Jason Donovan and Spice Girl Mel C are set to help Andrew Lloyd Webber in his latest TV talent search, in which he will hunt for a lead for his new production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The pair will assist the impresario with the 'callbacks' section of the show - during which the hopefuls will be whittled down to the final 40 - before helping them with training sessions. A spokesman for ITV, who is producing the show, confirmed the news, saying, "Andrew Lloyd Webber has invited Melanie C and Jason Donovan to assist him at callbacks, which last for three days. "The panel of judges for the live shows are still to be announced." It is not the first time that Jason has worked with Lloyd Webber, having starred in the 1991 West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Mel C - who has also appeared on the West End stage in the musical Blood Brothers, has also worked with Lloyd Webber in the past, having been brought in to help the hopefuls in Over The Rainbow - his 2010 search for a girl to play Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz. Auditions for the show have been taking in cities across the UK and Ireland, including London, Dublin, Belfast, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff - with Lloyd Webber saying he would even be prepared to cast a woman in the role.
