Youngsters Queue For Musical Chance
- Composer and theatre producer Lord Lloyd Webber decided to hold open auditions for the iconic parts of Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl for the West End musical.
- http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/06042006/344/youngsters-queue-musical-chance.html&e=l_news_dm

Star Search Show for Norton
- The live BBC1 show, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, will put budding stars through a series of auditions, intensive training, live performances and a public vote.
- http://www.itv.com/news/entertainment_1801643.html

The Stage Online: Lloyd Webber - My Sound of Music Reality Show Won't Ban Pros
- The composer and impresario is using a reality TV format to discover a young actress to play Maria, the part made famous by Julie Andrews in the musical’s film version.
- http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/11204

BroadwayWorld.com: Norton and Lloyd Webber Search for Maria in UK Sound of Music
- Broadcast on BBC One, the show will feature hopefuls across the UK auditioning in front of a panel of theatre professionals.
- http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=8773

The Stage Online: Lloyd Webber Pop Idol Show 'Humiliating' Say Professionals
- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s proposals to make a Pop Idol-style television show out of his forthcoming production of The Sound of Music have come under fire from professional performers angry he has potentially opened the lead role to amateurs.
- http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/11994/lloyd-webber-pop-idol-show-humiliating-say

BBC News: Children Vie for Von Trapp Roles
- Thousands of hopefuls queue in London's West End to audition for a role as one of the Von Trapp children in a The Sound of Music.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4884774.stm

Nun Miss Out in Lloyd Webber’s Sound Of Music
- Andrew Lloyd Webber and West End producer David Ian attempt to find a young talent to play the lead role of trainee nun Maria.
- http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=88790

MSNBC.com: Thousands Audition for 'Sound of Music'
- Thousands turn out for London casting call by 'Phantom' composer.
- http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12202023/

BBC News: Norton Leads TV Search For Maria
- Graham Norton will front a reality TV show to find the star of a new stage show of The Sound of Music.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4873260.stm

Telegraph News: Do Re and Please Choose Me Me Me
- Some 2,000 children of all sizes, shapes and colours queued for hours for an open audition to win parts as six of the von Trapp children in a forthcoming £3 million West End stage revival of The Sound of Music.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/07/ndoremi07.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/07/ixhome.html

The Stage Online: Professionals Fail to Derail Lloyd Webber TV Musical Star Search
- Andrew Lloyd Webber and the BBC are pushing ahead with their Pop Idol-style show to find a star for the revival of The Sound of Music, after last ditch attempts by professional performers to halt the show failed.
- http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/12166/professionals-fail-to-derail-lloyd-webber-tv