Over the Rainbow (Canadian TV series)
Over the Rainbow | |
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Genre | Reality |
Directed by | Joan Tosoni |
Presented by | Daryn Jones |
Judges |
Andrew Lloyd Webber Arlene Phillips Thom Allison Louise Pitre |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Don Weiner Ivan Schneeberg David Fortier Gerry McKean |
Producer(s) | Mel Balac |
Running time | 40–90 minutes |
Production company(s) | Temple Street Productions |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television, CBC HD |
Original release | September 16 – November 5, 2012 |
External links | |
Website |
Over the Rainbow is a Canadian reality talent competition, which premiered on CBC Television on September 16, 2012. Based on the 2010 series Over the Rainbow in the United Kingdom, the series auditioned aspiring musical theatre performers for the role of Dorothy for a Toronto production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.[1] The series was hosted by Daryn Jones.[1] Arlene Phillips, Thom Allison, and Louise Pitre served as judges alongside Webber.[2]
The competition began with a Dorothy "boot camp" run by Lloyd Webber, which trained contestants and eliminated all but 10 finalists. Following a public telephone vote on 4 November 2012, 20-year-old Danielle Wade was chosen as Dorothy to perform the role for Mirvish Productions in Toronto, which started on 20 December 2012.[3][4] Wade has played several leading roles in student and community theatre and is an acting major at the University of Windsor. The judges praised her as "a consistently solid performer with a big voice and girl-next-door likeability and charm".[5]
The show also auditioned Canadian dogs for the part of Toto. CBC and Weber did not restrict the breed of Toto to Cairn Terrier (as used in the 1939 film), but instead searched for a dog that embodies the spirit of Toto: One that is a "bright fun loving companion full of energy and charisma".[1] The winner was a small mixed breed dog named Linzy, that looks similar to the film's Toto, owned by Reta Thompson. However, Linzy did not appear in the stage production.[6]
Finalists
Ten contestants made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows.
Finalist | Age* | From | Dress Colour | Status |
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Kelsey Verzotti | 17 | Calgary, Alberta | Bubble Gum Pink | Eliminated 1st in Week 1 |
Michelle Bouey | 21 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | Robin's Egg Blue | Eliminated 2nd in Week 2 |
Julia Gartha | 16 | Unionville, Ontario | Purple | Eliminated 3rd in Week 3 |
Jennifer Gillis | 16 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Sky Blue | Eliminated 4th in Week 4 |
Jessie Munro | 17 | Toronto, Ontario | Teal | Eliminated 5th in Week 5 |
Cassandra Hodgins | 17 | London, Ontario | Yellow | Eliminated 6th in Week 6 |
Colleen Furlan | 19 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Red | Eliminated 7th in Week 7 |
A. J. Bridel | 18 | Kitchener, Ontario | Orange | Third Place |
Stephanie La Rochelle | 17 | Ottawa, Ontario | Kelly Green | Runner-up |
Danielle Wade | 20 | LaSalle, Ontario | Lime Green | Winner |
* at the start of the series
Results summary
Place | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Final |
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1 | Danielle | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
2 | Stephanie | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Runner-up |
3 | AJ | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Third Place |
4 | Colleen | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated |
5 | Cassandra | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Eliminated | |
6 | Jessie | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | ||
7 | Jennifer | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | |||
8 | Julia | Bottom 2 | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | ||||
9 | Michelle | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | |||||
10 | Kelsey | Eliminated | Eliminated |
Performances
Danielle Wade
