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Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a sneak peek at the production which just opened in London!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Here is a look at photos from the red carpet for opening night in London tonight!

A dazzling array of West End stars will showcase the very best in British Musical Theatre in an evening comp red by the inimitable Stephen Fry. Other stars set to perform on the night include Peter Polycarpou, Michael Xavier, Emma Williams, Hadley Fraser, Paul Keating, Julie Atherton, Steven Webb, Sophia Ragavelas, Jack Shalloo, Dougal Irvine, Jodie Jacobs, John Addison and Stuart Matthew Price.

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Here is a look at the production which began previews on February 7th and which opens tonight in London!

In the second part of our peek into The Wizard of Oz wigs room Paul Keating (The Scarecrow) gets wig-ready at the London Palladium...

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Here is a first look at the production which began previews on February 7th and which opens next week in London!

Celebrated theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber recently spoke with The Telegraph about THE WIZARD OF OZ, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, and life after his battle with cancer.

Audiences will soon follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Here is a first look at Michael Crawford as the Wizard! Previews begin February 7 in London!

Audiences will soon follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Here is a first look at Hope in costume!

Andrew Lloyd Webber's new The Wizard of Oz promises to be the biggest theatre event of the year, combining all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score with new songs. Now, the full cast for the much anticipated show has been revealed. Joining the previously announced MICHAEL CRAWFORD (Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz), DANIELLE HOPE (Dorothy), EDWARD BAKER-DULY (Hickory/Tin Man), DAVID GANLY (Zeke/Cowardly Lion), PAUL KEATING (Hunk/Scarecrow), EMILY TIERNEY (Glinda), and HANNAH WADDINGHAM (Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West) are: SOPHIE EVANS (Alternate Dorothy), STEPHEN SCOTT (Uncle Henry/Ensemble, first cover Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz), and HELEN WALSH (Aunt Em/Munchkin Barrister/Ensemble).

Talking to the UK Telegraph, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber tells the paper that The Wizard of Oz, which opens in February 2011 in London (and already has a $13+ million dollar advance) will play America next, with talks underway to do a television casting show for Dorothy as he's done in the UK. Britain's loss could be America's gain, however. 'A couple of the networks in the US have wanted to build something around what I do on TV, and I think with Oz something is definitely going to happen there. The X Factor juggernaut is going to be huge there next year but other networks are looking for something to go against it. Once we've found a Dorothy in the US, my instinct is to open the show in Kansas [Dorothy's home].'

EDWARD BAKER-DULY (Tin Man), DAVID GANLY (Lion), PAUL KEATING (Scarecrow), EMILY TIERNEY (Glinda) and HANNAH WADDINGHAM (Wicked Witch of the West) are to join Michael Crawford and Danielle Hope in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, opening at The London Palladium in February 2011.

Mike McLeish in 'The World is Winning', Wed 1 to Sun 5 December, shows at 9pm (8pm Sun) Best known to Australian audiences for his portrayal of Paul Keating in the hugely successful Keating! The Musical, scaled the heights of Australian musical theatre on the back of this brilliant and joyous production. Two years after the final curtain fell on Keating!, Mike is now spending his nights donning silver, spandex pants and wearing lots of eye makeup. Mike is working at a theatre restaurant. And he is not happy.

Housed in an old Victorian shop and dwelling, this doll-house sized Windsor Castle of camp kitsch and good times has to be experienced to be believed.

The Butterfly Club kicks off October with a doppelganger birthday party, more from the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and memoirs of Bette Davis.

Carrie Dunn goes into the rehearsal room of Through The Door...

Leanne Jones, Oliver Tompsett, Paul Keating, Daniel Boys and Robyn North join the internet sensation in concert

The stars of The Last Five Years and tick, tick...BOOM! will sing at the showbiz shop this weekend

Carrie Dunn talks to the actor and producer about The Last Five Years and tick...tick...BOOM!

The Last 5 Years and tick, tick...Boom! arrive at the Duchess Theatre