While on the show "Over the Rainbow" , Danielle's voice was by no means the strongest but she interpreted songs so well and captured the audience with this incredible light that she has inside she was a shoe in to win and she did. Now we can see with just a bit of training her voice has improved vast amounts. She is going to be a stunning Dorothy.
L. Frank Baum would be proud of the fact that his stories and characters have been loved by many generations of families since he first published the wizard of oz in 1900. He would be so pleased with the performance of Danielle Hope, and her castmates in the show. So would Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, etc.
I'm playing Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz this year, and this is such a beautiful version of the song. Stunning. A bit bright and belty in sound for my taste, but still beautiful.
She is a very good singer who has worked hard with her training and she still has the heart and naturalness to give the song feeling and warmth. So very few trained singers seem unable to incorporate this. Truly one of the best interpretations of Judy's song. I also like her singing the verse before singing the chorus which is very seldom heard. A very beautiful and wonderful interpretation! 🤗😇♥️
my advice is this- don't try to sing like Danielle. Instead sing like YOU. No one person can emulate another's performance. As long as you find ways to embody the spirit of the show, and the heart and warmth that is Dorothy, and play the part the way YOU, not Danielle, know how to, you will be an amazing Dorothy. I am sure that Judy Garland and Danielle herself would tell you the same thing. As long as you love what you are doing, and it shows in your performance, the audience will love you.
I didn't think it was possible, but Danielle's voice has improved even more since the show!! I can't wait to see her, and 'The wizaed of Oz' on the opening night, 4 rows from the front, so should be amazing : ) Well done Danielle just proves the right girl won
Wow , Such a beautiful and amazing video , Very beautiful version of " Over the rainbow " , Still make me tear up and makes me smile , love this video.
This is stunning. It shows just how much she's improved and how amazing she really is Although she couldn't belt out those notes on the show, she was the best all round and only needed to learn, which she has, to make her the perfect Dorothy. Beautiful girl, singer and actress and definitely the best that was on the show. I really wanna go see this!
Crawford is looking great, and Danielle is wonderful as Dorothy. Also looking forward to Michael's performance, it's so good to see him coming back behind the footlights again.
i went to london sence 2002 and 2001 i went to west end like joseph oilver cats my next i am going to folow yellow birck road to see wizard of oz its is great to come back to london nxt year for 2011 lots muiscals i all ways love it to come back its like my chilld hood memory in there i moe away i sence 2001 and 2 kingswood in surry
Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!!! I can't wait to go and see you in March Danielle!! You're a true star!! :D:D:D Aaww that was so cute how Toto joined her at the end of the song. And yaaaay, Bobbie's Toto!! I'm looking forward to seeing him too! xxxx
WOW! She looks amazing! And sounds amazing for that matter. How anyone can dislike this performance or that incrdible end note is beyond me. Facial expressions are perefct too! VOCALLY FLAWLESS!!!! She IS Dorothy. This is going to be an amazing production and I can't wait too see it.
There's going to be a very tiny tour (most of the Canadian company!), but they aren't coming to the East Coast. I live in MA, so I'm pretty upset about that. :-( If you're interested, the stops the tour is making are: Vegas, LA, Seattle, St. Paul, Greensville, Ft. Lauderdale (Jan 7-19), Ft. Myers, Temple, Costa Mesa, Tuscon, Houstan, Fayetteville, Durham, Clearwater, Grand Rapids, St. Louis, and Philadelphia.
Billie Holiday had a range of just over one octave range and she was one of the best singers of all time. What matters is the performance and if it moves you; not whether you can belt a top C or not.
@TakeAMessageBack BELIEVE ME. This is just a snippet from the rehearsals. You just have to see the sets... They are mouth opening and I'm not joking...
Crawford looks wonderful, it's great to see him in such good form. I wish I knew how he did it so I'd make by 66 yr old hubby get on the same regimen. I really wanted to hear him sing a few bars, I hope the WOZ songs will be worthy of him and that magnificent gift of his is still a sheer pleasure to hear.
I do understand the comment about having to have a certain range, however somewhere over the rainbow sounds beautiful soft like the way danielle sings it, I dont think this should be a belty number.
The one thing I like is how this is the original song. None of that over-emotional trilly bullcrap, with a ska melody, trying to force you to cry your eyes out. A genuinely decent song.
Oh my god! Danielle's always been my second favourite - because of her acting - right after Lauren - because of her voice! I'm happy though, that Danielle won, because she is more similar to Dorothy characterwise. And bravo for Danielle, finally learning how to belt and how to stay in tune. She is surely making a wonderful Dorothy!!! I still prefer Lauren's voice, though.
I think making people listen, really listen to this music and just feeling that they're having a special moment, it's something rare this days, just because everyone knows this song, and so many great and talented people have sunged it...but it's funny how the song works for so very few people, the great singers in the world usually can't sang it....The best's versions are still Cassidy's and Garland...
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high There's a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true //Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me //Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow Why then, oh, why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly Beyond the rainbow Why, oh why can't I?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I think--and I'm sure other "theater people" would agree--that reviving a show isn't about mimicking the original or past versions, or trying to be as good as past versions. It's about bringing something new...every new actor is supposed to create their own Dorothy or Scarecrow or Lion...not fall into the mold of what's "been done."
