So here’s some exciting news for everybody: Sophie Evans will be Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium next year ever Tuesday and during Danielle Hope’s holidays. This is not an understudy role, it’s a whole series of specified dates as an alternate Dorothy. Great news for Sophie, and it means she can continue her theatre studies at the same time, which is brilliant.

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Twitter Sophie Evans - I will be Dorothy

So now, if Sophie Evans was your favourite Dorothy in Over The Rainbow, you can now book tickets for the Wizard of Oz and be sure to see her in the dream role as long as you pick the right dates, or any Tuesday.

The announcement was made today when Andrew Lloyd Webber visited Cardiff and then presented Sophie to the media at the Wales Millennium Centre. For the presentation, Sophie again sang ‘Over the Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz, accompanied by Andrew on keyboard.

Sophie Evans, runner up to Danielle Hope in the BBC series Over the Rainbow, will play Dorothy every Tuesday evening, and throughout the weeks of 2nd May, 5th September and 12th September, when Danielle is away.

Lloyd Webber said

I am thrilled that Sophie will be joining Danielle and the cast to play her dream role of Dorothy. She is a huge talent and I am very excited to see what she will bring to the role.

It was also explained that Andrew is helping Sophie to continue her training, funding her on a year-long musical theatre training course starting in September at the Arts Educational School.

The new production of The Wizard of Oz begins previews at The London Palladium from 7th February 2011, with Sophie Evans starting on Tuesday 8th March.

Sophie Evans

Sophie Evans