And all those disparate, desperate elements coalesce into a coherent, riveting whole." - Ben Brantley, New York Times Some of her zingers are appallingly funny.And then she sings. She has a strong sense of herself as a human tragedy on a world stage, but her sense of humor, of the absurdity of it all, is just as sharp.
Every chapter of Garland's history is alive: she is foul-mouthed, flirtatious, hypersexual, childlike, unedited, manipulative and supremely self-conscious as she makes love and war with Mickey and Anthony. That's what comes from witnessing acting that is this unconditionally committed, not to mention this sensational - in every sense of the word.End of the Rainbow is a lurid account of the twilight of an all-too-mortal goddess on the eve of destruction and is revealing in a way that tell-all bio-drama seldom is.Tracie Bennett locates, both physically and emotionally, that perilous, bipolar energy that so often animates great performers.
"After watching the electrifying, intense production that opened on Monday night at the Belasco Theater, you feel exhilerated and exhausted.In other words, you feel utterly alive. NOMINATED FOR THREE TONY AWARDS AND FOUR OLIVIER AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST NEW PLAY Published to tie-in with the premiere at the Sydney Opera House in July 2005 This knockout portrait of a living catastrophe should not be missed." What's On "Every note she sings, every racket she makes, every tear she sheds, every joke she cracks, every pill she pops - is conveyed with alarming honesty. But lasting happiness always eludes some people, and there was never any answer to the question with which Judy ended every show: "If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh, why, can't I?"Įnd of the Rainbow is a savagely funny drama featuring a glorious ensemble of Judy Garland hits and infused with the glamour and the melancholy of stardom. At forty-six and with new flame Mickey Deans at her side, she seems determined to carry it off and recapture her magic.
The failed marriages, the suicide attempts and the addictions are all behind her. A play with music about the final years in the life of Judy Garland, "End of the Rainbow" triumphed in London's West End in 2010/2011 and on Broadway, at the Belasco Theatre, in 2012.Ī musical drama of Judy Garland's "come-back" concerts Christmas 1968: with a six week booking at London's Talk of the Town, it looks like Judy Garland is set firmly on the comeback trail.
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