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[Roz]

BBC's idea of cute factor?  Not much to care about as the winning Toto's only going to be on for one show.  Having the dogs around has been good for seeing how well the girls handle the animal.  The segments did give Jodie something to do I suppose.

I think it was so important to see how the Dorothy's handled the dogs. Its hard enough performing on stage in front of thousands of people let alone having to control an unpredictable animal!

[Aurora_7]

I think it was so important to see how the Dorothy's handled the dogs. Its hard enough performing on stage in front of thousands of people let alone having to control an unpredictable animal!

Ahh, but the Toto would be trained and far less unpredictable than we might suspect!    The girls need to be trained to treat the dog in a relaxed and confident manner. With months of rehersals this shouldn't be a problem.

As for Toto... hmm. I like Missy and Dangerous Dave... but it's only 1 show, so it ain't all that. (Unless they decide to extend it).

[meerkat]

[quote name='emkay' date='May 17 2010, 06:27 AM' post='123351']
My thoughts:
She is also an awkward mover.  I think she has the furthest to go of the remaining three to be ready for a West End lead, so I think it would be better for her not to win so she can go to drama school.  [quote name='emkay' date='May 17 2010, 06:27 AM' post='123351']


Yes but from what we have glimpsed of her "dancing" ability would she get past the first rounds in many drama school auditions? I know of better dancers than her with equally good voices not to get recalls.

[My Dog's Name is Sally]

Yes but from what we have glimpsed of her "dancing" ability would she get passed the first rounds in many drama school auditions? I know of better dancers than her with equally good voices not to get recalls.

She might have a better chance getting in with a letter of recomendation from ALW.

[Rain]

BBC's idea of cute factor?  Not much to care about as the winning Toto's only going to be on for one show.  Having the dogs around has been good for seeing how well the girls handle the animal.  The segments did give Jodie something to do I suppose.

I hate the Toto section!

Totally agree with you re. the final three

[hitster]

With so many different girls in the bottom two each week, no-one knows with any certainty who is likely to win. Apart from Helena Blackman, I don't think any of the other major contenders on these shows had any appearances in the bottom two.

Sophie always seemed to be a bit off the pace but has been catching the other girls up and hasn't been in the bottom two for several weeks. Danielle may be the favourite but was in the sing off only two weeks ago so we know that both Sophie and Lauren polled more votes than her then.

Lauren was the bnottom in the first QF sing off but obviously picked up support to be safe for the 2nd sing off but was in the sing off again last week. Although she may be the safe choice, I wonder if the public have warmed to her or see her in a sympathetic role like Dorothy as a lot of people seem to be suggesting her for edgier roles. Also the panel were hard on her and accused her of being slightly cocky and then the next week we learn that she had hearing issues as a youngster so it seemed as if they were trying to redress the balance a bit. Lauren being a bit elder and more trained than the other girls will be more professional but this seems to almost go against her.

Has it been totally confirmed that the winner will do 8 shows a week as both Jodie and Connie only did 6 and the likes of Aiofe was brought in to do a couple of the shows. I wonder if this might depend on who wins and more importantly how they progress towards the start of the run. Although if people have booked specifically when the winner has been announced then a decision may need to be made soon.

[mylime]

I'm really hoping Danielle will do it!

If not, then I would be happy to see Lauren win, but I just hope it's not Sophie. She is great but I don't think she's right for Dorothy...but I have got a feeling she will win.  

[Joule]

My top three were Lauren, Danielle and Steph and I could never decide whether Danielle or Lauren was my favourite. I now want Danielle to get the role. I (sometimes) like Lauren better and strangely enough I thought her apparently very cocky performance of 'I'll never fall in love again' was very subtle and endearing. Until then it was my favourite performance of hers.

Anyway, I've decided to go for Danielle because I think she suits the part of Dorothy a bit better. I disagree with the panel because I don't think she has a very MT voice. I really like her voice because it has an interesting tone to it but I don't think it's musical theatre.
Anyway, I digress, Danielle for Dorothy, Lauren for something else in the WestEnd as soon as possible please!

Sophie was one of my favourites in the very first week, after that I just wanted her to live up to my expectations and she almost never did, which is a shame. But I think she's almost very likely to win due to regional voting.