Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland
In an exuberant, Emmy-nominated performance seen on PBS, award-winning actress Angela Ingersoll celebrates Judy Garland in concert. Backed by a dynamite band, Ingersoll delivers virtuosic vocals, passionate storytelling, humor, and heart. She also starred as Garland onstage in End of the Rainbow, winning Chicago’s Jeff Award and Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in Theatre. Chicago Sun-Times exclaims, “Phenomenal. Judy Garland’s been reborn.” Classic songs include "Get Happy," "The Trolley Song," "The Man That Got Away,” "That’s Entertainment!," and "Over the Rainbow."
Presented with Artists Lounge Live.
“Ingersoll was born to play Garland… The incandescent star power of the dynamic Angela Ingersoll (is) a ringer for the original in every respect.” -Los Angeles Times
“Phenomenal. Breathtaking. Stunning. Judy Garland has been reborn. Ingersoll’s truly astonishing tour de force performance might well leave you believing you’ve encountered the ghost of the beloved film star.” -Chicago Sun-Times
“Ingersoll’s Garland reincarnated… singing classic after classic to flawless perfection.” -BroadwayWorld
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Los Angeles Times cheers, “Ingersoll has incandescent star power.” Angela Ingersoll is an Emmy Award-nominated and award-winning actor, singer, director, and writer. She headlines stages nationwide in Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland, receiving an Emmy nomination for her performance in the concert’s television broadcast on PBS. She also won acclaim starring as Judy Garland in several productions of End of the Rainbow, winning Chicago’s Jeff Award, a BroadwayWorld Award, and Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in Theatre. Attracting the attention of Garland’s family, Ingersoll collaborated onstage with Joey Luft, earning the title "heiress apparent to the Garland legacy."
Other theatre: Follies in concert (Sally Durant Plummer), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Hedy LaRue, Jeff nomination), South Pacific (Nellie Forbush), Carousel (Julie Jordan), The Secret Garden (Martha, Jeff nomination), The Mistress Cycle (Anais Nin, Jeff nomination), Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Macbeth (Lady Macbeth, Ostrander Award), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Quickly), Richard III (Lady Anne), Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy, Ostrander Award), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza, Ostrander nomination), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Belle, Ostrander Award), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit, Ostrander nomination), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), and The Second City (Chicago and Hollywood). She attended Ithaca College where she studied Opera and graduated with a BFA in Acting. Other television: Chicago PD. Other concerts include her holiday romp The 12 Dames of Christmas and appearing alongside her husband, performer and producer Michael Ingersoll. Together the couple founded Artists Lounge Live, a Chicago-based production company creating and producing concerts nationwide. She is the Artistic Director of Artists Lounge Live, writing and directing many of their offerings. artistsloungelive.com / IG: @angela_ingersoll / angelaingersoll.com
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