through their paces as they navigated their way through challenges, masterclasses, and performances.

Filmed against the beautiful backdrop of the idyllic Greek islands, where the original MAMMA MIA! story is set, it looked and felt like no other talent show on television. Viewers saw the contestants mentored by Anthony Van Laast MAMMA MIA!’s choreographer and Musical Director Martin Lowe, through unique workshops and judged by a panel of well-known industry experts in both music and theatre. Contestants had the full MAMMA MIA! experience and got to see first-hand what it's like to be part of a West End musical.

Radio and TV stalwart Zoe Ball hosted the highly anticipated theatrical competition. Joining Zoe, our judges, comedian and TV personality Alan Carr; singer songwriter Jessie Ware; Olivier Award Winner Amber Riley and West End star Samantha Barks. Each brought their own unique blend of expertise from comedic interpretation to providing an invaluable insight into the skills required to perform to a West End theatre audience.

Creator and global producer of MAMMA MIA! and co-executive producer of MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream, Judy Craymer was also on hand to offer her expertise to the judges who were tasked with making tough decisions in their search to find the next West End superstars. It was down to the great British public to make the difficult choice on deciding who would take the prize with host Zoe Ball revealing Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley to be the worthy winners to the nation in the show stopping final live from the Novello Theatre, the West End home of MAMMA MIA!

MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream was executive produced by Amelia Brown, Charlie Irwin and Ashley Whitehouse for Thames (a Fremantle label) and Judy Craymer for Littlestar. The show was commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe, Head of Entertainment Commissioning at ITV, Lily Wilson, Commissioning Editor for ITV and Louise Major, Commissioning Editor for ITV.