British stage star Tracie Bennett plays Judy Garland in this acclaimed play about the icon's final days.

The celebrities just keep on coming to Broadway's Belasco Theatre, eager to see Tracie Bennett's Tony-nominated performance as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow. (Maybe they've realized that the charming Bennett greets her post-show guests with a glass of wine in the festive backstage "Rainbow Room"!) On May 9, 1960s movie favorite Tippi Hedren was on ...

Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett is not afraid of hard work. For her Broadway debut, the English stage star is giving a tour-de-force performance as an addicted and tormented Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow. At age 50, Bennett racked up a Drama Desk nomination, an Outer Critics Circle nomination, a Drama League nomination and ...

Tracie Bennett celebrated her first Tony nomination on May 1 by welcoming celebrity guests from America and the U.K. to End of the Rainbow. American crooner and real-life friend of Judy Garland Tony Bennett (no relation to Tracie!) was in attendance, as well as Olivier Award winner Benedict Cumberbatch (and Star Trek star) and U.K. TV mogul Steven ...

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2012 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Tracie Bennett
Nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play, End ...

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2012 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Michael Cumpsty
Nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, End ...

The wine was flowing and the guests were famous backstage at End of the Rainbow’s “Rainbow Room” on April 25: Joan Rivers, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Isabella Rossellini and more took in the performance New Yorkers can’t stop talking about, Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland. After Bennett’s melancholy rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” the famous guests made ...

Kathie Lee Gifford is the latest celebrity to take in Tracie Bennett’s powerhouse performance as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow. The stage-loving Today Show host enjoyed hearing Bennett's take on classic Garland tunes at the April 18 matinee, then headed backstage to congratulate Bennett on her stunning portrayal. Also in the audience were West End actors ...

Michael Cumpsty has appeared in 15 Broadway shows, so he knows a thing or two about setting up a cozy dressing room. The actor, who is back on the boards as Judy Garland’s pianist and confidante Anthony in the new drama End of the Rainbow, invited Broadway.com to check out his oasis at the Belasco Theatre. Cumpsty’s ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright made headlines in 2006 when he recreated the entire Judy Garland Carnegie Hall concert live at the famous New York venue. He went on to cover Judy in concerts in London, Paris and Los Angeles and even scored a Grammy nomination for his album of Garland’s songs. On April 13, Wainwright dropped by the Belasco ...