The Seven Remaining Dorothy Contenders

With Emilie, Dani, Bronte and Amy having been discounted from playing Dorothy in the new London production of Wizard of Oz, the seven remaining Dorothy contenders are Stephanie Davis, Lauren Samuels, Danielle Hope, Jessica Robinson, Steph Fearon, Jenny Douglas and Sophie Evans.

Danielle Hope

Danielle Hope, 17, from Manchester

Danielle performs Cry Me A River

Cry Me A River  is truly one of the best songs you could hope for, but I wasn’t too keen on the orchestration of  this one, nevertheless Danielle’s fantastic voice really does do it justice. This Dorothy contender has genuine star quality, the real thing.

Jenny Douglas

Jenny Douglas, 18, from Scotland

Jenny performs Warwick Avenue

Jenny has endeared herself to us with her quirky performances and cute personality. I can imagine her as Dorothy, in fact I can imagine getting some cheap seats at the back of the upper circle for Wizard of Oz in London and still getting a great performance from Jenny.

Lauren Samuels

Lauren Samuels, 22, from London

Lauren performs Nobody Knows

Sophie Evans

Sophie Evans, 17, from Wales

I’m afraid Sophie must be the favourite for being dropped next week, but such is the high standard in this show this is still great to listen to.

Sophie sings Love Song

Stephanie Davis

Stephanie Davis, 17, from Merseyside

Stephanie sings Nobody Does It Better.

Stephanie has a brilliant voice and must be one of the top contenders

Jessica Robinson

Jessica Robinson, 18, from Middlesborough

Along with Jenny, Jessica has the kind of facial expressions that can project to the back of a large theatre and therefore can be envisioned playing Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, no problem. In this case, the singing and dancing is all there too.

Jessica performs There Youll Be

Steph Fearon

Steph Fearon, 21, from London

Steph sings Use Somebody

Steph stands out for being a little shorter, an experienced, natural performer and well supported from South London! Sh started out with a full on R & B singimg style but has shown she can take the training and direction required for the West End stage where I’m sure she’ll end up. Not necessarily as Dorothy though.