Liza approves Judy Garland bio musical

Chasing Rainbows

HogansHero said: "just to state the obvious: Liza's "endorsement" is not required for a bio musical, Liza's endorsement says nothing about the quality of the piece other than to her, and Liza's endorsementcould suggest choices that would not be viewed in the same way by others."

So?

HogansHero said: "so... the breathless press release should be taken with a grain of salt. I said this was all obvious. What was your point?"

She is her daughter and her approval or disapproval matters to fans. I don’t get the reason for the dig.

Updated On: 1/15/19 at 10:25 AM

HogansHero said: "just to state the obvious: Liza's "endorsement" is not required for a bio musical, Liza's endorsement says nothing about the quality of the piece other than to her, and Liza's endorsementcould suggest choices that would not be viewed in the same way by others."

Good point in that the musical might be more of a puff piece and overlook the negative aspects of her life.

Tag said: "^The show deals with her early life, so seemingly doesn't delve into the negative things and periodwe usually connote with her."

Though of course it's now pretty common knowledge that so many of those demons she battled later in life stemmed from the way those who should have been protecting her treated her in her early life.

zainmax said: "I guess that I'm not that familiar with her early life. Better see the musical!"

She started her performing career as a toddler in the vaudeville circuit. Stage mother scenario to boot. Was signed on to an MGM contract in her early teens, where she was introduced to pep pills (to keep her active and alert for hours) and barbiturates (to bring her down so she could sleep). Her body quickly became addicted and her lifelong battle with these pills lasted till her death at age 47.

Though we mostly know about her later life (suicide attempts, career bumps, etc), her life was far from perfect in even in her early years.

I didn't realize I was defying Liza when i saw End of the Rainbow...

I thought Bohemian Rhapsody was a little creative in its storytelling to amplify the drama, but what did it omit?

DAME said: "HogansHero said: "so... the breathless press release should be taken with a grain of salt. I said this was all obvious. What was your point?"

She isher daughter and her approval or disapproval matters to fans. I don’t get the reason for the dig."

I think, for me, having Liza approve somehow justifies that they are doing right by the story. They are being careful and telling it correctly. Anytime I hear a family member of one of these bio-projects disapproves of the final product, I wonder if the story is credible.



I don't know if that's good or bad of me to think, but it's definitely how i justify it.

@Observation, how do you define "doing right"? I think (as I said) a lot of people would say that approval connotes a whitewash.

haterobics said: "I didn't realize I was defying Liza when i saw End of the Rainbow..."

She realised. She put a black sequin next to your name.