End of the Rainbow review โ Jinkx Monsoonโs Judy Garland could be the talk of the town
Soho Theatre Walthamstow, London The Drag Race star brings nuance to the vocals and has a hoot with a frisky script but this bio-drama is too limited and ultimately cramps her style Drag Race fans already know that the seriesโ โqueen of all queensโ Jinkx Monsoon does a mean Judy Garland impression from her lurid account of a threesome with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. This revival of Peter Quilterโs 2005 play puts Monsoonโs Garland in a love triangle instead, caught between steadfast, gay pianist Anthony (Adam Filipe) and opportunistic, soon-to-be fifth husband, Mickey (Jacob Dudman). It plays out in 1960s London as the decade, and Garlandโs life, draw to an end. Quilter divides the drama between private and public, moving from the performerโs hotel suite to her residency at Talk of the Town, derailed by her drinking and a drug addiction that dated back to her teenage role in The Wizard of Oz. Continue reading...