Judy Garland News

This reviewer was overwhelmed at such amazing talent on one stage.

Find out which of your favorite Christmas and holiday songs were penned by Broadway composers!

Westport Country Playhouse will stage “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” a classic Sherlock Holmes story, and “A Christmas Carol.'

Earlier this year, it was reported that Broadway icon Liza Minnelli is bringing her life story to the page in a new memoir. Magnolia Hill Productions has since optioned the rights to the memoir, bringing her story one step closer to the screen.

92NY does their audiences a solid by booking in one of the industry's great entertainers.

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company will present the twentieth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels. Learn more!

Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles will headline a private industry reading of the Broadway-bound musical comedy, Get Happy. Learn more about the production here!

See what the critics are saying about The Importance of Being Earnest at The National Theatre, starring Ncuti Gatwa and more! Read the review for the production.

The legendary Marilyn Maye is set for a rare one night only appearance at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood this December. Learn more about the performance here!

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with Happen to Like Cole Porter on Sunday, December 8th at 5 PM and 7:30 PM.

Looking for the next musical to watch after Wicked? Whether you are a musical theatre savant or completely new to the genre, BroadwayWorld has assembled a guide of ten musicals that you and your family are encouraged to check out if you enjoyed Wicked.

BWW Cabaret Award nominee Michael I. Haber will perform at one of New York’s most exciting new hot spots, The Red Eye, on 12/15. The intimate unplugged jazz show features an evening of holiday favorites plus stories of traditions, memories, and more.

A pair of the iconic ruby slippers from 1939's The Wizard of Oz are currently up for auction. The TODAY Show is taking a closer look at the piece of movie memorabilia, along with the pointy hat worn by Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch. Watch the full segment now!

Listen to Ashe's cover of Judy Garland’s holiday classic, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” The performer is set to embark on “The Trilogy Tour” beginning in May 2025.

BroadwayWorld spoke with Wicked author Gregory Maguire about the new film adaptation starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, his new book Elphie: A Wicked Childhood, and much more. Read the full interview here.

The Fred Ebb Foundation and Birdland Jazz Club announced additional performers for Sing Happy: The Lyrics of Fred Ebb, which will take place next week at Birdland Jazz Club.

This reviewer thoroughly enjoyed the evening of American Songbook scores from Max Von Essen. The NY Pops' 2024-25 season continues with Merry and Bright, their holiday celebration with Jessica Vosk on December 20 and 21, 2024.

While many jukebox musicals rely heavily on the audience's pre-existing love for the music, 'Jersey Boys' stands out as an exception. This Tony-winning musical, currently gracing the stage at Desert Theatreworks, transcends its soundtrack.

In her show THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND…FOR DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, Lianne Marie Hobbs draws comparisons between what she calls the “hamsters in her brain” and those that inhabited the similar ones in Dusty Springfield's brain.

The iconic ruby slippers, worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in 1939's The Wizard of Oz, are currently up for auction. Valued at approximately $3.5 million, the auction concludes on December 7. This is one of three other surviving pairs of shoes from the film.