Judy Garland News

In 2017, I was fortunate enough to have attended the Tony Awards. Rachel Bay Jones was among the winners that night for her performance as Heidi in Dear Evan Hansen. On July 7th, I saw her perform in person for the very first time.

Starring Georgina Onuorah as Dorothy, award-winning comedian and musical theatre star Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Diversity star Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man in his West End musical debut and The London Palladium legend Gary Wilmot as The Wizard and Professor Marvel, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz has now opened at the London Palladium.

Familiar and safe it may be, but the show delivers spectacle and entertainment as only theatre can

Williamstown Theatre Festival has revealed the lineup for the WTF Cabaret, a cabaret series curated in partnership with Tony Award nominee and Festival mainstay Christopher Fitzgerald. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Join Dorothy, The Tinman, The Cowardly Lion, and The Scarecrow as they find courage, heart, and magic on the way to the Emerald City! Long Beach’s premier musical theater company, Musical Theatre West (MTW), will debut its production of The Wizard of Oz for select dates this July.

The residents of Inspīr Carnegie Hill, a luxury senior living community operated by Maplewood Senior Living, were in for a special treat this June as NYC drag queens Evita Loca and Sutton Lee Seymour brought Broadway right to their home, performing their signature ‘Drag Roulette’ in an unforgettable Pride month concert. Check out the photos here!

The Capitol Theatre's summer programming continues with Cabaret star Michael Hughes bringing his award-winning show Mickey and Judy to the Capitol's intimate Sculthorpe Theatre space from July 27 to August 6.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present the return of Carole J. Bufford in the world premiere of her new show “Divine Decadence” for a special six-performance engagement from Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 23 with shows each night at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM.

Summer Orlando, New England’s premier theater drag entertainer and illusionist, will present her full-length production of HOCUS POCUS LIVE at the Warner Theatre’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre! The performance will take place Saturday, September 30 at 8 pm and feature Summer Orlando, Barbra Joan Streetsand, and Paige Machnicz.

Watch the trailer for Summer Stock at Goodspeed Musicals starring Corbin Bleu, Danielle Wade and more.

Cassandra and Kiel Klaphake, the visionary forces behind Arizona Broadway Theatre, have delivered a winner with their refreshingly revisited production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, directed by Ken Urso and featuring Jasmine Bassham as Dorothy. Runs through July 11.

The Muny has announced its full cast, design, and production teams for the groundbreaking rock musical Chess, July 5 - 11.

Goodspeed Musicals has released video from inside rehearsal for the world premiere musical comedy Summer Stock, the second production of its 60th anniversary season. Go inside the rehearsal room with the show's exuberant cast below!

 Philadelphia cabaret performer Tyler Houchins has announced a reprise of his NYC debut solo performance, Down A Yellow Brick Road, celebrating the legendary actress and vocalist Judy Garland, Friday, July 14th and Friday, July 21st  at 7:00 p.m at Don’t Tell Mama NYC.

Faye Webster has released her first new single in 2 years. 'But Not Kiss' towers as a modern love song, steeped in the in-between feelings where romantic longing crashes into ambivalence, with an explosive piano hook the song oscillates between Webster's near-whispered intimacies and a stunning, maximal arrangement.

Classical-crossover stars BRANDEN & JAMES, as seen on 'America's Got Talent,' will perform at The Mansion of Saratoga in Rock City Falls this Thurs. June 22 with special guest Effie Passero of 'American Idol' fame.

“Meet Me In St. Louis,” the onstage version of the 1944 film of the same name, is a delightful evening outdoors at Shawnee Mission Park’s Theatre In The Park.  I cannot recall being as pleasantly surprised by a show as I was by this one.  It is a broadly drawn slice of Americana performed by a top-notch cast.  The venue could have been built specifically for this production

The Mansion of Saratoga kicked off its 801 Concert Series this summer with a tribute to Joan Rivers on what would be the caustic comic’s 90th birthday. Check out the photo here!

The Capitol Theatre's summer stage series will continue with Prairie Nurse by award-winning Filipino-Canadian playwright Marie Beath Badian, directed by Megan Watson - a hilarious culture-clash comedy based on a true story.

Justin Elizabeth Sayer and co., have, once again, brought their A-Game to this annual feast of love, art, and fundraising.