Somewhere Over The Gaybow...

An article in the New York Times caught my eye the other day. It talked about how Rufus Wainwright, the "first postliberation era gay pop star” and party boy will be playing Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall. Backed by a forty piece orchestra, Wainwright will reenact the late Garland’s performance there many years ago. Wainwright is very excited for the chance to portray this great performer. He states, "The songbook and the way these songs are built is so amazing that you could get out there and do it with a kazoo."

Judy Garland was a legend of a woman. She began her performance career at thirty months as Baby Gumm. Her most groundbreaking role was as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, which earned her much fame and a place in show business. Over her forty-seven year career, Garland managed to act in thirty-two films, star in thirty of her own television shows, appear in 1,100 night clubs, win a Tony award, marry five times, and record 100 singles. Judy died on June 22, 1969 by a drug overdose.


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1st paragraph: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/fashion/sundaystyles/04RUFUS.html
2nd paragraph: http://www.jgdb.com/