Tag: Judy Garland
Peaches Christ and (much) More Holiday Gaiety
Its sometimes hard to keep track of teh whereabouts of San Francisco’s drag Grand Dame Peaches Christ. Last week she was in London breaking records as the first Drag Queen to perform in the city’s; very grand Royal Albert Hall that seats some 5700 British peeps. The occasion was the UK debut of her…
Rufus Wainwright (and Guests) celebrate Judy Garland’s 100th Birthday
This year marks the 100th Birthday of Judy Garland and who better to celebrate it than Rufus Wainwright. Back in 2006 the singer/songwriter recreated Garland’s April 23, 1961, concert, often considered “the greatest night in show business history”. Garland’s 1961 double album, Judy at Carnegie Hall, a comeback performance with more than 25…
Rufus Wainwright : Stage and Home
Our favorite queer Canadian/American singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright’s about to do the final installment of his virtual tour with Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios! He’ll actually be performing the classic 1961 Judy Garland concert in the same Hollywood studio Judy herself recorded in. On the same microphone too. You simply cannot possibly get more…
JUDY : will we love this new biopic?
The more we see and hear of JUDY the new biopic of the late great Judy Garland, the more we are intrigued. The film is based on the hit play Beyond The Rainbow which quite rightly started in London as it’s about the star’s declining last few years living in the UK. It was…
Will Renee Zellweger win over Judy Garland fans when she plays the gay icon?
For many gay men (of a certain age) 2019 is not just the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots but also the 50th Anniversary of the untimely death of one of the greatest ever gay icons Judy Garland. She died aged 47 in London on June 22nd 1969 on the verge of making another…
