Cabaret & Concert NewsChita Rivera, Barry Bostwick, More Will Join Debbie Wileman for Judy Garland Tribute
"Judy Garland" We Need a Little Christmas will play Carnegie Hall in December.
By
Andrew Gans
November 20, 2023
Debbie Wileman, who captured world-wide attention during the pandemic with her vocal impressions of Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey, and more, will return to Carnegie Hall December 10 with "Judy Garland" We Need a Little Christmas.
North Essex, England native Wileman, who will perform Garland's signature Christmas songs as well as some newly arranged holiday hits, will be joined by multiple Tony winner Chita Rivera, Tony winner Barry Bostwick, and Oscar winner Margaret O’Brien.
The artists will be accompanied by a live orchestra, conducted by musical director and arranger Steve Orich.
Filmed in 2023, the one-night-only event featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the Ahrens and Flaherty musical's original cast.
Surrounded by period-accurate, 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.