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End of the Rainbow is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a Sydney premiere in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadway production opened in 2012.
The show premièred in August 2005 at the Sydney Opera House in Australia starring Caroline O’Connor as Garland. It ran at the Theatre Royal, Sydney in May 2006, again with O'Connor. It also played at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 0´Connor won three Best Actress awards for her performance.
End of the Rainbow ran in the West End from 16 November 2010 to 21 May 2011 at Trafalgar Studios, starring Tracie Bennett. The West End production received nominations for four Olivier Awards, including Best Actress for Bennett, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for McRae and Best New Play. The show then toured in the UK from 25 August and ending in December 2011.
End of the Rainbow had its American premiere at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, running from January 28 to March 11, 2012. Directed by Terry Johnson, Tracie Bennett repeated her role as Garland. The play opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre on March 19, 2012 in previews and officially on April 2. Bennett also received the Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. The show ran 176 performances on Broadway and subsequently played a critically acclaimed season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
Music By - Peter Quilter | Stage Date - 2012
Vocal Selections : End of the Rainbow Set in December 1968, this acclaimed Broadway show centers around Judy Garland, poised to make a triumphant comeback ... again. 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. Our matching folio features 16 signature Judy tunes. Songlist: I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home), Smile, San Francisco, By Myself, Come Rain or Come Shine, Get Happy, For Me And My Gal, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Just In Time, The Man That Got Away, Over The Rainbow, The Trolley Song, When The Sun Comes Out, When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You), You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It), Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
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