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Leeds City Varieties on June 29.
The heart-warming stage show, Judy & Liza, charting the careers and relationship between Hollywood mother and daughter Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, is stepping out on a UK tour this month.
Captivating audiences for more than a decade, Judy & Liza was created and written by West End performer Emma Dears who appears as Liza Minnell alongside Helen Sheals, who plays Judy Garland.
The production tells the turbulent tale of the stars against the backdrop of their famous 1964 London Palladium concert. Audiences are taken on an emotional rollercoaster journey as they discover the uncanny parallels between some of Judy and Liza’s most iconic songs and their own personal lives. The show features performances of iconic songs including Cabaret, Maybe This Time, Over The Rainbow, The Man That Got Away, The Trolley Song ,and Together Wherever We Go.
Liverpool-born actress Emma Dears, wrote the musical biopic, began her acting career began at the age of nine when she toured the UK in the title role of Annie. She later headed to London to join the Italia Conti Academy for Performing Arts, however she left before completing the course as she was offered a part in the tour of Les Miserables performing in Dublin and Edinburgh. Her West End roles have included Les Miserables, Miss Saigon ,and Oliver.
Television roles include Emmerdale, Nice Guy Eddie, Shameless, Hollyoaks, Brookside and Second Coming.
Helen is widely known for her roles in Coronation Street and Downton Abbey .Sheisno stranger to portraying Judy Garland, having previously played the title role in the West End musical Judy! at The Arts Theatre in London. Her stage roles include Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Goneril in King Lear for Northern Broadsides, Mari Hoff in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and Shirley Valentine.
“I am really excited to be taking Judy and Liza’s emotional and iconic story back on the road,” says Dears. “Whether you’re a fan of
Judy or Liza, or both, their story is unique. The show is full of love, heartache, and passion, and Helen and I have worked tirelessly to make sure we get every tiny detail just right. Join us for an evening with the mother and daughter who really did put the ‘show’ into showbiz.”