Once upon a time, a Yiddish-ish ‘Mikado’ starred Danny Kaye, Jerome Robbins and Judy Garland
Though no recordings were made of the 'Yinglish Mikado,' traces of it remain
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Fast Forward Did Munchkin Actors Grope Judy Garland On Set of ‘Wizard Of Oz’?
Skipping down the Yellow Brick Road on the set of “The Wizard of Oz” was more like a sexual ordeal than a carefree jaunt for Judy Garland, her Jewish ex-husband reveals in a new book. Sid Luft writes in his forthcoming posthumous memoir that dwarf actors repeatedly fondled Garland, who was just 17 when she…
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Fast Forward Judy Garland’s Remains Dug Up and Moved to Jewish Cemetery
Forty-seven years after her death, Judy Garland has gone to Hollywood again, reports TMZ. The actress died at 47, and has been buried since her 1969 funeral at the Ferncliff Mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York. But, seemingly at the behest of her daughter Liza Minnelli, 70, Garland has been moved to Beth Olam Cemetery —…
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The Schmooze You’re Probably Mispronouncing Barbra Streisand’s Name
Entertainment icon Barbra Streisand is full of surprises. In a recent interview with the New York Times the Jewish singer revealed some fascinating facts, such as how to really pronounce her name and the eerie thing that Judy Garland told her just years before her death. We compiled the most surprising and interesting information from…
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Life Throwback Thursday: Jewish Queen of Polish Waltzes
Actress and singer Marta Eggerth // Copyright Forward Association Welcome to Throwback Thursday, a weekly photo feature in which we sift 116 years of Forward history to find snapshots of women’s lives. The influence of Poland’s national waltz, the Polonaise, on music is so widespread that musical notation uses the term alla polacca to indicate…
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Culture Why Being Barbra Streisand Can Be a Drag
Steven Brinberg does not want to be called Ms. Streisand, Barbra or Babs before he steps onto the stage fully transformed into the singing icon. Until that moment, address him as Steven, please. Indeed, it takes 90 minutes for the metamorphosis to be completed, starting with layers of makeup, followed by dress and wig. The…
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