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''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''.〔("CBC fall season reflects reduced budget" ). CBC News, May 10, 2012.〕 The series was hosted by Daryn Jones.〔 Arlene Phillips, Thom Allison, and Louise Pitre served as judges alongside Webber.〔(Over the Rainbow Judges )〕 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.〔("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〕 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".〔Ahearn, Victoria. ("Danielle Wade lands Dorothy role after winning popular vote on ''Over the Rainbow''" ), ''National Post'', 6 November 2012〕 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".〔("Toto Auditions ).〕 The winner was a small mixed breed dog named Linzy, that looks similar to the film's Toto, owned by Reta Thompson. However, Linzy will not appear in the stage production.〔Simcoe, Luke. ("Ontario pooch Linzy wins ''Over the Rainbow'' Toto contest" ), ''Metro'', Free Daily News Group Inc., 6 October 2012〕 ==Finalists== Ten contestants made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows. * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Over the Rainbow (Canadian TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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