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They came in their hundreds, taking - they hoped - their first tentative steps on the path to stardom. Young and old performers alike queued hours for a chance to impress in the first audition for Britain's Got Talent 2025 on Saturday. The line of hopefuls trailed 300 yards from the entrance to London's Kia Oval cricket ground, bringing guitars, drums, harmonicas and eardrum-busting vocals.

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ALISON BOSHOFF: They are certainly the most well-known names in musical theatre, and it can be confirmed that Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber are collaborating on a new project together. Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (first performed in 1968) and Evita (1978). But they have only worked together since writing the song You Must Love Me for the 1996 film of Evita starring Madonna; and Rice contributed 'additional lyrics' for Lloyd Webber's 2011 film The Wizard Of Oz. Now, however, they have banded up together again to write songs for a production that Rice's son Donald is assisting.

Bill Kenwright, Everton FC chairman and legendary theatre producer, died on Friday at the age of 78, according to his family. In August, Bill underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his liver. Complications during surgery culminated in him being hospitalized for a lengthy time before returning home two weeks ago. He was one of the country's best theatre designers, and he was assisting Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber with the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar. However, the popular Scouser was perhaps best known for the long-running West End's Blood Brothers, which appeared in the West End for 24 years before playing for three years at Broadway's Music Box Theatre. But who was Bill Kenwright's wife and family?

In August, Kenwright underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his liver. Because of complications during surgery, he spent a lengthy time in intensive care before returning home two weeks ago. He was one of the country's top theatre designers and starred in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar. However, the Scouser was perhaps best known for the long-running West End hit Blood Brothers, which lasted 24 years in the West End before playing for three years at the Music Box Theatre in Broadway. In 2022 (left), he was seen with Gareth Southgate (left); with his partner Jenny Seagrove (top right); and posing with Andrew Lloyd Webber at a party (bottom right).

ALISON BOSHOFF: Of mice and men... Of pigeons and chipolatas. We're only talking about Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy (right), and the highly awaited Disney+ documentary Coleen Rooney (right) will be broadcast on Wednesday. Ms Vardy will detail her experience during the three-part series, and I'll participate as well, providing the circumstances surrounding Ms Vardy's comparison of her fellow WAG to a pigeon pooping on your head. Coleen told me, "I knew what I believed from the beginning to the end." I've been given the opportunity to share my side of the story, including how and why it happened and how I feel about it all now. I'd never stepped into a courtroom before nor had the apprehension of being caught on the stand.'

PATRICK MARMION: Rylance is perfectly suited for the role. His bashful gynaecologist is perfectly embodied, with his hair combed forward before his ears and backwards behind, a mutton chop sideburns and a waxed 'tache.' He portrayed himself as a tumultuous dogmatist who is oddly unsure of himself when relating his tale to his wife in later years.

In his first role in 1994, this all grown-up childhood star became Hollywood's little darling. Now that the actor is 38 years old, and although he doesn't wear glasses like his character, he's still sporting a very similar and trendy hairstyle. It's an emergency.' It's a joke from the popular film that made him famous 29 years ago.' You're runningn' low on Peanut Butter Super Chunks,' she says.' So, have you guessed who it is?

FEMAIL looks at the British Royal Family's other showbiz flops as Meghan's Spotify contract was cancelled (C). From the BBC documentary, the Queen had been barred (top L) to Prince Andrew's Good Newsnight interview (bottom R) and Prince Edward's many ventures (L) and Crown and Country (L), it's fair to say that the monarchy and making good television do not go hand in hand. Following the closure of Netflix's £18 million Spotify deal, rumors have surfaced that Netflix will not renew its $100 million deal with Harry and Megan until it comes to an end in 2025. So far, the couple has produced one docuseries, Harry And Meghan, with the streaming platform apparently wanting more than just the six-episode series. Although the couple's film was Netflix's most viewed documentary ever, the Sun announced that the company isn't interested in paying the Sussexes the additional $51 million they owe unless they come up with more content. Meanwhile, a new piece in the latest issue of Closer magazine revealed that a source at Netflix said the couple had "ruffled feathers" on the streaming website, sparking uproar at the top. Given his family's reputation in showbiz, it shouldn't surprise to Harry that his attempts at being a producer were doomed from the start - just take a look at his uncle Edward's remarks.

Sir Karl Jenkins (pictured left, inset, and right at the service), whose 'best' work Tros y Garreg was on display at the dinner, captured viewers' attention with his distinctive look earlier this month. However, the 79-year-old revealed that he was not Meghan in a large white wig and glasses, not Meghan in a disguised thief attempting to take the crown jewels from the Princess Jewels. Sir Karl, who is perhaps best known for writing the song Adeimus, told viewers that he has had his distinguished moustache since the age of 18. With his album The Armed Man, he has broken chart records by spanning over 1000 weeks in the UK Official Classical Artist Albums Chart.

PATRICK MARMION: Well, they've been selling mince pies in M&S for weeks, and the seasonal lights are set to light up on Stratford's High Street. So perhaps we shouldn't be concerned with the pro-arrivalance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Christmas Carol, starring Adrian Edmondson as Scrooge. Moreover, there are so many Dickens' yuletide yarn lines around the world this year that it's likely that the RSC would order theirs early. Nor is there any doubt that this will be one of the best in Dickensian Victoriana, thanks to Rachel Kavanaugh's sumptuous production of wigs, waistcoats, and wassail.

On Monday morning, the composer, 74, was speaking to Huw Edwards on the BBC as guests arrived at Westminster Abbey for the first time as he remembered his first meeting with the monarch and later becoming a friend of hers on a more personal level. Prince Edward asked Lord Lloyd-Webber, who is best known for The Phantom Of The Opera, Cats, and Jesus Christ Superstar, to name a few, that his relationship with the Queen soared after she celebrated her 60th birthday.

Adele was given the Outstanding Variety Emmys (Pre-Recorded) award during the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys for her CBS special 'One Night Only', which was simulcast on Paramount +. A day later, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram to post photos of herself posing alongside the new trophy that had been added to her awards shelf at home. With the win, the London native now needs a Tony award to earn the coveted EGOT badge, which has been referred to as the 'grand slam' of show business.

No. 44 has previously won two Grammy Awards, and it could be on his way to becoming the 18th individual to win an EGOT - an acronym that stands for someone who has won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter are among the recipients of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, succeeding three former presidents who have also been honoured with the award.

According to Emmys.com, Eminem's latest Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show earned an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special during the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys held in Downtown Los Angles. With the win, the illustrious hip hop star now needs a Tony award to earn the coveted EGOT status, also known as the 'grand slam' of show business. There have only been 17 artists in the history of entertainment that have won all four 'EGOT' categories: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

In Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Hawthorn champion will make his theatre debut in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, portraying Pharaoh in the London production, which was also portrayed by Jason Donovan. It's amazing to be given a chance like this.' I have done so many different things in my sporting and media career, but I have never performed in a musical, and I can't wait!' Crawford said via The Age.