Judy Garland News

Fun fact! Did you know Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids Minnesota? In fact, they have a Judy Garland Museum there with her home as well as other items of Judy Garland and the iconic Wizard of Oz.

Seth Sikes returns to 54 Below next month with a brand new Barbra Streisand tribute show. Before September 8th and opening night roll around, Seth chats with Broadway World Cabaret.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced details for their upcoming 30th Season, including one Off-Broadway premiere, a new season of Around The Table Readings, the return of their downtown cabaret series Broadway on the Bowery, and a new season of ATC's popular One Night Only series.

The music... the mem’ries... the magic... the dog cloning! This Halloween season, Hell in a Handbag Productions kicks off its 2022-23 season with the world premiere of FRANKENSTREISAND by Tyler Anthony Smith* and directed by Stephanie Shaw, playing September 29 – October 31, 2022 at Redline VR.

Few people looking back at this season of scorching heatwaves, political upheaval and financial crisis would label it “halcyon” but, in a small room under Piccadilly Circus, an idyll of music and cabaret can be found thanks to this welcome slice of old school Hollywood pizzazz.

Renowned concert pianists Donna Weng Friedman and David Oei are celebrating the 83rd anniversary of The Wizard of Oz world premiere and official release by performing a toe-tapping, hum-inducing virtuoso piano duet called The Wizard of Oz Fantasy, written by William Hirtz.

Jazz devotee Andrew Poretz checks out John Minnock's latest concert as a guest reviewer for Broadway World Cabaret.

Largely unscripted and intimately broken, 'The Keepin' Cozy Show' will return to The Players Theatre on August 17th at 7pm with a brand new and darkly comic variety show, featuring 'Hollywood's Most Available Ingenue' and America's favorite open wound, Kitten Solloway.

Former lead singer of The Stranglers (1990 – 2006), songwriter and actor Paul Roberts, and renowned West End singer, actor, choreographer and resident director Miranda Wilford, alongside a swinging trio of musicians, are bringing their nostalgic and toe-tapping sell-out show back to London for the first time in over 10 years, as they feature the world's greatest music and lyrics of legendary songwriters at the Crazy Coqs in London, from August 22nd.

The electrifying Brandon Bennett (Million Dollar Quartet) does the impossible, delivering a spine-tingling Elvis tribute that is fresh, powerful, and right on time.

Long before there was RuPaul, there was the Jewel Box Revue. This legendary, gender-bending performance troupe will come to life when Klein & Alvarez Productions, LLC presents “Jewel Box Revue 2022” at IndyFringe Theatre Festival in downtown Indianapolis over three weekends, August 18-September 4.  

Tony Award-winning actress Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots, “Snowpiercer”) will take on the role of Audrey in the three-time Best Musical Revival Award-winning production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS this fall, beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the Westside Theatre.

Seth Sikes will return to Provincetown in his show Broadway Babies at Post Office Café & Cabaret on Tuesday, August 23 & Wednesday, August 24 at 8:30PM.

The Canadian label High Definition Tape Transfers, Inc. (HDTT), which specializes in high-definition releases of classical, jazz and pop classics and whose extensive catalogue ranges from Duke Ellington to Gustav Mahler, is proud to release the high-definition release of Judy Garland: The Greatest Night in Show Business History.

A dynamic array of inspiring and matchless performances will highlight the 2022 Fall season at Staller Center for the Arts. With a diverse lineup of performers, Staller Center showcases both emerging and established artists of wide-ranging appeal. 

Austin’s oldest film festival and premiere LGBTQ+ film fest of the Southwest, aGLIFF announced the Opening Night and five additional films for the 35th annual festival PRISM 35 taking place in-person August 24–28, 2022 in Austin. The annual event will celebrate in-person throughout the vibrant city of Austin with screenings, events, Q&As and more.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere musical, Goddess. The musical stage production is conceived and directed by Saheem Ali, music and lyrics by Michael Thurber, and written by Jocelyn Bioh. Previews begin Saturday, August 13, and the show runs through Sunday, September 25.

After sellout engagements in New York, LA and London, Carole J. Bufford will bring her show Vintage Pop! to Blue Strawberry in St. Louis, MO on Thursday, August 18th.

Rob McClure has revealed via Twitter that he has tested positive for Covid and will be out of Little Shop of Horrors until Saturday, July 30.

Production photos have been released of Tony Award nominee Rob McClure as Seymour, in the three-time Best Revival Award-winning LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Westside Theatre. Check out the photos here!