BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night
concert series will continue July 1 with
Lorna Luft and Friends Celebrate the Music
of Judy Garland.
The concert will be held at London's Mermaid
Theatre and will be recorded for subsequent
broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on July 31.
Currently scheduled to interpret songs
associated with the late singer-actress are
Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft, as well as
Linzi Hateley, Francis Ruffelle and John
Barrowman. The singers will be backed by the
70-piece BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by
Mike Dixon.
"Through a career that spanned 45 of her
47 years," press notes read, "Judy Garland
attained international stardom as an actress
in musical and dramatic roles, as a
recording artist and on the concert stage.
And in the year that sees the 70th
anniversary of the release of 'The Wizard Of
Oz,' who better to lead the celebrations
than her daughter, Broadway star Lorna
Luft."
For ticket information call 03700 100 200
or visit
www.bbc.co.uk.