Judy Garland News

It is late on a Wednesday night, after the final bows have been delivered on Broadway.

Greetings and welcome to City Scoop. Today is Friday, May 25, the 146 th day of 2012.

It is late on a Wednesday night, after the final bows have been delivered on Broadway.

In this undated theater image released by The O & M Company, Tracie Bennett is shown in a scene from "End of the Rainbow," in New York.

Big shoes to fill? The sequin-covered ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 1939's The Wizard of Oz are seen in a 2011 file photo.

A female cyclist died after a collision with a vehicle on Higgins Avenue just west of Main Street late Wednesday morning.

On the season premiere of "Hollywood Treasure" auctioneer Joe Maddalena got his hands on a legendary piece of Hollywood history: Judy Garland 's ruby slippers from " The Wizard of Oz ." Although four pairs of the slippers are known to exist, these were the actual ones that Garland clicked her heels in during the "there's no place like home" scene ... (more)

Maybe some of that movie storytelling magic is rubbing off, because Syfy's "Hollywood Treasure" launches its new season on Tuesday, May 22, by spotlighting the Holy Grail of Tinseltown collectibles: Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." As most "Oz" fans know, there actually is a handful of known pairs of these slippers, including an ... (more)

In a couple weeks' time - June 10 to be exact - Judy Garland would have celebrated her 90th anniversary.

Peter Mac is the leading Judy Garland tribute artist. What makes him stand out is the quality of his voice, his ability to capture Judy's mannerisms, and above all, the fact that his act is a true tribute to the best of Judy Garland.

A The weather is warm, the sun is sparkling on the Ohio River at Cincinnati's Public Landing, and it's a perfect time for a unique theatrical experience-catching a show at the Showboat Majestic , the last original showboat still operating today.

History said Judy Garland accidentally died of a drug overdose in 1969. Don't believe it.

Just days after the big announcement that Barbra Streisand is going Back to Brooklyn for an October 11, 2012, concert at the brand new Barclays Center, Barbra arranged another singing engagement.

Only a few weeks remain to journey along with Dorothy and friends from the sepia-colored Gale Farm to the colorful Land of Oz at the National Museum of Play at The Strong.

In honor of Mother's Day, which is this Sunday, Time magazine is sharing some fantastic photos of celebrities with their children and mothers.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. She is known the world over as Liza with a Z, but the L could be for legendary, the I for incredible and the A for amazing.

Mort Lindsey, 89: Conductor and bandleader who helped revitalize the sputtering career of singer Judy Garland through a series of fabulously popular concerts and later served as the musical director for "The Merv Griffin Show." Died May 4 in Malibu, Calif., of complications from a broken hip.

Mort Lindsey, a conductor and bandleader who helped revitalize the sputtering career of singer Judy Garland through a series of fabulously popular concerts and later served as the musical director for "The Merv Griffin Show," died May 4 at his home in Malibu, Calif.

Orchestra leader, arranger, composer, and musical director Mort Lindsey is shown in this undated handout released to Reuters May 7, 2012 by the Lindsey family.

Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett is not afraid of hard work. For her Broadway debut, the English stage star is giving a tour-de-force performance as an addicted and tormented Judy Garland in Peter Quilter's End of the Rainbow .