Overview
Synopsis
End of the Rainbow depicts the final months of the life of Judy Garland. Frail, broke, and crippled with insecurities, Judy comes to London to perform a six-week series of performances at The Talk of the Town nightclub. She arrives with Mickey Deans, her younger fiancé/manager whom she met in America when he supplied her with the drugs on which she depends. Switching between hotel room and the nightclub stage, Judy struggles to face her demons with the support of devoted pianist, Anthony. End of the Rainbow creates a fascinating portrait of a performer who was both brilliantly talented and deeply flawed.
Songs included in the play:
- ‘I Can’t Give You Anything but Love’ (Fields/McHugh)
- ‘I Belong to London’ (Anonymous)
- ‘Just in Time’ (Comden/Green/Styne)
- ‘For Me and My Gal’ (Goetz/Leslie/Meyer)
- ‘You Made Me Love You’ (Monaco/McCarthy)
- ‘The Trolley Song’ (Martin/Blane)
- ‘The Man that Got Away’ (Arlen/Gershwin)
- ‘When You’re Smiling’ (Goodwin/Shay/Fisher)
- ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’ (Arlen/Mercer)
- ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ (Arlen/Harburg)
Show Information
- Book
- Peter Quilter
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Mature Audiences (M)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2005
- Genres
- Drama, Historical/Biographical
- Settings
- Period, Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- London, December, 1968
- Cast Size
- small
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lead |
Female |
Alto |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Male |
Non-singer |
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|
Featured |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Male |
Non-singer |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
Key Terms
Relating to a person's life.
A work that is primarily a straight play, but incorporates music or musical elements to tell the story.
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher