The Minnelli experience was surprisingly life-affirming, whether it was her comically awful Cockney accent or the way in which those new hips gyrated during Alexander's Ragtime Band... more
The decision over who will play Dorothy is yet to be decided by millions of TV viewers but tickets for the new Wizard of Oz go on sale tomorrow... more
Around London, hotels are feverishly scattering rose petals, lighting candles and putting heart-shaped ice cubes in every cocktail to prepare for a night to remember... more
As baggage restrictions on budget airlines are so mean, it’s crucial to choose your holiday reading wisely. Here are some books that truly deserve to make the cut... more
Having made a name as special guest to her numerous musical chums, including brother Rufus, Martha Wainwright has finally merited her own spotlight.... more
With two false hips, a wired-up right knee, two crushed discs and a curved spine, patched up singer Liza Minnelli arrived in London for her first British tour in 20 years
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Rufus Wainwright's Carnegie Hall tribute to Judy Garland, U2's Joshua Tree sprouts once more and the distinctive Souad Massi in CDs of the week.... more
A stunning performance from Marrion Cotilard lifts La Vie En Rose, a film that leaves us none the wiser about the extraordinary life of France's best loved singer.... more
Rufus Wainwright amps up the campometer to 11 in his new show, which even includes Rising Damp's Miss Jones. Sell a relative to get a ticket, says John Aizlewood.... more
The Killers' Wembley Arena gig, Rufus Wainwright's tribute to Judy Garland and The Automatic at the NME Awards Indie Rock Tour 2007 are among David Smyth's picks.... more
Rufus Wainwright gave the performance of his life, recreating his idol Judy Garland's legendary 1961 comeback concert at Carnegie Hall, says David Smyth.... more
Rufus Wainwright gives a song-for-song reinterpretation of Judy Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, The Hold Steady play Koko and it looks like, shock, horror, Babyshambles’ gig will go ahead.... more
Keira Knightley has been rated the greatest ever Hollywood starlet.The British beauty was chosen ahead of Scarlett Johansson and movie legend Judy Garland in the survey of film fans.... more
Caroline O'Connor plays Judy Garland in Peter Quilter's moving Fringe play, End of the Rainbow, in a story that follows the star's last professional comeback.... more