While on the show "Over the Rainbow" , Danielle's voice was by no means the strongest but she interpreted songs so well and captured the audience with this incredible light that she has inside she was a shoe in to win and she did. Now we can see with just a bit of training her voice has improved vast amounts. She is going to be a stunning Dorothy.
It helped that she resembled Judy Garland the most.
How beautiful , she really improved from the final to this 😉😍
This is a beautiful version of this song! Danielle did a great job. I liked Sophie Evans voice too. Judy Garland would be very proud!
Richard Stephens I agree
i'm really glad she learned to belt that last section! it now sounds perfect
Her placement is so professional :) and her vocal mix on 'where you'll FIND ME' is beautiful!
4:23 is when somewhere over the rainbow starts
Juliet C thank you
i liked it. she keeps with the tune and doesn't try to "one up" miss garland.
Excellent. Can't fault this. She's really learned to disguise her vocal "break" since the TV show. I only wish I could sing so beautifully.
I can't help but love the fact that Toto came out to join her at the end of the song.
L. Frank Baum would be proud of the fact that his stories and characters have been loved by many generations of families since he first published the wizard of oz in 1900. He would be so pleased with the performance of Danielle Hope, and her castmates in the show. So would Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, etc.
I'm playing Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz this year, and this is such a beautiful version of the song. Stunning. A bit bright and belty in sound for my taste, but still beautiful.
She is a very good singer who has worked hard with her training and she still has the heart and naturalness to give the song feeling and warmth. So very few trained singers seem unable to incorporate this. Truly one of the best interpretations of Judy's song. I also like her singing the verse before singing the chorus which is very seldom heard. A very beautiful and wonderful interpretation! 🤗😇♥️
she kind of sounds like Ariel from the little mermaid! very beautiful! :3
So pure... Judy Garland would be proud :)
Blob the Blobb I agree
my advice is this- don't try to sing like Danielle. Instead sing like YOU. No one person can emulate another's performance. As long as you find ways to embody the spirit of the show, and the heart and warmth that is Dorothy, and play the part the way YOU, not Danielle, know how to, you will be an amazing Dorothy. I am sure that Judy Garland and Danielle herself would tell you the same thing. As long as you love what you are doing, and it shows in your performance, the audience will love you.
I didn't think it was possible, but Danielle's voice has improved even more since the show!! I can't wait to see her, and 'The wizaed of Oz' on the opening night, 4 rows from the front, so should be amazing : ) Well done Danielle just proves the right girl won
Just watched the 2010 over the rainbow series which put Danielle in this role. You absolutely smashed it 👏 bravo!
Gosh.
Sooo beautiful.
The perfect Dorothy 🥰❤️👏🏻
What a performance. Danielle has improved immensely since winning the show
Wow , Such a beautiful and amazing video , Very beautiful version of " Over the rainbow " , Still make me tear up and makes me smile , love this video.
Aaron Tuneberg same
She’s so amazing this song always brings me to tears in a good way
What a voice....pure talent.
Bless you Danielle for keeping the job
For all you people who haven't seen it yet it is still going at the London palladium
This is stunning.
It shows just how much she's improved and how amazing she really is
Although she couldn't belt out those notes on the show, she was the best all round and only needed to learn, which she has, to make her the perfect Dorothy.
Beautiful girl, singer and actress and definitely the best that was on the show. I really wanna go see this!
Beautiful. Loved seeing Michael Crawford, last saw him in Barnum.
The last note is amazing!!
It's just superb. How can 6 people dislike it?
Crawford is looking great, and Danielle is wonderful as Dorothy. Also looking forward to Michael's performance, it's so good to see him coming back behind the footlights again.
Love
That last note was stunning. :)
Beautiful performance Daniella nailed it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i went to london sence 2002 and 2001 i went to west end like joseph oilver cats my next i am going to folow yellow birck road to see wizard of oz its is great to come back to london nxt year for 2011 lots muiscals i all ways love it to come back its like my chilld hood memory in there i moe away i sence 2001 and 2 kingswood in surry
so cute!
Wow she is amazing
Such a star ⭐️ Miss this production
Sweet and lovely😘
I love her!!!!!!!!!!!
This video always gives me chills
Way to go Danielle your my favorite Dorothy
I liked Danielle hope and Samantha barks who was in film version of Les mis
beautiful performance
Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!!!
I can't wait to go and see you in March Danielle!! You're a true star!! :D:D:D
Aaww that was so cute how Toto joined her at the end of the song.
And yaaaay, Bobbie's Toto!! I'm looking forward to seeing him too!
xxxx
She went to my school 😇
I love Danielle Hope singing this song and she is a great Dorothy 💗
YES! that end note she finally hits! love it!
Michael is looking wonderful, and Danielle will be amazing as Dorothy! Even the young choir is wonderful! I can't wait to see this!
the best performance of somewhere over the rainbow i heard :)
Don't forget Pink's version...ruclips.net/video/7l1ign7ovRY/видео.html.
