In this week’s print edition of The Stage, columnist Zoe Tyler casts her eye over the first live show.
Zoe, a former panel member of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do, shares her thoughts on new judge Barry Humphries, as well as casting her eye over the twelve girls who started the live journey into Nancy’s petticoats on Saturday.
The standard was very high and I feel, unlike Maria? where Connie stood out like a sore thumb from day one as the winner, this series is different, with a real array of talent. How refreshing.
However, she does not agree with the final decision to send Amy Booth-Steel home:
I thought Tara was the weakest… she tends to put on an affected sound which makes it sound a little karaoke. I think she should have gone out and not Amy.
You can read the full column in this week’s edition of The Stage, available in most high street WHSmiths and other leading newsagents for £1.30.
does anyone know if there are auditions for the other principle roles for Oliver such as Dodger and Bet, or whether that is only agent stuff?
Hi anon -- we've not heard of any castings yet. This may be because they're going to go direct to agents for casting, or it may be that they'll start casting other roles at a later date - Oliver! doesn't start previews until December.
The best thing to do is keep an eye on The Stage's Jobs & Auditions pages, in print or online, in case the producers decide to advertise the casting.
The comments on this blog post which were to do with this week's live episode have now been moved to the appropriate entry.