EXCLUSIVE: Marc Maron (GLOW), Jean Yoon (Kim’s Convenience), Judy Reyes (Succession, Better Things), and Jeffery Self (Search Party) have joined the cast of Amazon’s The Horror of Dolores Roach in recurring roles.
09.06.2022 - 23:21 / variety.com
Jon Burlingame editorJudy Garland, who would have turned 100 years old this week, wasn’t just billed as “the world’s greatest entertainer” – in her time, she really was.Garland was much more than just little Dorothy Gale from Kansas who once had an adventure in far-off Oz. She spent 45 of her 47 years in show business, eventually making 34 feature films and more than 200 radio appearances, releasing 80 singles and 12 albums, making 60 TV appearances (including 30 of her own shows), and doing 1,100 concerts.“She had the amazing ability to convey joy and pathos and humor and sincerity and honesty,” says author and Emmy-winning producer John Fricke (“Judy Garland: A Portrait in Art and Anecdote”), “yet by giving of herself on that level, she had no guard, no protective shield.
She was a million percent vulnerable.” SEE MORE: Judy Garland: Her Life in PhotosJust watch 16-year-old Judy sing “Over the Rainbow” from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) for that honesty; or “Get Happy” from “Summer Stock” (1950) for sheer joy; or the filmed-in-a-single-take “The Man That Got Away” from “A Star Is Born” (1954) for the undeniable pathos. Add “A Couple of Swells” from “Easter Parade” (1948) for that inimitable sense of humor and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from “Meet Me in St.
Louis” (1944) for a touch of wistful sincerity. And that’s just for starters.“She elevated the art of musical films to a level that did not exist before she became a screen presence,” says singer and American popular-music historian Michael Feinstein.
“There is something about Judy Garland that communicates on a visceral level. People felt her truth and it made them feel better about themselves and their lives.”Placed under contract at MGM in 1935, she
.EXCLUSIVE: Marc Maron (GLOW), Jean Yoon (Kim’s Convenience), Judy Reyes (Succession, Better Things), and Jeffery Self (Search Party) have joined the cast of Amazon’s The Horror of Dolores Roach in recurring roles.
Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall is an odd pop culture artifact, not least because it pulled off the amazing feat of becoming iconic itself.His tribute to Judy was campy and affectionate all at once, with an appearance by his sister Martha lending the album its own Judy-and-Liza moment. The performance and the album that came out of it were hits, and several of those songs are still staples in his live performances.Wainwright’s fascination with Judy’s most legendary performance gets a second wind with Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios (★★★★☆), a record that came out of a studio session performed and streamed with little fanfare last year.
Planned Parenthood has referred to as “fake clinics,” which encourage women not to have abortions. In May, after the draft of the SCOTUS decision was leaked, Fox News reported that five such “pro-life centers” had been targeted by vandals who spray painted messages including “fake clinic,” “not a clinic” and “abortion is a right.”Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood, which has historically offered a range of medical services for women, including abortion, and other reproductive healthcare providers, have been met with actual violence, including fatal shootings, arson, and calling in death and bomb threats, the U.S.
Gallery: 'I haven’t had a girlfriend in 20 years. The truth is I am lonely part of every day. . . ' The stars who have been single for years (BANG Showbiz)The star met Alex when she starred opposite him in the Broadway musical version of 'Pretty Woman' back in 2018 and the pair struck up a relationship before he eventually popped the question in February 2021.
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Bill Cosby has been found civilly liable of sexually assaulting Judy Huth while she was underage at the Playboy Mansion 1975, Us Weekly can confirm.
Bill Cosby has been found guilty.
Bill Cosby to pay $500,000 to a woman who alleged that he molested her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was a 16-year-girl, but did not find punitive damages.The verdict ruled in Huth’s favor, though Cosby’s team was pleased with the outcome. When the verdict was read with no punitive damages found, Cosby’s spokesperson smiled in the gallery and his team of lawyers was gleeful, as they exited the courtroom.Judy Huth, now 64, accused Cosby of luring her and a friend to the mansion a few days after meeting them in a park.
Stella Donnelly has shared a new single, ‘Flood’, which serves as the title track to her second studio album.The single, released today (June 21), is the second to be lifted from the album following the release of ‘Lungs’ last month – which also coincided with the album’s announcement. ‘Flood’, the album, is set for release on August 26.Donnelly has also shared an accompanying music video for the new song, which she co-directed alongside producer Grace Goodwin and director of photography Nick McKinlay.
Bill Cosby could know very soon if a California jury has found him guilty of sexual abuse.
Working Men’s Club have announced a new remix EP, called ‘The Steel City’, which will see producers from Sheffield reimagine tracks from the band’s ‘Fear Fear’ album.The EP will be released exclusively through Sheffield independent record store Bear Tree as a limited-edition bonus CD alongside the new album, which arrives on July 15.Working Men’s Club frontman and songwriter Syd Minsky Sargeant has become immersed in the city’s musical community since recording their self-titled debut album there. The group’s guitarist Mairead O’Connor is also originally from Sheffield.Among the producers enlisted for the new EP are Toddla T, who tackled ‘Money Is Mine’; Charla Green, who re-worked the title track; and the band’s longtime collaborator and producer, Ross Orton, who took on ‘Ploys’.
Working it! With so many projects on her plate, including movies, TV shows and the launch of her own supplement line, Judy Greer is always grateful when she gets to start her day off with some self care.
The Kelly Clarkson Show dominated at the 49th Annual Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards Saturday, while Judy Justice took home its first trophy for Best Legal/Courtroom Program after launching in 2021.
“Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios,” that dropped on Friday — exactly 100 years after his iconic idol was born on June 10, 1922.It’s the second Garland tribute LP by the 48-year-old art-pop artist, after 2007’s “Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall.” And also on Friday, he’ll fête the Hollywood legend — who died on June 22, 1969 — with the last night of this week’s “Rufus Does Judy at City Winery” residency in Chelsea.Here, Wainwright shares how he discovered Garland, what she means to him as a gay man, and why Pride Month is the perfect time to honor her.Obviously Judy Garland has meant so much to you throughout your life. How did you first get exposed to Judy?Well, “The Wizard of Oz” was a kind of yearly TV event that would occur around Easter usually.