Over the Rainbow
1/10, BBC1 Friday 26 March 9:00pm - 10:00pm "Lose all thoughts of Judy Garland... I want to play Dorothy slightly differently. I want to hear something with a bit of edge," is Andrew Lloyd Webber's instructions to the thousands of Dorothy wannabes who queue up to audition for the lead role in his planned West End production of The Wizard of Oz. Not only is he looking for someone who could step into those famous ruby slippers and make them her own, but he is also searching for a canine star to play Toto. And this from the man who brought us Cats! Following the success of his earlier talent show searches Any Dream Will Do, How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? and I'd Do Anything, Lloyd Webber is reunited with host Graham Norton. The judging panel has a different look, though, now featuring actors Sheila Hancock and John Partridge (EastEnders' Christian) and singer Charlotte Church. But as before it's the viewers who will choose the winner over the coming weeks.
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