“I flew all the way from Australia!! One whole day of travel for a week of fabulous shows here at the Fringe. Very worth it.”
WHO: Caitlin Cassidy
WHAT: “Come and enjoy a night in celebration of one of the world’s most beloved entertainers, the one Ms Judy Garland. My Best Judys features world-class entertainers featuring only the best tunes from the titans of the American songbook, Harold Arlen and George Gershwin amongst others. Starring vocalists Caitlin Cassidy, Dani Sicari and Madeleine Joyce. This show received rave reviews at FRINGE WORLD Festival in Western Australia were it was first premiered and is now coming to the UK for the Edinburgh Fringe.”
WHERE: ZOO Southside – Main House (Venue 82)
WHEN: 22:20 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This is my first Edinburgh Fringe and it is absolutely fantastic. I flew all the way from Australia!! One whole day of travel for a week of fabulous shows here at the Fringe. Very worth it. It’s brilliant to see the arts and notably the performing arts take a front seat in a city. As a performer I feel very inspired by other artists and the wide range of shows to see!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
It’s quite a big deal for us to bring this show to Edinburgh and we are so pleased to be at Zoo Venues. The show has developed quite a bit over the years and we are so pleased with where it’s at now.
One thing we decided to do was do some work with a vocal coach to workshop our segues in between songs and speaking with the audience. Her name is Anne Whitaker and she is an amazing coach. We really enjoyed working with her. She has worked with lots of brilliant actors and on West End shows so we felt pretty delighted that she was up for working on our show. She has really helped us add an extra element to this show and build our confidence as a cast.
Tell us about your show.
So we originally produced this show for Fringe World festival 2022 in Perth, Western Australia. It came out of a show that was about three opera singers who accidentally had careers in Jazz as well. When we started brainstorming, what show we should do next… We didn’t have to think twice when Judy’s name came up. The show one a fringe weekly award and we had such a great time producing it! When the opportunity came up to bring the show to Edinburgh Fringe, we were thrilled!
The show celebrates the songs that Judy Garland sing throughout her career. We could never BE Judy… no one else could be Judy. But we can definitely sing her songs and celebrate who she wasn’t as an artist.
The best way I could describe the show is a fabulous stripped back Judy Garland show. We bring guests on every night just like she used to on her television program and our fantastic Pianist , Tom Harris is a musical genius.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
The other shows at Zoo are incredible! Beasts (why girls shouldn’t fear the dark) produced by Womxnxarts, Why English? By Vibhinna Randev and Calling in Love by Caroline O’Meara.
I can also highly recommend The Easy Rollers: Drop me off in Harlem, which is being performed at the Jazz Bar on the 21st, 22nd, 24th and 25th of August at 4 pm. They are a roaring vintage 7 piece jazz band, exploring the jazz age (1920-1933) and swing era (1933-1947). It’s a good time. Brilliant Musicians, and a very entertaining show. It’s also going on tour there’s autumn around the UK. One of our singers, Dani is in this show!
Our pianist, Tom, is also in another show called What Happened to Agnes? It is staged jazz song cycle with beautiful artwork projections on the set. Brilliant storytelling and stunning music. We can highly recommend this one too which is being performed at C Venues at 1:15pm produced by Ulita.
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