JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
#0JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/13/05 at 11:21pm
Just wondering if anyone knows why there hasn't been a full-out JUDY musical (a la FUNNY GIRL). God knows there is plenty of familiar Judy songs to make a book musical out of. I remember when I saw BOY FROM OZ and watching the Judy character sing thinking there is definitely a show to be written.
Pam Gem's wrote a show in the 80's (JUDY) but it was very disappointing.
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#1re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/13/05 at 11:26pm
ummm... there is a judy garland musical... there are a few actually...
http://musicals.itgo.com/
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#2re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/13/05 at 11:28pm
I think there should be a musical based off the first half of the movie "Me and My Shadows: Life with Judy Garland"
Not only could you use all the songs (the movie spans her entire life) but that could also leave room to write some songs in JUST for the show itself.
I'm sick of these Mamma Mia, Movin' Out, All Shook Up, etcs....
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#3re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/13/05 at 11:31pmSorry Cats.. I suppose I thinking about a big money production. There have been some attempts but I'm just surprised nothing significant has ever taken off i.e Broadway/West End.
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#4re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/14/05 at 3:34amI think Caroline O'Connor was currently doing one Judy Garland musical now in Australia too called 'Over The Rainbow'
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#5re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/15/05 at 1:16pmI think Randal Myler who has put together tribute shows like "Love, Janis" and "Lost Highway" would be up to the task. It's time for a Judy tribute that is substantial and not a drag show. Of course, any show would have to contain the songs Judy sang, not an original score like "Funny Girl."
#6re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/15/05 at 1:36pmBut where do you find someone to portray her so realistically that you don't constantly find yourself making comparisons?
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#7re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/15/05 at 2:31pmA former collaborator of mine wrote an excellent musical in which Judy was one of the lead characters. I hear he's getting a production mounted in Hawaii!
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#8re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/15/05 at 3:04pm
Judy Garland may be one of those larger-than-larger-than-life people and perhaps would not work onstage.
What part of her life would be dramatized?
Maybe there's a play there like the last Arthur Miller play about Marilyn Monroe who barely appears in it. The show would be about Judy Garland and her effect on people, but not directly portray a character named Judy Garland.
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#9re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/15/05 at 4:41pm
What about doing a classic Garland film role as a musical? I'm thinking about a reworking of I Could Go On Singing" with a very GARLANDESQUE character! You could build a storyline and augment the score with other classic songs.
I just pulling this out of my ass so please bear with me!
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#10re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/15/05 at 4:50pmLike they said- Caroline O'Connor is currently touring Australia with "Over the Rainbow" and a few years ago there was a "Young Judy" show that detailed her life up to Vincente Minnelli. But, by all means, there's always room for more.
#11re: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL
Posted: 9/17/05 at 6:27pmAre there any recordings of the JUDY musicals mentioned? I'd be interested in hearing someone else try to capture Judy's style.
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