Phillips joins Webber's 'Oz' talent show

Thursday, October 15 2009, 11:27 BST

By Alex Fletcher, Reality TV Editor

WENN

Arlene Phillips has been recruited to work on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Wizard of Oz talent hunt.

The former Strictly Come Dancing judge will provide the choreography for the BBC One show, according to The Sun.

Webber's latest reality series will attempt to find a Dorothy and Toto for a new West End production. It will be hosted by Graham Norton.

Phillips, 66, has already started filming with Nigel Lythgoe fo new BBC One dancing series So You Think You Can Dance, which will air in January.

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