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Photo Coverage: Andrew Lloyd Webber Comes to Toronto for OVER THE RAINBOW

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Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice's newest musical, The Wizard of Oz, recently closed a successful run in London's West End and is now headed for Toronto - complete with a new CBC reality program called 'Over The Rainbow' to cast our Canadian Dorothy.

Thousands of girls tried out, a lucky twenty made it to 'Dorothy Farm' and from there, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber himself had a hand in picking the ten girls who would be broadcast into homes across the nation each week to vie for the votes (and the hearts) of Canada.

The show kicked off Sunday night with Lord Lloyd Webber in attendance, as well as host Daryn Jones and judges Arlene Phillips, Thom Allison and Louise Pitre. The top ten Dorothys each performed a number and the first elimintation is set to take place Monday evening. BWW was on hand to capture all the excitement of the very first show, and we are thrilled to bring you these exclusive photographs.

Be sure to tune into Over the Rainbow every Sunday and Monday night at 8PM on CBC Television and cast your vote!

You can also visit them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter and download the app.

For more information please visit the official website at http://www.cbc.ca/overtherainbow/

All photos by Racheal McCaig Photography

Over the Rainbow

The Ruby Slippers

Giant Ruby Slippers Adorn the Stage

Judges Corner

Decoration on Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's chair

The Dorothys

Jennifer Gillis

Colleen Furlan

Daryn Jones

Daryn Jones and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber

Louise Pitre

Thom Allison

Arlene Phillips

Kelsey Verzotti sings Good Morning Baltimore

Julia Gartha sings Make You Feel My Love

Michelle Bouey sings Love Song

Danielle Wade sings I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Jessie Munro sings Take That Look Off Your Face

Jennifer Gillis sings Whistle Down The Wind

Stephanie La Rochelle sings The Climb

AJ Bridel sings Mambo Italiano

Kelsey Verzotti and Julia Gartha

The Silver Slippers

Daryn Jones

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Kelly Cameron's love affair with the theatre began when she was just five years old, on an outing to see the Original Canadian Cast of Les Miserables at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. She instantly fell in love, and since then has been lucky enough to be involved in various theatre activities and productions, including a regional production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and a local production of Where the Sidewalk Ends. She has also received training from various teachers throughout Southwestern Ontario in both piano and voice, and competed in vocal competitions for which she received a few awards. Her writing career started almost by accident, when she had the opportunity to become a ghostwriter for up and coming businesses. She continues to do this, writing the content for all sorts of companies who are starting websites and looking to find their voice.

Her passion and love for theatre led to her becoming involved with BroadwayWorld where she is thrilled to be writing for the Toronto contingent of the rapidly growing website. When she isn't at the theatre, you can generally find her firmly planted in front of her trusty Blackberry - tweeting, Facebooking or partaking in other such social media activities to ensure that those who want to know are kept apprised of everything that Toronto theatre has to offer. Other interests include movies, art, music, shopping, fashion and martial arts with the occasional foray into the world of finance.

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