Charis Orphanidou you’ve obviously not heard Judy then
Since Judy. Yes. Breathtaking performance. It's 2022 & still got it!
she has improved sooooo much!!!
Simply wonderful! I can't wait to see the show live!
i went to go c the wizard of oz previews on wednesday! it was amaaaaaaaazing! we love you danielle¬
WOW! She looks amazing! And sounds amazing for that matter. How anyone can dislike this performance or that incrdible end note is beyond me. Facial expressions are perefct too! VOCALLY FLAWLESS!!!!
She IS Dorothy. This is going to be an amazing production and I can't wait too see it.
Wow amazing high note
There's going to be a very tiny tour (most of the Canadian company!), but they aren't coming to the East Coast. I live in MA, so I'm pretty upset about that. :-(
If you're interested, the stops the tour is making are:
Vegas, LA, Seattle, St. Paul, Greensville, Ft. Lauderdale (Jan 7-19), Ft. Myers, Temple, Costa Mesa, Tuscon, Houstan, Fayetteville, Durham, Clearwater, Grand Rapids, St. Louis, and Philadelphia.
She was amazing !! Love her so much !! xx
yes - it is in the key of B Major. For the OTR live shows it was in C Major. That's why the last note is so strong.
WOOOOW, that last note was brilliant :D
Her voice is officially on par or even better than Lauren's voice. Amazingly improved. She officially has no more weaknesses.
Always love the song by her 😊
So much better than when she was on over the rainbow.
Billie Holiday had a range of just over one octave range and she was one of the best singers of all time. What matters is the performance and if it moves you; not whether you can belt a top C or not.
@TakeAMessageBack BELIEVE ME. This is just a snippet from the rehearsals. You just have to see the sets... They are mouth opening and I'm not joking...
Love you to do
I love this man!!!!!
Crawford looks wonderful, it's great to see him in such good form. I wish I knew how he did it so I'd make by 66 yr old hubby get on the same regimen. I really wanted to hear him sing a few bars, I hope the WOZ songs will be worthy of him and that magnificent gift of his is still a sheer pleasure to hear.
OMG! Y didn't I hear this sooner?? Shes amazing!!
sigh - love this song.....
Very good💙
She's fantastic! Brave-oh! Brave-oh!
she's just perfect
WOOOOW I've got the goose bump the kid were amazig seriously, so cute! And Danielle, ah....
she sings this BEAUTIFULLY!
wow!
beautiful
i watched hre win the comp to become dorothy, she was my fave from the beginning, im so glad she won, shes awesome as dorothy!
i love danielle hope she sounds so perfect in her singing C:
I do understand the comment about having to have a certain range, however somewhere over the rainbow sounds beautiful soft like the way danielle sings it, I dont think this should be a belty number.
The one thing I like is how this is the original song.
None of that over-emotional trilly bullcrap, with a ska melody, trying to force you to cry your eyes out. A genuinely decent song.
LOVE IT JAMES
she is going to be an amazing Dorothy.
Danielle is AWESOME!!!! I am certain she is going to do well :)
this was really good
Oh my god! Danielle's always been my second favourite - because of her acting - right after Lauren - because of her voice! I'm happy though, that Danielle won, because she is more similar to Dorothy characterwise. And bravo for Danielle, finally learning how to belt and how to stay in tune. She is surely making a wonderful Dorothy!!! I still prefer Lauren's voice, though.
Just came from over the rainbow bbc tv show!
I think making people listen, really listen to this music and just feeling that they're having a special moment, it's something rare this days, just because everyone knows this song, and so many great and talented people have sunged it...but it's funny how the song works for so very few people, the great singers in the world usually can't sang it....The best's versions are still Cassidy's and Garland...
Bet queenie loved this
I love the way she sings this song.. I love the original version, not the tappered versions. If tappered is a word..(:
I loved Danielle but come on, the choir were great too! Especially for their ages :) x
AMAZING!!! FLAWLESS!!! Thats all i have to say xx
She deserved to win
no she doesn't Sophie was better than she is
She played maria von trapp in the sound of music uk tour before lucy o'byrne
A Versão da Danielle Hope-
I’m playing Dorothy in the wizard of oz this year and this is awesome inspiration
Somewhere over the rainbow
way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
//Someday I'll wish upon a star
and wake up where the clouds are
far behind me
//Where troubles melt like lemon drops
away above the chimney tops
that's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh, why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
she has a very classic disney style voice when they made their classic films (ie aladdin, the little mermaid etc.)
I was in this😂👏🏼
I've been to this musical last week! It was AMAZING. I love the song 'somewhere over the rainbow'! (4:23)
She's pretty good.
i was a purple xxx it was so much fun!!!
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I think--and I'm sure other "theater people" would agree--that reviving a show isn't about mimicking the original or past versions, or trying to be as good as past versions. It's about bringing something new...every new actor is supposed to create their own Dorothy or Scarecrow or Lion...not fall into the mold of what's "been done."
what key does she do this in? Anyone know?
Holy SHIT!
@tedipenguproductions i hope they come to broadway already!!!