The Daily Mail reported that Denise van Outen, a judge during previous series, had been dropped due to her pregnancy, however this was denied by the BBC.
Charlotte Church – singer - confirmed as replacement for Denise Van Outen.Andrew Lloyd Webber – musical theatre composer and producer, co-producer of the new stage production.Judges Ī panel of judges assessed the contestants during the series. I might insist on having a cat on the programme, because I think the BBC as a public service broadcaster have got to give equal time in my view to cats. The whole thing fills me with extreme concern.
This is what the BBC wanted and I had to point out to them that as a cat man, this was not something that I was very happy about at all. Following the announcement, Lloyd Webber told The Daily Telegraph:Ī big sticking point for me, this was. The BBC announced the commission of the series in September 2009 with the title The Wizard of Oz it would search for a performer, cast by the public, to play Dorothy and a dog to play Toto. Lloyd Webber later said that it was a scheduling clash solved by moving the series to later in the year. In July 2009, it was reported that the 2010 series had been dropped and would not take place until at least 2011, so that Lloyd Webber would not be criticised for promoting Love Never Dies, and that the series would be taken to commercial broadcaster ITV. Miniature Schnauzer Dangerous Dave was chosen to play Toto.Ī Canadian version of the show aired on CBC Television in the autumn of 2012.įollowing the end of I'd Do Anything in 2008, Lloyd Webber announced he would not work on another talent show in 2009, so that he could work on the musical Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, but that he would, however, return in 2010 to find a performer to play Dorothy Gale for a production of The Wizard of Oz. The series was named after the song " Over the Rainbow" and was also aired by TV3 in Ireland.įollowing a public telephone vote, 18-year-old Danielle Hope was crowned the winner of the series and was chosen to play Dorothy. It followed previous collaborations between the BBC and Lloyd Webber to find new musical theatre performers: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything. Produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, the series was presented by Graham Norton.
It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Dorothy Gale in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2011 stage production of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and a dog to play Toto for a one-off performance. Over the Rainbow is a British television talent series that aired on BBC One from 26 March to.
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