With her career, her health and her social life going down the tubes, an embattled Judy Garland makes a last-chance comeback in the early 1960s and privately records her thoughts on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. After years of red tape these dark but humorous recordings have gone public & Mary Birdsong brings them to life on stage.

It wowed audiences at the HBO COMEDY FESTIVAL in Aspen, CO (directed by Julie Kramer), then found a home for Judy in New York City at the Ars Nova Theatre under the direction of downtown visionary GregoryWolf of Moonwork fame (www.moonwork.com). Judy Speaks was also produced by Playhouse Merced in CA, at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, and at the HBO Workspace in L.A. This 90 minute one woman show features spectacular jazz arrangments by Daniel Levy. Mary’s made many appearances as Judy Garland in other shows. The TWEED Theatre Co.’s “SCREEN DOOR” benefit for God’s Love We Deliver at Town Hall in NYC, Jackie Hoffman’s holiday extravaganza “JACKIE’S KOSHER XMAS” and the DRAMA DEPT.’s CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR have all contributed to the BIRDSONG buzz. Past performances have always sold out with little to no publicity. The links that do not yet work below will soon be up and running. Promise! So please don't be too angry. After all, even Judy herself did occasionally have a little sore throat, darling. And if you need to get a Judy fix in a hurry, go see Mary in her first Broadway musical-- "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me." Judy makes a stellar appearance in that show to be sure.

Originally directed by and co-created with the fabulous Julie Kramer.