Singing Sensation Debbie Wileman Returns to Carnegie Hall to Star in “Judy Garland” We Need a Little Christmas

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I had the pleasure of listening to Debbie Wileman's homage to
Judy. All I can say is Judy would have
loved Debbie. She has captured Judy's musical
essence along with her love of lyrics.
This is a beautiful tribute to the late, great Judy Garland.
Carol Burnett Sunday December 10th, 2023 at 8:00 PM, featuring

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special appearances Barry Bostwick, Margaret O'Brien and
Chita Rivera. Scott Stander is thrilled to
present Debbie Wileman, the singing sensation who captured
worldwide attention during the global pandemic, with her
uncanny recreation of Judy Garland's legendary voice as she
makes her return to Carnegie Hall on Sunday, December 10th,

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2023 as the star of Judy Garland.
We Need a Little Christmas. Debbie will be joined by special
guests including the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner
Barry Bostwick, Academy Award winner Margaret O'Brien and
legendary Tony award-winning Broadway icon Chita Rivera with
more guests to be announced. Subject to change.

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Debbie will be accompanied by a live orchestra conducted by
award-winning musical director and arranger Steve Orrick.
She will take to the stage to perform Judy's signature
Christmas songs as well as newlyarranged holiday hits that Judy
may have performed if she were with us today.
For more information, please visit
https://www.scottstandard.comslashwe-need-a-little-christmas-dash-debbie-wildman.html.Tickets start at $109 and can be

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purchased here. Https://www.carnegiehall.org/cart/event
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sign About Debbie Weilman is a 38 year old suburban mom from
North Essex, England who rose tofame during the pandemic after

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receiving worldwide praise for her impersonation videos of
Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe, Julie Andrews, Billie Holiday,
and Judy Garland. As the world was on lockdown,
Wildman began posting a song a day on Facebook, garnering
millions of views, earning global acclaim and winning her
the 2020 Broadway World AudienceAward for Vocalist of the Year.

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Shortly after, she embarked on amulti city United States tour to
celebrate what would have been Judy Garland's 100th birthday,
performing to sold out crowds, standing ovations and rave
reviews in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Los Angeles,
Provincetown and New York City'siconic Carnegie Hall, the latter
for which she received the Broadway World Award for Best

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Solo Special Event. That June, on Garland's
birthday, she released her debutalbum, I'm Still Here, a tribute
album to Garland conducted and produced by Grammy Award winner
Steve Orrick. The album went on to receive
praise from the likes of StephenSchwartz and Carol Burnett and
won the 2022 Broadway World Award for Best Independent

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Recording. Miss Weilman will make her West
End debut next spring. Steven Orrick is a composer,
arranger and orchestrator with over 40 years of experience in
film, television, theater and recording.
Best known for his Tony nominated orchestrations for
Jersey Boys and the Grammy winning original cast album,

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much of his work has been as a musical director and
orchestrator at most of the regional theaters around the
country. He's also arranged and or
conducted dozens of recordings including original cast albums
and solo albums for Helen Reddy,Petula Clark and Debbie Gibson.
As a composer, he has created musical scores for numerous

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television series, documentaries, specials,
sitcoms, movies of the week, animated series and game shows.
His orchestrations have been performed by the National
Symphony, The Boston Pops, the BBC Orchestra, the Kennedy
Center, the White House and Around the World.
Scott Stander, producer, has produced concerts and theater

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attractions for over 20 years, including the Rocky Horror
Picture Show Spectacular Tour with original stars Barry
Bostwick and Patricia Quinn and Judy Garland's We Need A Little
Christmas at Carnegie Hall starring Internet sensation
Debbie Wildman. He has also produced Wildman's
Happy 100th Birthday Judy Concert and her debut album I'm

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Still Here, Judy Garland's 100thBirthday.
Past hits include An Evening with Sophia Loren, National Tour
Dance to the Movie starring Shirley Jones and Leslie and
Warren Dance to the Holidays, Ballroom with Twist starring
TV's Derek Hoff, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Smirkovsky, Karina
Smirnoff, Tony Dovolani and PETAMurgatroyd.

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National Tour If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Going With You Starring
Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna. Broadway Chica Go Company and
National Tour. Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller
Together again for the First time. 12 City Concert Tour.
An Evening with Shirley Bassie 10 City Concert Tour.
Milton Burley's 90th Birthday Celebration. 13 City Tour.

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Breaking Legs Starring Frank Gorshen National Tour Say
Goodnight Gracie Second NationalBroadway tour Starring Don
Mcgart 3 year tour. Odd couple.
Female version starring Barbara Eden, Rita McKenzie and Georgia
Angle National tour. Three seasons Love Letters
starring Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman and Hal Linden National

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Tour, Bermuda Ave. Triangle Starring Renee Taylor,
Joe Bologna and Laney Kazan National Tour and Ethel Merman's
Broadway Starring Rita McKenzie.Off Broadway, John Houseman
Theatre and National Tour.