Interview with Isabelle Georges, star of “Une Etoile et Moi” (aka Judy and Me)

Isabelle Georges received a bilingual education, and studied ballet, jazz, tap-dance, acting and singing. At a young age, she discovered the early American musicals. Her idols were Fred Astaire, Cole Porter, Gene Kelly, George Gershwin, Cyd Charisse, Ginger Rogers and Judy Garland. At the age of fifteen she performed at the famous Cabaret des Champs-Elysées … Read more

The Judy Room’s 2011 Year in Review

The Judy Room’s 2011 Year in Review is available to view and/or download.  This past year featured quite a lot of news, products, and events meaning that this year’s review is the largest ever.  Click on the image above or here to go to The Judy Room’s 2011 Year in Review page to view the … Read more

WIN A LIMITED EDITION MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS POSTER FROM THE BFI!

BFI Meet Me In St. Louis Poster

UPDATE:  Thanks to everyone for the multitude of entries.  In the end, only five people scored 100%. They were put in the hat, two were drawn and have been notified.  Congratulations!  And thanks to everyone for participating. To celebrate the UK re-release of Meet Me in St. Louis, out on 16th December as part of their season of MGM Musicals, The Judy … Read more

Radio France to Honor Judy Garland on her 90th Birthday

Radio France will celebrate Judy Garland’s 90th birthday with a live broadcast on June 10, 2012 during which Laurent Valière, producer and host of France Musique’s 42e rue (42nd Street), will present the complete music to A Star is Born. A yet to be annouced pianist and a few singers will perform all the songs in the score, including ones … Read more

Lawrence Schulman’s talk “Judy Garland – Moments of Magic” at College of the Atlantic is now online

The video of Lawrence Schulman’s July 14, 2011 talk at the College of the Atlantic is now online.  It’s embedded below.  As some browsers might not render the video properly, here is the link to the video on the College’s Vimeo page. Lawrence Schulman – Judy Garland: Moments of Magic from College of the Atlantic on … Read more

Interview with John Meyer – Author of “Heartbreaker”

UPDATE:  John’s new book “Operation Ruby Slipper” has been delayed and will be released in September, 2011. John Meyer is the author of the bestselling 1983 memoir Heartbreaker (Doubleday), republished in 2006 by Citadel Press, in which he recounts his experience with Judy Garland towards the end of her life. Meyer is also a composer … Read more

Judy Room “2010 Year in Review” now available!

  The new 37 page “The Judy Room 2010 Year in Review” is completed and available for download in two formats: 1:  A web friendly version, compressed for quick viewing in any web browser. 2:  A print ready version, very large but with high resolution graphics for viewing on your computer or printing. As always, … Read more

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