End of the Rainbow (Broadway)
- Previews
- March 19th, 2012
- Opening
- April 3rd, 2012
- Status
- Now playing at Belasco Theatre
- Overall Rating
- None yet
- Categories
- Dramedy Musical Revue
- Running Time
- 2 hours and 10 minutes, including intermission
Synopsis
Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett gives what critics have raved is nothing short of “the performance of a lifetime” in Peter Quilter’s highly acclaimed End of the Rainbow. This emotional powerhouse of a show, directed by Tony Award® winner Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles) was the most buzzed about show in London where it played to capacity night after night. The critically celebrated production, which consistently drew standing ovations, now sets its sights on Broadway with Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell joining Ms. Bennett in this North American premiere.
It’s December 1968 and Judy Garland is poised to make a triumphant comeback… again. In a London hotel room with her young new fiancé (Pelphrey) and trusted pianist (Cumpsty) at her side, Garland prepares to undertake a series of concerts at London’s famed Talk of the Town in an attempt to reclaim her crown as the greatest talent of her generation. This savagely funny drama shows Garland facing the challenge with her signature cocktail of talent, tenacity and razor-sharp wit, revealing the most brilliant star in her most demanding role: her life.
Along with the accompaniment of a six-piece onstage band, Tracie Bennett brings alive some of Garland’s most memorable and beloved songs, including “The Man That Got Away,” "The Trolley Son=g" “Come Rain Or Come Shine,” and of course “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.”
Cast
Tracie Bennett, Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey, Jay Russell
Creative
- Author: Peter Quilter
- Director: Terry Johnson
- Producer: Lee Dean, Laurence Myers, Jenny Topper and Joey Parnes
- Press Agent: O&M Co.
