Judy Garland News

Impressionist Jess Robinson brings ELTON REIMAGINED back to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, channelling Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Judy Garland, and others through Elton John's classic songs.

The famed Wicked Witch of the West hat, featured in the 1939 musical The Wizard of Oz, is among the items going up for auction in Heritage Auction's five-day Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction in July.

Gilded Balloon will present the return of the five-star Edinburgh Fringe hit with its original cast — Gail Watson, Frances Thorburn, and Clare Waugh — reuniting under writer-director Morag Fullarton at Gilded Balloon Patter House.

The Orchard Project has announced the artists and companies selected for its 2026 Summer Performance Lab in Saratoga Springs, NY. Learn more about the project here.

Vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Aisha de Haas will perform tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Morven Museum & Garden, alongside a quilt exhibit and civil rights talks.

The cabaret stylings of Goldie Dver and the prolific lyrics of Dorothy Fields go hand in hand as only a pair of empowered female artists from different centuries could and should.

Jinkx Monsoon will reprise her Broadway-acclaimed role as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY! for a strictly limited six-week season at London's Trafalgar Theatre, marking her West End debut.

Duces Wild will present the second edition of EDFEST, a festival of Edinburgh Fringe preview performances at Brooklyn Art Haus in Brooklyn, featuring 15 selected shows across genres including comedy, drag, and musical theater.

St. Louis is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Summer 2026 include Spelling Bee and more.

All new photos have been released of the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical, based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon. Check out the photos here.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 10, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The 6/1 show featured a host of talent honoring Judy Garland, to benefit The Ali Forney Center, which provides shelter and services for homeless LGBTQIA+ youth

Natalie Giannosa will bring her solo cabaret STARS ARE BORN: GAGA, BARBRA, JUDY & ME to The Green Room 42 for its New York debut, joined by drag icon Pissi Myles and Dillon Klena, with music direction by Ben Covello.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including the cast of MJ, Norm Lewis, and many more. 

End of the Rainbow offers a rare chance to witness Judy Garland’s final chapter brought to life with extraordinary depth by Tammy Lukas. Her performance captures Judy’s fire, fragility, and humor with a precision shaped by years of study and a lifelong connection.

Westport Country Playhouse will present GET HAPPY!, a concert celebrating Judy Garland, featuring performer Jenna Pastuszek singing music from The Wizard of Oz, Carnegie Hall, and more, with musical supervision by Broadway veteran Joshua Zecher-Ross.

Sherz Aletaha and Danielle Grabianowski have joined the cat of the 14th annual “Night of a Thousand Judys,” the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center at Joe’s Pub.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Grammy and Emmy winner Will Roland, Tony winner Norm Lewis and more. 

A delightful breath of fresh air swept through 54 Below as Melissa Errico paid loving homage to Barbra Streisand with MD Billy Stritch 5/27 to 5/29. Read a review of the night.

Savannah Repertory Theatre will present You Made Me Love You, a one-night-only Judy Garland tribute starring Producing Artistic Director Natasha Drena alongside collaborator Chris Brent Davis in Savannah, Georgia.