Richard Skipper Celebrates

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Marc Acito writes about history, whether it’s chronicling the World World II incarceration of Japanese-Americans with Broadway’s ALLEGIANCE, creating THE SOUND OF THE SILK ROAD in China for Nederlander Worldwide, or adapting Victorian literature on film with MAD / WOMAN, which he directed. He’s also an award-winning novelist, a former commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered and a proud mentor at Renaissance High School in the Bronx. Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. Tina Marie Casamento's multifaceted career in professional theatre includes credits as a Director, Casting Director, Performer, Teacher and Producer. A self-professed "musical theatre geek",  Denis Jones is a two-time Tony Award nominated choreographer and his work has been seen on Broadway in Tootsie, Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn and Honeymoon in Vegas. Karen Mason has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, and recording: and “has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds!” (TheatreScene.net) Ruby Rakos got her start in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot at age twelve. She has since starred as Judy Garland in several productions of the musical Chasing Rainbows: the Road to Oz, about Judy’s early years at MGM, most recently at the Paper Mill Playhouse. She is a graduate of the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan and is a New Jersey native. Richard Skipper is fast approaching 43 years in the entertainment industry. Richard has been blessed to excel in many areas of show business.

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In celebration of the centennial of Judy Garland’s birth, The Ebell in LA premiered “Get Happy! 100 Years of Judy Garland, The Exhibit” Curated by Scott Hedley and co-produced by John Thomas Co-Curator from The Gene London Cinema Collection. The “Get Happy!” exhibit highlighted components from her most beloved role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, (for which she won a special Academy Award) through to what many historians consider her pinnacle performance in A Star Is Born. A dozen of Judy Garland’s costumes (including never before seen costumes from The Wizard of Oz), colorful three sheet movie posters, rare photographs, studio documents and personal letters. It is altogether a unique and once-in-a-lifetime immersive tribute to the life and career of Judy Garland we are privileged and eager to share with you in this special online presentation. Scott Hedley is a passionate collector of cinema artifacts. He is considered one of the world's foremost collectors of Judy Garland costumes and memorabilia.

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Judy Garland on Judy Garland is the closest we will likely come to experiencing and exploring the legend’s abandoned autobiography. Collecting and presenting the most important Garland interviews and encounters that took place between 1935 and 1969, this work opens with her first radio appearance under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and concludes with her last known interview, one taped for Radio Denmark just months before her death. What makes this collection unique and distinguishes it from the plethora of Garland biographies is that it places Judy in the role of storyteller. She wrote a number of essays for various publications and sat for countless print, radio, and television interviews. These and the other autobiographical efforts she made are proof that Judy Garland wanted her story told, and wanted it told in her own words. Finally, here it is. Randy L. Schmidt is the author of the critically-acclaimed LITTLE GIRL BLUE: THE LIFE OF KAREN CARPENTER, a New York Times Editor's Choice and Wall Street Journal Best Seller. He also compiled and edited YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE CARPENTER READER, JUDY GARLAND ON JUDY GARLAND: INTERVIEWS AND ENCOUNTERS, and DOLLY ON DOLLY: INTERVIEWS AND ENCOUNTERS WITH DOLLY PARTON. He has served as creative consultant for several television documentaries on the Carpenters, including the E! "True Hollywood Story," A&E's "Biography," and VH1's "Behind the Music." , and was a contributor to the award-winning podcast, DOLLY PARTON'S AMERICA. Schmidt is a music educator in Denton, Texas.  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/suntorypop/ Instagram - suntorypop Bookstore - randylschmidt.ecwid.com

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It is National Splurge Day and so appropriate that we have as our guest Walter Krueger! He has splurged on one of the largest Wizard of Oz collections in the world. This is one show you will not wish to miss! Wizard Of Oz Collector & Oz Baum Expert/appraiser. Founder & Creator of “Wizard Of Oz Collectors United!” FB Group facebook.com/groups/wizardofozcollectorsunited Join Wizard of Oz Collector extraordinaire, Walter Krueger, for a tour of his Holiday-themed Wizard of Oz collection. LOADS OF FUN! You can join Walter's Wizard of Oz Collectors United Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wizar... and email Walter at [email protected]

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The Garland Gab was formed in April, 2020 and the members are Conor Grant, Carly Jade and Sarah Westhead. They focus on podcasts about Judy on literally every aspect of her life and career and are main objective is to put the record straight, show our love and stamp out many of those nasty myths out there. We tend to release a podcast every month bit that does fluctuate depending on how busy we are. We also produce top tens and share Judy gems and also tributes and fun videos. Carly has been a fan of Judy since she was wee, always looking up to the girl in pigtails with those hypnotizing brown eyes. Through the years, she has made her footprint in the Judy community and carried her legacy to new generations of fans by creating accounts on platforms such as Tumblr and Instagram, joining multiple Facebook groups and participating in endless discussions and debates. Sarah is from Liverpool, England and has been a Judy fan since she was 3 years old when she saw The Wizard of Oz one Christmas. Sarah, last year, completed her BA in Creative Writing and Film Studies and will start my MA in Journalism in September In 1940 Judy Garland introduced a song called It’s A Great Day For The Irish and she'd like to introduce, from Ireland, Conor Grant. Conor has been a Judy Garland fan for nearly 25 years ever since he saw The Wizard of Oz. The first Judy film outside of Oz that Conor saw was Meet Me In St. Louis and from the moment she sang on the trolley, it was a lifelong admiration for her extraordinary talent. Sarah has a degree in Business and for the last 7 years I’ve worked in the health insurance industry. Her hobbies include cooking, baking and, inspired by Judy, I attended stage school part time as a teenager. @thegarlandgab Twitter: @gab_garland

