A flamboyant gay icon resurrecting a tragic gay icon — what could go gloriously right?
A live recording from Rufus Wainwright's sold-out February 25, 2007 tribute concert at the London Palladium to the legendary American actress and singer Judy Garland. The tribute concert features the same songs from Garland's well-known 1961 album, Judy at Carnegie Hall.
Acting
Wainwright's trembling vulnerability between songs
Production
Meticulous recreation of 1961 Carnegie staging
Costume
That bowtie alone deserves its own curtain call
Director
Russell Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This concert happened during Wainwright's infamous 'missing years' of heavy partying, adding accidental meta-tragedy to Garland's own demons.
Judy's actual 1961 Carnegie album won Grammys and stayed on charts for 73 weeks; Rufus's version became the first recreation by a male artist.
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