show performances were: Group performances: Nancys and Olivers*: "I'd Do Anything" (all twelve Nancy and all twelve Oliver finalists) Laurence and Jodie: "Getting to Know You" from the musical The King and IHarry and Samantha: "Singin' in the Rain" from the film Singin' in the RainGwion and Jessie: "Truly Scrumptious" from the musical Chitty Chitty Bang BangJessie, Jodie and Samantha "Maybe This Time" from the film CabaretLee Mead and the Olivers "Any Dream Will Do" from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatFormer Olivers and Nancys: "Never Forget" Theme: Emotional Showstoppers Theme: Winning song, song of the series Judges' verdicts on who was Nancy: John Barrowman: Jodie Prenger Denise Van Outen: Jodie Prenger Barry Humphries: Jessie Buckley Cameron Mackintosh: Jessie Buckley Andrew Lloyd Webber: Jessie Buckley The Final Vote The final vote was then announced and it was revealed that the winner was Jodie Prenger with Andrew Lloyd Webber saying, "The people's Nancy. Jodie was always going to be the people's choice." Cameron Mackintosh added, 'I'm thrilled for Jodie, congratulations!' Reception In March 2008, the BBC drew criticism from American actor, Kevin Spacey, the artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company for airing shows such as I'd Do Anything and Any Dream Will Do which he claimed were distorting the theatre market in favour of musicals instead of straight plays. Spacey said, "I felt that was essentially a 13-week promotion for a musical - where's our 13-week programme?" and that he thought the BBC's talent shows were "crossing the line" and "unfair". The BBC responded that it "always reflected" other West End shows in its talent programmes. Adding that the shows were not unduly promotional and that the shows "celebrate musical theatre generally, not just one West End show". They also pointed out that the BBC had no commercial interest in the West End productions of Oliver!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat or The Sound of Music. Spacey's comments were criticised by Simon Cowell who stated, "It sounds like Russia in the Sixties, that mentality. I don't think that applies to the modern world. What the BBC does is very good for the West End because it reminds millions of people what the West End is all about – they're going to sell a lot of tickets off the back of that." On 31 May 2008 it was revealed that the show regularly received over 6 million