Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)
| Over the Rainbow | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Directed by | Simon Staffurth |
| Presented by | Graham Norton |
| Judges |
Andrew Lloyd Webber Charlotte Church John Partridge Sheila Hancock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Suzy Lamb |
| Producer(s) | Mel Balac |
| Location(s) | Fountain Studios |
| Running time | 40–90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Talkback Thames |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One, BBC HD |
| Picture format | PAL (576i), HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 26 March – 22 May 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | I'd Do Anything (2008) |
| Followed by | Superstar (2012) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Over the Rainbow was a British television talent series that aired on BBC One from 26 March to 22 May 2010. 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. Produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, the series was presented by Graham Norton. 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. The series was named after the song "Over the Rainbow" and was also aired by TV3 in Ireland.
Following a public telephone vote, 18-year-old Danielle Hope was crowned the winner of the series and was chosen to play Dorothy. Miniature Schnauzer Dangerous Dave was chosen to play Toto.
A Canadian version of the show aired on CBC Television in the autumn of 2012.
Following 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. 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. Lloyd Webber later said that it was a scheduling clash solved by moving the series to later in the year.
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