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Randy Harrison, Bridget Barkan, and More Join Sierra Boggess and Jackie Hoffman in the Fourth Annual Night of a Thousand Judys

The evening pays tribute to legendary entertainer and gay icon Judy Garland.

Randy Harrison will join the cast of the Fourth Annual Night of a Thousand Judys on June 16.
Randy Harrison will join the cast of the Fourth Annual Night of a Thousand Judys on June 16.
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Night of a Thousand Judys, presented by Justin Sayre's The Meeting, has announced additional performers slated to participate in the June 16 event. The festivities, which take place at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center, will be written and hosted by Justin Sayre and directed and choreographed by Jason Wise.

Newly announced performers include Randy Harrison (Queer as Folk), Bridget Barkan (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Joseph Keckler, and Natalie Douglas. The event's previously announced performers are Sierra Boggess (The Phantom of the Opera), Austin Scarlett (Project Runway), pop singer Karen Wyman, Alison Fraser (The Divine Sister), Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray), jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein, Jane Monheit, Sarah Dash of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (Little Miss Sunshine), Julia Murney (Wicked), singer/songwriter Erin McKeown, and jazz singer Gabrielle Stravelli.

The fourth annual Night Of A Thousand Judys has introduced a Judy Garland art auction, benefiting The Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. Bidding is underway, set to conclude online on June 15 and continue in-person at the June 16 event.

The annual Pride concert, benefiting the Ali Forney Center, will pay tribute to legendary entertainer and gay icon Judy Garland in a celebration of the landmark 75th anniversary of the film The Wizard of Oz.

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