Benefits and GalasShereen Pimentel, Frances Ruffelle, Nathan Lee Graham, More Are Part of Night of a Thousand Judys June 5
The evening honors the late Judy Garland while benefiting The Ali Forney Center, dedicated to helping LGBTQ homeless youth.
By
Andrew Gans
June 05, 2022
Shereen Pimentel, Frances Ruffelle, and Nathan Lee Graham
The 10th annual NightofaThousandJudys, honoring late entertainment icon Judy Garland with skits, tributes, and songs from her career as movie star, recording artist, and stage performer, is presented June 5 at 7 PM at Joe's Pub.
Written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre, the event helps commemorate Garland's centennial as well as the 20th anniversary of the evening's beneficiary, The Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest agency dedicated to helping LGBTQ homeless youth.
Scheduled to perform are Tony winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Misérables, Starlight Express), Grammy winner Nathan Lee Graham (Zoolander, Priscilla), Grammy winner and Tony nominee Kathryn Gallagher (Jagged Little Pill), Olivier winner Tracie Bennett (Hangmen, End of the Rainbow), Laiona Michelle (Little Girl Blue, Amazing Grace), Bistro winner Nicolas King, Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story), Bistro winner Amy Jo Jackson, Lortel winner Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo), and singer-songwriter Eleri Ward.
The benefit is directed by Peter James Cook and choreographed by Jason Wise, with music direction by Tracy Stark.
“Ten years is a milestone, and lining up with Judy’s 100th seems like a kind of magic,” says Sayre. “It’s been an honor to present and be a part of this show for so long. To create a community around it, to work with so many wonderful performers and to celebrate Judy. But more so than this, it’s an honor to continually commit to queer kids. Being in a small way part of the work of the Ali Forney Center is the honor of a lifetime.”
NightofaThousandJudys is produced by Dan Fortune and Adam J. Rosen, with Fortune serving as executive producer. A VIP post-show reception will follow the performance. Tickets are available by clicking here.
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Remembering the Great Roles of Judy Garland
Remembering the Great Roles of Judy Garland
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Judy Garland
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Judy Garland "at Home at the Palace" Playbill - Aug 1967
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Judy Garland in "Broadway Melody of 1938"
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Judy Garland and Buddy Ebsen in "Broadway Melody of 1938"
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Judy Garland in "Everybody Sing"
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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in "Love Finds Andy Hardy"
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Judy Garland in "Listen, Darling"
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Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Clara Blandick and Charley Grapewin in "The Wizard of Oz"
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Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr in "The Wizard of Oz"
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Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz"
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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in "Babes in Arms"
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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in "Andy Hardy Meets A Debutante"
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Judy Garland in "Little Nellie Kelly"
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Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland in "Ziegfeld Girl"
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Judy Garland in "Babes On Broadway"
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Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in "For Me and My Gal"
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Judy Garland in "Presenting Lily Mars"
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Judy Garland and Van Heflin in "Presenting Lily Mars"
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Judy Garland in "Presenting Lily Mars"
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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in "Girl Crazy"
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Judy Garland in "Meet Me in St. Louis"
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Judy Garland in "Meet Me in St. Louis"
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Judy Garland and Tom Drake in Meet Me in St. Louis
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Judy Garland and Robert Walker in "The Clock"
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Judy Garland in "The Harvey Girls"
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Judy Garland in "Till the Clouds Roll By"
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Judy Garland in "The Pirate"
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Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in "Easter Parade"
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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in "Words and Music"
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Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland On the set of "In The Good Old Summertime"
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Judy Garland "In The Good Old Summertime"
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Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in "Summer Stock"
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Judy Garland in "A Star Is Born"
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Judy Garland and James Mason in "A Star Is Born"
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Judy Garland in "Ford Star Jubilee"
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Judy Garland in "Judgment at Nuremberg"
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Judy Garland and Richard Widmark in "Judgment at Nuremberg"
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Judy Garland and Ronald Neame in "I Could Go on Singing"
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Judy Garland and Ronald Neame in "I Could Go on Singing"
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"The Judy Garland Show"
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Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland on "The Judy Garland Show"
The Aladdin and Mean Girls stars, respectively, will help support the Bette Midler-founded organization's mission to rescue parks and community gardens in underserved neighborhoods.