- Week 1 - I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Week 2 - There You'll Be
- Week 3 - Big Spender
- Week 4 - Moon River
- Week 5 - Valerie
- Week 6 - At Last
- Week 7 - I Dreamed a Dream
- First Final Song - As If We Never Said Goodbye
- Second Final Song - Repeat of Big Spender
Stephanie La Rochelle
- Week 1 - The Climb
- Week 2 - Titanium
- Week 3 - Flashdance... What a Feeling
- Week 4 - Buenos Aires
- Week 5 - Smile
- Week 6 - Someone Like You
- Week 7 - Cabaret
- First Final Song - I Believe My Heart
- Second Final Song - Repeat of Buenos Aires
AJ Bridel
- Week 1 - Mambo Italiano
- Week 2 - Angel
- Week 3 - One Night Only
- Week 4 - True Colors
- Week 5 - Feeling Good
- Week 6 - Nobody Does It Better
- Week 7 - All That Jazz
- Final - Memory
Colleen Furlan
- Week 1 - Fallin'
- Week 2 - Call Me Maybe
- Week 3 - Legally Blonde
- Week 4 - If My Friends Could See Me Now
- Week 5 - Could It Be Magic
- Week 6 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Week 7 - Somewhere
Cassandra Hodgins
- Week 1 - Fever
- Week 2 - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
- Week 3 - Maybe This Time
- Week 4 - Mercy
- Week 5 - Out Here on My Own
- Week 6 - Your Song
Jessie Munro
- Week 1 - Take That Look Off Your Face
- Week 2 - Firework
- Week 3 - The Rose
- Week 4 - Rolling in the Deep
- Week 5 - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Jennifer Gillis
- Week 1 - Whistle Down the Wind
- Week 2 - I'll Stand by You
- Week 3 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- Week 4 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Julia Gartha
- Week 1 - Make You Feel My Love
- Week 2 - Give Your Heart a Break
- Week 3 - The Man That Got Away
Michelle Bouey
- Week 1 - Love Song
- Week 2 - When You Believe
Kelsey Verzotti
- Week 1 - Good Morning Baltimore
Opening Songs
- Week 1 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road
- Week 2 - Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
- Week 3 - The Merry Old Land of Oz
- Week 4 - If I Only Had a Part
- Week 5 - Don't Rain on My Parade
- Week 6 - Together (Wherever We Go)
- Week 7 - Don't Stop Believin'
- Final - medley of The Wizard of Oz
Group Songs
- Week 1 - One
- Week 2 - Defying Gravity
- Week 3 - Anything You Can Do
- Week 4 - I Enjoy Being a Girl
- Week 5 - medley of Mamma Mia! with Louise Pitre
- First Week 6 Song - You Can't Stop the Beat
- Second Week 6 Song - The Trolley Song with Thom Allison
- First Week 7 Song - Seasons of Love
- Second Week 7 Song - Something's Coming
- First Final Song (Danielle, Stephanie & AJ) - Already Home
- Second Final Song (Danielle, Stephanie & AJ) - medley of The Wizard of Oz
- Third Final Song (Danielle, Stephanie & AJ) - Sing
Sing-offs The Bottom 2 voted by the public each week had to sing with one or two other Dorothys a contrasting song from a musical, then Andrew Lloyd Webber (week 1) and Arlene Phillips (weeks 2-7) would choose one of them to carry on in the competition. Danielle Wade was the only one not to have done a sing-off.
- What I Did for Love - A Chorus Line - sung by Kelsey and Julia
- Another Suitcase in Another Hall - Evita - sung by Michelle and Jessie
- As Long as He Needs Me - Oliver! - sung by Julia and Jessie
- Tell Me on a Sunday - Tell Me on a Sunday and Song and Dance - sung by Jennifer and Stephanie
- Tell Me It's Not True - Blood Brothers - sung by Jessie and Cassandra
- On My Own - Les Misérables - sung by Cassandra and Stephanie
- No Matter What - Whistle Down the Wind - sung by Colleen and AJ
References
- 1 2 3 "CBC fall season reflects reduced budget". CBC News, May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Over the Rainbow Judges
- ↑ "Over the Rainbow viewers pick Danielle to play Dorothy", CBCnews, 6 November 2012
- ↑ Ahearn, Victoria. "Over the Rainbow winner realizing she's not in La Salle, Ont., anymore", The Province, Canada.com, 7 November 2012
- ↑ Ahearn, Victoria. "Danielle Wade lands Dorothy role after winning popular vote on Over the Rainbow", National Post, 6 November 2012
- ↑ Simcoe, Luke. "Ontario pooch Linzy wins Over the Rainbow Toto contest", Metro, Free Daily News Group Inc., 6 October 2012