Easter Parade News

After a performance of "White Christmas," a member of the audience stopped by to see one of the stars in her dressing room.

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire rehearsing a number for The Ziegfeld Follies . They are thesis and antithesis.

Actress Lorna Luft was born to show business. By age 11, she was singing on TV with her legendary mom on "The Judy Garland Show." Her father was producer Sid Luft, and her half-sister is Oscar and Tony winner Liza Minnelli.

While there's no shortage of activities at the Sorg Opera House, the 118-year-old opera house itself, on 57 S. Main St, could stand some major sprucing up.

Katie Holmes' performance on So You Think You Can Dance has not received much praise, according to E! Online.

Katie Holmes might have gotten "happy" on So You Think You Can Dance last night , but the fans seem more than a little disappointed.

From ingenue darling to legendary star of stage and screen , beloved songbird Judy Garland was at the height of her fame and popularity during the television run of The Judy Garland Show.

A charming but often miscast leading actress, with a tough style reminiscent of Barbara Stanwyck, Lola Albright was shown at her best in "A Cold Wind in August" . She won the Best Actress award at the 1966 Berlin.... A charming but often miscast leading actress, with a tough style reminiscent of Barbara Stanwyck, Lola Albright was shown at her best ...

In the early 1960s, I was 10 or 11, and 10 p.m. was my bedtime on school nights.

THOMASTON : The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library is presenting a series of Judy Garland films Fridays in June at the Thomaston Academy Building, 60 Main St./Route 1. The third film in the Tribute to Judy Garland series will be "Easter Parade" Friday, June 19.

Infinity Entertainment and Falcon Entertainment Group have announced the upcoming release of The Judy Garland Show on DVD.

It was about 60 years ago when Roy Eakes got his first paper route. Irving Berlin's "Easter Parade" starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire was playing at the Princess Theater on the Square.

THOMASTON : Friends of the Thomaston Public Library is presenting a series of films Fridays in June in Room 208 of the Thomaston Academy Building, 60 Main St./Route 1. The June movies will comprise a tribute to Judy Garland.

Middletown Lyric Theatre's 2009-10 season includes everything from a Christmas show to a tribute to the movies of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.