{"id":24453,"date":"2025-04-04T09:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/sa\/12th-annual-night-of-a-thousand-judys-who-celebrates-judy-garland-on-june-3\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:56:23","slug":"12th-annual-night-of-a-thousand-judys-who-celebrates-judy-garland-on-june-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/12th-annual-night-of-a-thousand-judys-who-celebrates-judy-garland-on-june-3\/","title":{"rendered":"12th annual night of a thousand Judys, who celebrates Judy Garland, on June 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a title=\"Cabaret &#038; Concert News\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/category\/cabaret-concert-news\">Cabaret &#038; Concert News<\/a><span>12th annual <em>Night of a thousand judys, <\/em>Four Judy Garland, offered on June 3<\/span><span><\/p>\n<p>The Pride Concert was written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre and the Ali Forrey Center.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>            <img src='https:\/\/assets.playbill.com\/editorial\/_articleLeadImage\/IMG_4288.jpeg' alt><figcaption>                <span>                                                                                        Works of art designed and illustrated by Daniel Nolen                                                       <\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 12th annual <em>Night of a Thousand Judys<\/em> will be presented on June 3 at 7pm in Joe&#8217;s Pub, the intimate cabaret in Off-Broadway&#8217;s public theater.<\/p>\n<p>Artists include <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/natalie-joy-johnson-vault-0000046247\">Natalie Joy Johnson<\/a> (<em>Lempicka, kinky boots<\/em>), Grammy winner <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/nathan-lee-graham-vault-0000049131\">Nathan Lee Graham<\/a> (<em>Titan\u00edque<\/em>, <em>Zoolander<\/em>), Tony nominee <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/grey-henson\">Gray henson<\/a> (<em>Average girls<\/em>, <em>Shake<\/em>), Grammy winner Nicole Zuraitis, <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/antwayn-hopper-vault-0000035285\">Antwayn jumps<\/a> (<em>A strange loop<\/em>, <em>The life<\/em>), Edmund Bagnell (<em>Well stripped<\/em>), Tammy Faye Starlite (<em>Nico: Underground<\/em>), <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/timothy-hughes-vault-0000123381\">Timothy Hughes<\/a> (<em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>, <em>Hadestown<\/em>), <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/gabrielle-beckford\">Gabrielle Beckford<\/a> (<em>Once more ti<\/em><em>me<\/em>), and the Boy Band project. <\/p>\n<p>Written and presented by Justin Elizabeth Sayre, <em>Night of a Thousand Judys<\/em> Honors let entertainment icon <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/judy-garland-vault-0000088504\">Judy Garland<\/a> With songs from her career as a movie star, recording artist and stage artist. Peter James Cook directs the evening, with choreography by Jason Wise and music directing by Jeremy Robin Lyons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/photos-see-the-judy-garland-art-up-for-auction-at-the-2024-night-of-a-thousand-judys\" target=\"_blank\">Photos: See the Judy Garland Art at the auction on the 2024 <em>Night of a Thousand Judys<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The evening also honors Tony nominated <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/justin-vivian-bond-vault-0000026067\">Justin Vivian Bond<\/a> With the first Judy Icon Award. The new award recognizes the contributions of the recipient to the LGBTQIA+ community, to the footsteps of the late Garland.<\/p>\n<p>Bond made their Broadway debut as Kiki Durane in <em>Kiki &#038; herb<\/em>a duo cabaret with pianist <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/kenny-mellman-vault-0000026477\">Kenny Mellman<\/a>. The couple started performing in San Francisco in the 1990s and played numerous cities and famous venues like Carnegie Hall before their Broadway Run. The show was nominated for a 2007 Tony Award for the Best Special Theater event. Bond also appeared in London Outdoor Broadway and in the West End, and was widely recognized for their activism for the trans community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said it hard and often, but there is no other icon than Justin Vivian Bond,&#8221; Sayre said in an earlier statement. &#8220;Chanteuse, Provoxate, Artist, Salie, Trutheller, Style Maven, V is the icon of the center. I like everything she is and everything she does. Even for me there will be only one Justin: Justin Vivian Bond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The annual Pride concert benefits the Ali Forrey Center, the largest country&#8217;s largest agency dedicated to the help of LGBTQia+ homeless youth. <\/p>\n<p>The Ali Forrey Center serves over 2200 lgbtqia+ young people through the 24\/7 walk-in center, Ali&#8217;s Place and a network of 13 emergency and transitional housing places. The center also supports organizations to utilize its expertise to repeat its model of success around the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Night of a Thousand Judys <\/em>is produced by <a data-crosslink href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/dan-fortune-vault-0000120853\">And fortune<\/a> and Adam J. Rosen, with Fortune serving as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/publictheater.org\/productions\/joes-pub\/2024\/n\/night-of-a-1000-judys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">here<\/a> For tickets. Those who cannot attend the event can still donate to help the Ali Forreey Center <a href=\"https:\/\/nightof1000judys.aliforneycenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" title=\"https:\/\/nightof1000judys.aliforneycenter.org\/\" data-linkindex=\"0\">By clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabaret &amp; Concert News 12th annual Night of a thousand judys, Four Judy Garland, offered on June 3 The Pride Concert was written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre and the Ali Forrey Center. 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