Ep. 59: "Judy," 2019

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

Pack up your troubles, c’mon get happy, and meet Alex and Daisha Over the Rainbow (or in your car, or in your homes) to talk about one of the biggest household names of the 20th century: Judy Garland. The Broadway Babies are continuing their ever-evolving music biz-themed season with Judy's 2019 biopic titled..."Judy." The Babies discuss some heavy topics as they trudge through the content-heavy plot, and try to unpack the message the team behind the movie was trying to send. Let Alex and Daisha know what you think about Judy the person AND “Judy” the movie on Facebook or Twitter!

Where to watch: YouTube | Amazon

Songs:

• “Come Rain or Come Shine,” performed by Renée Zellweger
• "The Trolley Song"
• “San Francisco”
• “All By Myself"
• “Over the Rainbow”

All songs performed by Zellweger

Music orchestrated by Gabriel Zared

Released by Decca Records

Show Notes:

• Watch this Judy TV performance, please!
• And how could we not forget...Judy "hates" Barbra lmao
• Judy truly wanted to be known as a happy person who had a happy life.
• Renée on learning to play and understand Judy
• A really great podcast episode about Judy’s life and death
• Let’s debate the myth that Judy’s funeral inspired the Stonewall Riots
• A review from the Guardian (the Observer) of her 1968 show

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Podcast cover art: David Taylor

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