Andrew Lloyd Webber Crawford as the Wizard. In 2012 Lloyd Webber fronted a new ITV primetime show "Superstar" which gave the UK public the chance to decide who would play the starring role of Jesus in an upcoming arena tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar". The arena tour started in September 2012 and also starred comedian Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, former Spice Girl Melanie C as Mary Magdalene and BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as King Herod. Tickets for most venues went on sale on 18 May 2012. Webber caused controversy with a series of comments about Eurovision in a "Radio Times"
Andrew Lloyd Webber to represent Britain, winning with It's My Time, by Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. At the contest, Lloyd Webber accompanied her on the piano during the performance. The United Kingdom finished 5th in the contest. The winner was Norway's Alexander Rybak with his composition "Fairytale". On 8 October 2009, Lloyd Webber launched the musical "Love Never Dies" at a press conference held at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the original "Phantom" has been running since 1986. Also present were Sierra Boggess, who had been cast as Christine Daaé, and Ramin Karimloo, who portrayed Phantom, a role he had recently played in