Webber and Rice Collaborate on New Song

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice--who last collaborated on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat--have teamed up once again to pen a song for Connie Fisher's upcoming album.

The song is called "Dance the Dance."  Fisher, as previously announced, will play the lead role in The Sound of Music after having won the reality show "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria."  Her album will be released in about two weeks, Lloyd Webber announced on his video blog.

The Sound of Music will begin previews on November 3rd and open on November 15th at the London Palladium.

Jeremy Sams (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) directs and Lloyd Webber (who was a judge on "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria") will produce the revival, which will also star Simon Shepherd as Captain von Trapp and opera star Lesley Garrett as the Mother Abbess.

The Sound of Music, which concerns a plucky young governess who becomes the matriarch of the von Trapp family, features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Partially due to the reality show furor and to the enduring popularity of The Sound of Music, the London revival has so far racked up £6million in advance sales.

Together, Lloyd Webber and Rice wrote Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Visit www.andrewlloydwebber.com for more information.