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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Judy Garland It's Judy Garland's 100th Birthday! And we are celebrating! In celebration of the centenary of Garland's birth on June 10, events are planned around the world, with San Francisco hosting no fewer than four tributes to the singer and movie star. Garland, who died in 1969 at age 47, had a career that took her from vaudeville to films, the recording studio and concert stage.We are celebrating as well. Join us! You never know who might show up and what might happen! And I Will brought the greatest guests together for what will be more exciting than the greatest of conversations to celebrate the LOVE that is Judy Garland as I continue celebrating Judy Garland and her legacy! Reach out to me! Let's have our own non gossip klatch!

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Peabody Award winning broadcaster, director, designer, filmmaker and producer. Afternoon host on New York’s Classical Radio Station 105.9FM, WQXR, host of the national radio concerts of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and has hosted more than 60 concerts on-stage at Carnegie Hall, where his film FACE TO FACE premiered. Founding Executive Artistic Director of ArtsRock.org of Rockland County, NY. For 20 years he’s been bringing professional concerts, theater and conversations to his upstate community. Co-Creator and Producer of the National Tour of AN EVENING WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN and MICHAEL FEINSTEIN CELEBRATES JUDY GARLAND. Co-Director and Projection Designer of the live national tour and PBS TV Special of CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD by Craig Hella Johnson. Executive Producer of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park on the Radio of RICHARD II. Elliott has directed several versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL with such Scrooges as David Hyde Pierce, F. Murray Abraham, Brian Cox, Tony Roberts and Kathleen Turner. He regularly produces, directs and designs symphony concerts: LA Philharmonic, The NY Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, New Haven Symphony Pasadena Pops and the Little Orchestra Society in venues including the Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center. Orchestra narrator: Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, Peter and the Wolf, Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale and Britten’s Young Person’s Guide. For 12 years, Host for A&E Television's Breakfast with the Arts. BA in Theater from the University of Texas, Austin. www.ElliottForrest.com

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The Scott Stander Group is thrilled to release a new video of acclaimed vocalist Debbie Wileman at the fabled MGM Studios (renamed The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage) singing “Over the Rainbow” sung by Judy Garland on the same stage 84 years ago – Garland’s signature song which made one of Hollywood's most enduring icons a global star at age 17. Debbie Wileman said of her experience, “It was honestly a dream come true and so inspiring to be in that room where so much history has been made. Not only all the recordings for The Wizard of Oz, but all my favorite MGM musicals, too.” She continued, “You could feel the electricity in the air and a lot of the original features of the room are still there – including cigarette burns on the 1930’s music stands. It was an honor to be there.” The recording will be included in Wileman’s new album, I’m Still Here, to be released on June 10, 2022, as a tribute to Judy Garland’s 100th birthday, and will be available on streaming and digital platforms worldwide. The album was orchestrated, conducted, & produced by Steve Orich, orchestrator of the Grammy Award Winning album, Jersey Boys. DEBBIE WILEMAN (WINNER-BROADWAY WORLD VOCALIST OF THE YEAR 2020) is following in the footsteps of Judy, Barbra and Gaga with her very own "A Star Is Born" story. Debbie is a stage actress and singer (she starred in the hit musical, LITTLE VOICE, on tour), a deft comedian and an extraordinary vocal impressionist. Debbie is very excited to premiere her new album, "I'm Still Here" - the songs Judy Garland would have sung if she was still with us today.

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The Mickey & Judy Show: Two mikes, two stools, and a trunk-load of great songs! Jeff Harnar is familiar to television audiences for his acclaimed PBS specials, “The 1959 Broadway Songbook” and “Remember: Songs of the Holidays” (co-starring KT Sullivan). On A&E he was the Singing Narrator of “Gershwin on Ice” starring Dorothy Hamill. Other television appearances include CBS This Morning and The Charles Grodin Show. Jeff appeared at Carnegie Hall in both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas, as well as in his own one-man show at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. His solo recordings include “The 1959 Broadway Songbook,” “Because of You: Fifties Gold” and “Sammy Cahn All The Way.”  Please visit www.Jeffharnar.com.

Shauna Hicks starred on Broadway in the role of Linda in “Blood Brothers” opposite David and Shaun Cassidy with Petula Clarke, Carole King and Helen Reddy. She won the Florida Carbonell award and a Chicago Jeff Award nomination for her performance as Rosemary in the first national tour of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” opposite Ralph Macchio.  A writer as well as a singer/actress, Shauna has written two critically acclaimed one-woman shows: “Shauna Hicks and Her 60’s Chicks” (MAC, CAB, Bistro Awards) and “Shauna Hicks and Her 70’s Mix.” Recordings include “Unsung Berlin,” “Broadway Sings Bacharach” (Varese Sarabande label) and “The Mickey & Judy Show.” Please visit www.shaunahicks.com.

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