Tracie Bennett’s performance as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow is the “talk of the town.” In the new play, Bennett sings Garland’s most famous torch songs (“The Man That Got Away,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”) and Broadway’s resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson was at the Belasco Theatre to capture Bennett’s captivating ...

When Judy Garland performs, the celebrities turn up! End of the Rainbow welcomed several famous faces to its fabulous Rainbow Room after the April 6 performance. Emmy winner and Tony nominee Alec Baldwin, Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey and Tony winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman all lined up to congratulate Tracie Bennett on her captivating performance as Judy Garland ...

Age & Hometown: 29; Howell, New Jersey

Current Role: Playing Mickey Deans, Judy Garland’s young, untrustworthy fiancé, in the Broadway premiere of End of the Rainbow.

Bad Guy: This New Jersey native and graduate of the theater program at Rutgers always pictured himself on a Broadway stage. “TV and movies are great,” says Pelphrey, “but the real dream since I ...

Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett brought the Belasco Theatre to its feet with her raw portrayal of Judy Garland at the April 2 Broadway opening of Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow. After the performance and long ovation, the starry crowd joined Bennett and her co-stars for a black-tie bash at the Plaza Hotel. Broadway.com was there ...

Forget the man that got away, meet the lady that is here to stay! Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett makes her Broadway debut as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow. Greeted with a flourish of fanfare and flowers, Bennett and the show, directed by Terry Johnson, officially bowed on April 2 at the Belasco Theatre ...

Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow chronicles the final months in the life of iconic performer Judy Garland. Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett takes on the troubled Garland in a tour de force performance that truly captures the beloved star. Broadway.com panelists Marlene, Scott and Tara Ann headed over the rainbow to the Belasco Theatre to see ...

Peter Quilter’s drama End of the Rainbow, starring two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, opens at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre on April 2. The production, directed by Terry Johnson, also features Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell.

A slew of stars are expected to attend the opening performance including Tony winners Whoopi Goldberg, Joel Grey ...

Nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune has an eye for great theater, and that’s precisely why he took in the March 28 preview performance of Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow. Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett makes her Broadway debut as the legendary Judy Garland in this biographical drama. After the curtain came down at the Belasco ...

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Peter Quilter is a two-time Olivier Award-nominated playwright who is making his Broadway debut with the acclaimed biographical drama End of the Rainbow. Set in London in 1968, End of the Rainbow dramatizes the final months of superstar Judy Garland, portrayed onstage by Tracie Bennett. The play premiered in Australia in 2005 before spawning productions in London ...

Peter Quilter’s biographical play End of the Rainbow, about the last days of superstar Judy Garland, begins performances at the Belasco Theatre on March 19. The drama, which features music from the singer's iconic career, is directed by Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles) and stars two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett as Garland. The show officially opens ...