Any Dream Will Do! talent show format revived by ITV for Mamma Mia after wild success of ABBA Voyage

ITV are reportedly gearing up to revive the Any Dream Will Do! talent show format – but this time for Mamma Mia.

Any Dream Will Do! and its successive shows, How do you Solve a Problem like Maria?, I’d Do Anything and Over the Rainbow, saw contestant compete to win roles on the West End.

And ITV is now bringing it back, allowing the public the chance to audition to be in Mamma Mia, according to The Sun.

The show is said to be eight episodes long, and from the same production team which makes Britain’s Got Talent.

The publication even suggests that Hollywood actor Amanda Seyfried could take part in the judging panel – after playing Sophie Sheridan in the 2008 movie version.

Mamma Mia is a musical based on the hits of ABBA, which has found new popularity recently with the release of their new album and hologram stage show ABBA Voyage.

Competition: Any Dream Will Do! and its successive shows, How do you Solve a Problem like Maria?, I’d Do Anything and Over the Rainbow, saw contestant compete to win roles on the West End (pictured Lee Mead)

A source said: ‘ITV are clearly riding the wave of renewed interest in all things Abba, not to mention a renewed interest in hit formats of old. 

 ‘This has been seen as an obvious choice for a reboot for years, but producers were waiting for the right musical and right moment.’

The new show is said to air next year, and would see people taking to the stage in front of a panel of celebrity experts.

Opportunity: And ITV is now bringing it back, allowing the public the chance to audition to be in Mamma Mia, according to The Sun 

Viewers at home would then vote on who they wanted to see perform another week, with the winner being given a lead role.

MailOnline have contacted representatives for ITV for comment. 

ABBA Voyage has been hailed by critics as ‘spectacular’ and ‘jaw-dropping’ as they heaped it with four and five-star reviews, despite the real life stars not even performing their hits in-person.

Starring role: The publication even suggests that Hollywood actor Amanda Seyfried could take part in the judging panel – after playing Sophie Sheridan in the 2008 movie version

The concert, which was five years in the making, sees the audience transported back to ABBA’s 1970s and 1980s prime as the uncanny avatars belt out classics including SOS and Mamma Mia,  backed up by a ten-piece live band. 

The Daily Mail’s Adrian Thrills heaped praise on the show, which is booking until May 2023, as he gave it a generous four-star review, commending the avatars for their ‘realistic’ look and ‘rocking’ performance.

The critic said the highlights included a dance medley featuring Lay All Your Love On Me and Summer Night City, their performance of Waterloo – which saw the avatars projected against vintage footage of ABBA winning Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton in 1974, and of course, the final curtain call. 

Describing the show as ‘a concert like no other’, he wrote: ‘For those lucky enough to witness last night’s opening show of Abba’s virtual London residency, there was only one conclusion: Mamma Mia! How can we resist you?’

Resurgence: Mamma Mia is a musical based on the hits of ABBA, which has found new popularity recently with the release of their new album and hologram stage show ABBA Voyage 

‘Spectacular’: ABBA Voyage has been hailed by critics as ‘spectacular’ and ‘jaw-dropping’ as they heaped it with four and five-star reviews, despite the real life stars not even performing their hits in-person