Yes, that’s right: Judy Garland is going to play with the Boston Pops at the end of the month, and she’ll actually be walking around and talking and singing, and not wheeled around the stage Weekend At Bernie’s-style. To quote the people putting it on: “This is not a tribute show. This is not a Garland lookalike. This is Judy herself returning to the stage for the first time in 40 years–singing the great American songbook with America’s greatest orchestra, The Boston Pops. Cutting-edge technology unavailable just a few years ago has enabled NY-based production company Running Subway to present Judy’s larger-than-life passion and personal story to 21st century audiences in what can only be described as the greatest Judy Garland concert ever.” Or, as I like to put it, “just as blood-chilling as the whole Frank Sinatra/Alicia Keys duet that opened the Grammys, only creepier because it’ll be live!” (Er, “live.”)

Here, now, a taste of what you can expect from the show, minus any actual interplay between singer and backing musicians:

Honestly I think the best thing that could happen is for someone to “mysteriously” short-circuit all of Running Subway’s equipment, thus forcing Rufus Wainwright to fill in.

Judy Garland Is Still Alive! So Is Liza! [La Dolce Musto via Gawker]
Judy Garland – The Joint Is Really Jumping Down @ Carnegie Hall [YouTube]
Rufus Wainwright – San Francisco [YouTube]