Last night I went to see Rufus Wainwright perform at Carnegie Hall recreating Judy Garland's performance that she did....(some random number) years ago. He was amazing, just coming out on stage and jumping right into the performance to thunderous applause.

Rufus takes the stage.

Some weird red glare thing going on...
I was only able to take pictures for about two songs before an usher came over and told me that photographs were not allowed, which sucks because there tons of people taking pictures for the ENTIRE concert! But whatever, I got a few semi-good shots. Rufus sang each song incredibly, even when he forgot the words to some of them, which sparked the audience to laugh and cheer when he did. His performance and voice was amazing and he was later joined on stage by first his sister, Martha, and then his mother, Kate (who came back out for another performance later). His mother was wearing a gold lame pant suit and said that wearing it she felt "like Celine Dion." (Which was kinda meant to be a dig at Celine.) Martha's performance was stellar! She also has a very strong, blues-y voice. I found out while I was there that they are filming/recording so look forward to what I'm assuming is going to be a DVD and CD out sometime in the near future. After the show, I was fortunate enough to meet Rufus and get him to sign my show poster...which will be framed and hung asap. All in all the show was amazing!

Next stop, Madonna!


Love,
C