GRAHAM NORTON - NORTON HITS BACK AT SPACEY

NORTON HITS BACK AT SPACEY

British funnyman GRAHAM NORTON has condemned actor KEVIN SPACEY for accusing broadcaster the BBC of unfairly promoting West End musicals.
The American Beauty star - who now runs London's Old Vic Theatre - criticised the BBC last month (Mar08) for airing reality TV show talent contests, insisting they put people off going to the theatre.
But Norton - who fronts such talent search shows as How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and I'd Do Anything - claims it's Spacey's plays that are less appealing.
He told British Radio 1's Newsbeat, "Maybe he should put a musical on and people will go to see that. In the end, he is right - we are promoting the fact that Oliver is going to be on in the West End.
"But equally, every week we feature lots of musicals on the show and I don't think our show means you can't bring back Play For Today."