Disney star in presentation of 'Judy Garland' musical

Actress Paige O'Hara, who was the voice of "Belle" in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" film, will play Judy Garland in “Judy: The Musical – Gumm to Garland” (Judy).  Judy will be presented at the Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA), FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, beginning Tuesday, April 19 through Sunday, April 24.

Over forty years after her death, Judy Garland’s remarkable talent continues to attract and enthrall generations of fans. With another career-defining performance, O’Hara reveals the complexity of both the exuberance and the tragedy of Ms. Garland’s life, from her stage debut at age 2½ to her untimely death in 1969. The musical features a wonderful original score blended with certain classics that defined Garland. The production is a powerful and moving look at one of the 20th Century’s greatest entertainers.

“I have loved Judy Garland since the time I was a little kid,” O'Hara says. “She was definitely my role model when I was growing up learning to sing.”

O'Hara will take time off from "Menopause: The Musical" in Las Vegas, where she has played the "Soap Star" at the Luxor for more than seven years. She has also performed on Broadway in "Evita”, “Show Boat”, “Mystery of Edwin Drood”, and “Les Miserables”.

Stephen Wade Nebgen is producing with Richard Sullivan writing the book, lyrics and music, Anne Dean Schindler directing, and Michael Markowski doing the arrangement and orchestrations.

The show will run in the TCA Studio Theater, April 19 through April 23, at 7 p.m., and April 23 and April 24 at 1 p.m. TCA is located at 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy. in Tempe.

Tickets, ranging from $40 to $55, are on sale by calling 480-350-2822 and at www.tempe.gov/tca.

For further information please contact:  Stephen Wade Nebgen   (480) 463-3055

snebgen@azentertainmentlaw.com

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