When Joseph Met Maria

When Joseph Met Maria was a Christmas special featuring several 'Maria' and 'Joseph' finalists from Andrew Lloyd Webber's BBC talent searches How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do, including winners Connie Fisher and Lee Mead. It was aired on BBC One on 24 December 2007 and was presented by Graham Norton. When Joseph Met Maria showed what several of the finalists were up to since taking part in the live shows. It also featured several performances from the selected finalists, as well as judges John Barrowman, who performed with the Marias, and Denise Van Outen, who performed with the Josephs. Also present were judges Bill Kenwright and Zoe Tyler.

Finalists

The finalists from each series present were:

Marias

Contestant	Overall position
Connie Fisher	1st
Helena Blackman	2nd
Siobhan Dillon	3rd
Aoife Mulholland	4th
Abi Finley	5th
Simona Armstrong	7th

Josephs

Contestant	Overall position
Lee Mead	1st
Keith Jack	2nd
Lewis Bradley	3rd
Craig Chalmers	5th
Daniel Boys	6th
Rob McVeigh	7th

Songs

Song	Performed by
The Sound of Music/How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?	Connie Fisher and the Marias
Any Dream Will Do/Go, Go, Go Joseph	Lee Mead and the Josephs
Shout	Connie Fisher and the Marias
The Boys Are Back In Town	Lee Mead and the Josephs
All I Want for Christmas Is You	The Marias
Santa Claus is Coming to Town	The Josephs
The Perfect Year	Connie Fisher
If I Can Dream	Lee Mead
Baby It's Cold Outside	John Barrowman and the Marias
Santa Baby	Denise Van Outen and the Josephs
All I Ask of You	Connie Fisher and Lee Mead
White Christmas	All (including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zoe Tyler and Bill Kenwright)

Kerst Met Joseph en Evita

A similar special, entitled Kerst Met Joseph en Evita (When Joseph Met Evita) was aired on Christmas Eve 2008, uniting several 'Evita' and 'Joseph' finalists from the Dutch versions, Op zoek naar Evita and Op zoek naar Joseph including winners Brigitte Heitzer and Freek Bartels.

BBC/Andrew Lloyd Webber musical revival search

Series	How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (2006) • Any Dream Will Do (2007) • I'd Do Anything (2008) • Over the Rainbow (2010)

Musicals	The Sound of Music • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat • Oliver! • The Wizard of Oz

Special shows	When Joseph Met Maria (2007) • West Side Story: What Nancy, Joseph and Maria Did Next (2010)

Winners	Connie Fisher • Lee Mead • Jodie Prenger • Danielle Hope

Runners-Up	Helena Blackman • Keith Jack • Jessie Buckley • Sophie Evans

Presenters	Graham Norton

Judges	Current: Andrew Lloyd Webber · Charlotte Church · John Partridge · Sheila Hancock Former: John Barrowman · David Ian · Zoë Tyler · Denise van Outen · Bill Kenwright · Cameron Mackintosh · Barry Humphries

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

The Panel	Andrew Lloyd Webber • John Barrowman • Zoë Tyler • David Ian

Contestants	Connie • Helena • Siobhan • Aoife • Abi • Leanne • Simona • Belinda

Other	The Sound of Music (2006) • When Joseph Met Maria

Any Dream Will Do

The Panel	Andrew Lloyd Webber • John Barrowman • Denise Van Outen • Zoe Tyler • Bill Kenwright

Contestants	Lee • Keith • Lewis • Ben • Daniel • Rob

Other	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2007) • When Joseph Met Maria