Video: "If You Feel Like Singing, Sing" at Feinstein's/54 Below

Joan EllisonJune 9, 2016Joan Ellison, Jason Aquila, Harry Warren, Mack Gordon, If You Feel Like Singing, Summer Stock, Judy Garland, Get Happy! Judy Garland 1944-'54, Feinstein's/54 Below, CabaretComment

Video: "You Made Me Love You" at Feinstein's/54 Below

Joan EllisonJune 8, 2016Joan Ellison, Judy Garland, Movie Musicals, Jason Aquila, You Made Me Love You, American Popular Song, Steinway, Feinstein's/54 Below, Get Happy! Judy Garland 1944-'54, CabaretComment

Playing Dress-Up

One of the things I love the most about getting to sing music of the MGM-era is that I get to wear clothes that suggest — and sometimes more than suggest — the era. I figure my upcoming NYC cabaret debut with a show about Judy Garland circa 1944-1954 calls for very specific costuming; however, I've learned the hard way that going vintage can end up with your mother asking you why you're wearing that schmatta. So, when we put together our first Garland theatrical radio show in 2009 (Love Finds Judy Garland), I took the plunge and ordered an actual vintage pattern, picked out the exact color of sky-blue silk chiffon that I'd seen in my mind's eye, and had it made to fit.