Exclusive and Intimate – One Night Only Lorna Luft, the youngest daughter of the legendary Judy Garland, takes to the stage in Canberra for the very first time in one exclusive and intimate performance. Lorna Luft is a dazzling talent whose career has stretched from Broadway, to the West End and Hollywood. Lorna will perform songs from her career and new album, Songs My Mother Taught Me. The show includes an affectionate and tender tribute to the legend, the music and the memories of Judy Garland. It features riveting interpretations of songs from Hollywood classic movies and Broadway shows. Reminiscing on her life experience as the daughter of “the world’s greatest entertainer”, Luft takes the audience on a musical journey through the prism of her personal memories – working with Burt Bacharach, singing Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls as Miss Adelaide, and remembering her brother-in-law Peter Allen. Born to legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna began her career at age eleven singing on her Mother’s series The Judy Garland Show. By 16 she shared the bill with her mother in the fabled month long concert engagement at the famed Palace Theatre in New York. Her stellar career has flourished on stages around the world ever since. She starred on Broadway in Promises, Promises; Off-Broadway in Snoopy and Ectremities; in National Tours of They're Playing Our Song, Jerry Herman's Broadway Years and Guys and Dolls; plus UK productions of Babes in Arms and White Christmas (with Craig McLachlan) and recorded the 1990 studio cast recording of Girl Crazy. Lorna appeared on television on The Judy Garland Show, Trapper John M.D., The Nanny, Murder She Wrote, performed on the Golden Globe Awards, and the Tony Awards with her sister, Liza Minnelli. In films she is best remembered by fans of all ages as Pink Lady “Paulette Rebchuck” in the camp classic Grease 2. Her exuberant concert engagements have introduced her to the worlds’ most prestigious venues including The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The London Palladium and Royal Albert Hall. In 2007 she earned acclaim for her appearance with singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright at his celebrated tribute concerts to Judy Garland Rufus Does Judy (released on Geffen CD and DVD). She was Co-Executive Producer of the ABC miniseries Life with Judy Garland based on her memoir Me and My Shadows that in February 2001 was made into an award winning mini-series starring Judy Davis, earning 5 Emmy Awards. Songs My Mother Taught Me the album was released on February 9 through the label Rhythm Safari (Universal). 'affectionate, amusing... a knock out' - New York Post 'her full-throated performance is an incandescent revelation not to be missed' Critics Choice - LA Times 'Luft belts the songs with fully committed vitality, delivering with passion and honesty. Luft infuses it with uplifting joy. The singer's time has come' - Daily Variety | 
