#judy-garland

#judy-garland

And yet, she says, when she walks down the street in certain American cities, it is in a state of not knowing if someone's going to recognise me and be excited to see me, or recognise something about me and be hostile. It's a really interesting dichotomy. She lets out a huge laugh. But it also keeps me humble, I gotta say.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who ever lost themselves in Judy Garland's voice may find it hard to believe, but the star of "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "The Wizard of Oz" once claimed in a 1967 Evening Sun interview that she could "probably cook better than I sing." Garland's ham casserole recipe certainly suggests she knew her way around a kitchen because of its bold inclusion of sherry.

A musical journey stretching from Technicolor Hollywood to the modern stage, the concert will feature vocalist Joan Ellison. The singer has made it her life's work to restore and perform Judy Garland's original symphonic scores - the very arrangements audiences first heard on television, in films, and at Garland's legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Singing Garland's original orchestrations with a full symphony is both exhilarating and surreal for Ellison. "It's just the biggest thrill imaginable," she said,of performing with a symphony orchestra. "It feels like I'm standing in the recording studio at Capitol Records in 1955!"