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Judy Garland-Carnegie Hall-Relived
NY Pops Honors 50th Anniversary Judy Garland Concert
Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall
Fifty years after her legendary Carnegie Hall debut, The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke pay tribute to Hollywood icon.
Referred to by so many as “the greatest night in show business history”, Mr. Reneke will re-create song-for-song the 1961 concert. “I’m thrilled to recreate this iconic concert back here in Carnegie Hall,” said Reineke.”To perform the original arrangements of these timeless classics is a dream come true. Even more, I’m excited to be working with four of the industry’s finest leading ladies!”
Reineke has announced the newest addition to the concert’s lineup of stunning artists, acclaimed entertainer – and daughter of Judy Garland – Lorna Luft. Ms. Luft will take the stage of Carnegie Hall as a Special Guest Star alongside the previously announced trio of Broadway luminaries – Ashley Brown, Grammy Award-winner Heather Headley and Karen Olivo – in this vibrant revival of the historic concert, which features signature Garland favorites such as Over the Rainbow, The Trolley
Song, Come Rain or Come Shine and The Man That Got Away.
In 1959, Garland was hospitalized with Hepatitis, and told by doctors that she would never be able to perform again. Yet against all odds, Garland came back stronger than ever, and the 1961 Carnegie Hall concert was described by The New York Times as “a tour de force for Garland”, as it marked her remarkable comeback to show business.”
Did you know? The album, Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, which was certified gold, charting for 95 weeks on Billboard, including 13 weeks at number one. The album won an unprecedented five Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Female Vocal of the Year, and has never been out of print.
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