inside. But what have we had? Humiliation for many of the more established guys and stupid tasks that bear no relation to the reality of the situation! A wasted opportunity ITV and these guys don't deserve to have their careers messed about with for publicity purposes. According to his Twitter account Oliver had to pull out of the show due to his contractual commitments to Rock of Ages. I'm guessing that as this would have happened before the pre-recorded shows aired, he was effectively edited out to avoid any questions about his disappearance... The road to stage stardom twas ever thus. Lillie Langtry wasn't the greatest actress but could pull in a good audience by her reputation. I saw Jason D. in one of the previews of "Joseph.." & he was very weak but he pulled in the crowds, especially the younger people of the time & has gone on to be a solid MT performer. Things change over the years, but the public will always be drawn in by a person they want to see - at least with these shows it is a person who has talent who will get the role, and generally it's someone with training and experience. I saw the touring production of "Joseph.." with Craig, who came fourth in that show & he was the best Joseph I'd ever seen - better than the bigger names and better than the unknown but talented MT performers. Plus past shows have also boosted the number of