STAGE TUBE: Over The Rainbow Episode 4

By: Apr. 05, 2010
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The first results show of the series. Our final 11 girls are sent on their first Dorothy mission, where they'll muck in together and muck out... on a pig farm. But the Dorothys have one thing on their mind - which of them have persuaded the public that they deserve to stay in the competition? And which two girls have received the fewest viewer votes and must perform in the dreaded sing off?

Lord Lloyd Webber will save one Dorothy whilst the other leaves the competition for good.

Following the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything, Over The Rainbow reunites host Graham Norton and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who, along with a brand new panel of experts (Sheila Hancock, Charlotte Church and John Partridge) and BBC One viewers, will choose a Dorothy to perform in the West End production of The Wizard Of Oz next year. The show transmited with a weekend special on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 March, and the live studio show started this past Saturday April 3.

Viewers have the opportunity to cast their votes and the outcome will be announced in the results show. The two contestants with the least amount of votes will perform a "sing-off" and Andrew Lloyd Webber will decide which contestant he wants to remain in the competition.

Andrew Lloyd Webber commented: "I would like to bring something new to The Wizard Of Oz. I'm searching for a modern Dorothy, who can take the role much further, and continue to appeal to a wide audience.

"The film worked fantastically but we need some new songs for the stage show in addition to the much-loved originals from the movie. Over The Rainbow is of course one of the greatest songs ever written."

Andrew Lloyd Webber is also searching for a Toto, for a one-off gala performance of The Wizard Of Oz, when it hits the West End stage next year.

To meet the Dorothys check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorothy/dorothys/index.shtml

 



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