Andrew Lloyd Webber has defended plans to showcase his new production of Joseph at the upcoming Diana memorial gig by staging a performance of 'Any Dream Will Do' (to be performed by the winner of that Joseph TV show) on the basis that it was apparently one of the late princess's favourite songs. The musicals maestro has been accused of using the occasion to advertise his new show, when naturally we should all be beating our breasts and weeping over the queen of all our hearts.
Lloyd Webber told Radio Five Live: "Everybody who's on it is going to be advertising something on there - it doesn't matter who you are. That's what's performers and artists do. If I'm doing 20 minutes and it was her favourite song, who else would you do it with? You might as well do it with your Joseph who's about to open in London".
As previously reported, the event will mark what would have been Diana's 46th birthday, and the tenth anniversary of her death, and takes place at Wembley on 1 Jul.