Judy Garland tribute artist Debbie Wileman will bring her new holiday concert, Judy Garland—We Need a Little Christmas, to nine cities across the country in December.

Produced by Scott Stander, the tour will launch December 6 in San Francisco and subsequently play Fort Lauderdale, Cheshire, Peoria, Toledo, Akron, Palm Springs, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Oscar winner Margaret O’Brien, who starred alongside Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis, will be Wileman's special guest in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Palm Springs, while Emmy winner Sharon Gless will join Wileman onstage in Fort Lauderdale.

The tour coincides with Wileman’s newly released holiday album, A Christmas Garland, arranged by Grammy winner Steve Orich (Jersey Boys). Available on all major streaming platforms, the recording features such standards as “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” as well as modern classics like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” reimagined through Garland’s style. The album also includes a duet of “Little Drummer Boy—Peace on Earth” with Pat Boone and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” performed with O’Brien, who originally sang the song with Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. 

“I’ve loved Judy Garland all my life,” Wileman says in a statement. “It’s why I do what I do. When I’m singing, I try to bring Judy’s essence—her style, her humor, her heart—to life. But the talking in between? That’s me! So you get a little mix of Grand Rapids and London on stage.”

“Christmas is such a happy time,” she adds. “When you celebrate it by listening to Judy’s music, you can forget your troubles and just get happy.”

Tour dates follow:

December 6 (and July 25) at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California
December 9 at the Parker Playhouse in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
December 18 at Nelson Hall in Cheshire, Connecticut
December 20 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois
December 21 at the Valentine Theatre in Toledo, Ohio
December 22 at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron, Ohio
December 26 at the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California
December 27 at the Mesa Arts Center in Phoenix, Arizona
December 28 at the El Portal in Los Angeles, California

For ticket information visit TheStanderGroup.com.