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Week 2
by Stuart Munro
It’s a school night and I have a glass of whiskey in hand. It must be time for week two of Over the Rainbow!
Daryn Jones (looking rather sharp I might add) introduced our top nine Dorothys who went into a rousing rendition of “Munchkin Land/Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” from The Wizard of Oz (and sounding great I might add!). Sadly Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) was missing this week so there was no awkward flirting between him and Jones. Thankfully, it seems Jones’s sights are now set on Thom Allison (the handsomest man on the planet), who was wearing a diamond necklace Sunday night and apparently took a helicopter to get to Toronto from Niagara-on-the-Lake where he’s currently starring in Ragtime. Director/choreographer Arlene Phillips was looking stunning and, with ALW’s absence, will be making the final decisions on who gets eliminated.
Cut to a rehearsal session where the girls are singing “Defying Gravity,” and who should show up but Kristen Chenowith! The girls were all, understandably, shocked and amazed by the sudden appearance of this megastar. Cheno is here this week to mentor the star-struck girls. No pressure, right?
