The Book That I'm Going to Write, By Judy Garland

ladywatch productions · Ages 16+ · United States of America

one person show world premiere
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Review by JAMES ROYCE

June 25, 2018 certified reviewer
tagged as: historical · interesting · well-acted

What I liked

I liked the staging, the performance, the acting and the truthfulness. He’s very talented. The emotions about her ex-husband and the love for her children were played brilliantly. Clearly, this actor has great chops.

What I didn't like

The writing was taken (I think) verbatim from a recording by Judy Garland, which just rambled on about her life. I wasn’t sure why we couldn’t just listen to the recording. Why was there a need to stage this? Also, I didn’t understand why he didn’t at least attempt to look like the character he was portraying.

My overall impression

This was a great idea: making an unknown recording of Judy Garland into a stage performance. The performance was very good. Clearly, this actor has had technical training and was able to hold an audience.

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