Lorna Luft News

 
Playbill.com
Lorna Luft Unable to Continue in NMST's HELLO, DOLLY!; Jacquelyn Piro Donovan ...
Broadway World
Due to a severe back injury, Ms. Lorna Luft will be unable to play the role of Dolly Levi in the award-winning North Shore Theatre (NSMT) production of HELLO, DOLLY! scheduled to open Tuesday, June 12, and play through Sunday, June 24.
Jacqueline Piro Donovan Will Step in for Injured Lorna Luft in North Shore ...Playbill.com

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Lynnfield native has lead in NSMT's 'Hello, Dolly' By Sarah Mupo / The Daily Item
Daily Item
BEVERLY — Lynnfield native Jacquelyn Piro Donovan will replace an injured Lorna Luft as the titular character in “Hello, Dolly!”, which will be performed at the North Shore Music Theatre next month. Donovan said she got the call late last week that ...


 
What's better than 2 Judy Garlands? That's easy: 3
Boston.com
Blanchard, 35, won an Emmy Award for playing a young Garland in 2001's "Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," a blockbuster miniseries based on the best-selling book by the superstar's daughter, Lorna Luft. Keating, 51, earned a Tony nomination ...

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LHS Grad To Star In Hello, Dolly! And Annie At NSMT
Patch.com
Broadway performer Jacquelyn Piro Donovan reportedly filling in for injured Lorna Luft as Dolly in upcoming North Shore Music Theatre run. Also appearing in "Annie" there in July. By William Laforme Former Lynnfield resident and LHS grad Jacquelyn Piro ...


 
Mort Lindsey dies at 89; bandleader helped revitalize Judy Garland's career
Washington Post
(With Johnny Mercer, Mr. Lindsey wrote the song “Lorna,” about Garland's other daughter, Lorna Luft.) Perhaps his greatest triumph was conducting Garland's April 23, 1961, performance at New York's Carnegie Hall. A live recording of the concert won ...

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End of the Rainbow - Broadway
Broadway.com
Have you received any reaction from Garland's children [Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, Joey Luft]? No I haven't. I hope they think I'm being respectful of the part. [End of the Rainbow] is about the price of fame; we are not here to diss Judy's memory.


 
NJTA's Executive Director to be Honored at Paper Mill Playhouse's Gala, 5/4
Broadway World
McEwen will be honored along with acclaimed stage, film and television actress Lorna Luft and Charles Pascarella, founding partner of the Pascarella Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo at the fundraising event. Luft will receive the Frank Carrington ...

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