Lorna Luft

Getty Images Lorna Luft , the late Judy Garland 's daughter, just gave away a fun tidbit that her mother shared with her about filiming the classic movie The Wizard of Oz . Toto had killer breath. She said that the little dog had such offensive breath that if Judy had to pick the dog up, her eyes would water from the stench! Luft, who is a singer and actress, also revealed her mom had a hard time being scared of the Wicked Witch because the two actresses were friends in real life. Luft told...Read Full Story

The Associated Press The Associated Press NEW YORK "Lorna likes the loud ones," her mom, Judy Garland, used to say. She still does. Lorna Luft came to Carnegie Hall over the weekend to belt out some "loud ones" in honor of her late mother, marking the 50th anniversary of Garland's famous April 23, 1961 concert there — a night many fans consider positively legendary. Luft, who was in the original cast of "Promises, Promises" and still...Read Full Story

Saturday evening we attended the 2008 Equality Awards Gala event in Palm Springs, honoring Advice columnist Dear Abby , and Tim Hanlon, of Wells Fargo Bank Foundation. More on the awards event in a few moments. You may recall my post last year when Patti Lupone was the 2007 award honoree. A FEW EDITORIAL COMMENTS: Regular readers know that I usually avoid political subjects on this blog. This site is intended to be light entertainment for all readers. I respect that everyone is in their own...Read Full Story

Jerry Herman’s Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl [VHS] The program: 1. Introduction–Liza Minnelli 2. Overture–L.A. Philharmonic 3. Welcome–Carol Channing 4. It’s Today (from Mame)–Leslie Uggams 5. Movies Were Movies (Mack & Mabel)–George Hearn 6. It Only Takes a Moment (Hello, Dolly)–Florence Lacey 7. Put On Your Sunday Clothes/Before the Parade Passes By (Hello, Dolly)–Lee Roy Reams 8. The Waltzes–L.A. Philharmonic 9. Wherever He Ain’t (Mack & Mabel)–Lorna Luft, Leslie Uggams, Florence...Read Full Story

From Out Magzine's website, an interview I conducted of Lorna Luft: It’s been called the greatest night in show business history. On April 23, 1961, Judy Garland gave a tour de force comeback performance in front of an adoring and frenzied crowd at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Two years earlier, the actress’s bout with acute hepatitis had left her so weak doctors predicted she would live only five years and would never sing again, but the Wizard of Oz star not only fully recovered but once again...Read Full Story