"Ingersoll is an enthralling performer... a star of the highest magnitude." -Two on the Aisle
“Ingersoll, a whopping talent in her prime, flies here; her voice blended most delightfully with (Anthony) Rapp’s on ‘Too Many Mornings,’ and her solo take on ‘Buddy’s Eyes’ was a knockout.”
-Chicago Tribune
“In a night of many high points, Angela Ingersoll’s performance as Sally was perhaps the highest. Sally is the show’s emotional fulcrum… and Ingersoll’s beautiful voice and heartbreaking portrayal gave the role its full emotional force.”
-Third Coast Review
“Ingersoll, a whopping talent in her prime, flies here; her voice blended most delightfully with (Anthony) Rapp’s on ‘Too Many Mornings,’ and her solo take on ‘Buddy’s Eyes’ was a knockout… Director Michael Weber should strive to come back to this piece, with as many of these artists as possible, and find a way to do a full staging.”
The world’s premier Barbra Streisand impressionist and foremost Judy Garland interpreter unite for a one-night only concert to benefit Season of Concern Chicago. Award-winner Steven Brinberg tours worldwide with his acclaimed show Simply Barbara, including appearances on Broadway, London’s West End, Australia, Puerto Vallarta, and Hong Kong. Award-winner Angela Ingersoll received national acclaim starring as Judy Garland onstage in End of the Rainbow, and an Emmy Award nomination for Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland on PBS. Together, these two blazing stars combine their uncanny acts for an unforgettable concert that’s hilarious, heartfelt, and bursting with pride. Featuring a stellar live band, iconic songs include “Over The Rainbow,” “People,” “The Trolley Song,” “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “The Man That Got Away,” “Evergreen,” and “Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy.” Presented with Season of Concern Chicago by Artists Lounge Live.
Paul Lisnek interviews the world’s premier Barbra Streisand impressionist Steven Brinberg aka Simply Barbra and the foremost Judy Garland interpreter Angela Ingersoll on his podcast Curtain Call Chicago. The dynamis duo unite for the one-night only concert BARBRA & JUDY TOGETHER AGAIN to benefit Season of Concern Chicago.
Chicago beltresses unite to support AIDS Foundation Chicago at the annual Belting For Life event organized by beloved community leader and birthday boy Christopher Pazdernik. It’s a magnificently queer celebration that’s always the best day of the year.
Chicago’s Sarah Siddons Society, which funds college scholarships for young theatre artists, will present its annual Sarah Siddons Society Award to Broadway favorite Beth Leavel. The honor, given in honor of Level’s outstanding artistic achievement in theatre, will be bestowed at the Society’s 2025 benefit, planned for November 17, 2025 at The Arts Club in Chicago. Leavel is a Tony winner for her performance in The Drowsy Chaperone, and was last seen on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends.
The evening’s program will include musical selections from Leavel’s most memorable shows performed by acclaimed Chicago theatre artists Missy Aguilar, Angela Ingersoll, Alexis J. Roston, and Sawyer Smith under the direction of Christopher Pazdernik, with music direction by Beckie Menzie.
“Close your eyes, and you might think Judy Garland is in the room. Open them, and you might still think she’s in the room. Angela Ingersoll is both every-inch a blazing star in her own right and a glorious tribute to one of America’s all-time greatest voices.”
Angela Ingersoll talks with Oz Historian Ryan Jay about her nine week engagement of Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland at Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Angela Ingersoll on AZTV 7 talks with Brad Perry about her show at Phoenix Theatre Company’s outdoor venue. Playing under the stars safely distanced and masked, Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland runs Jan 26-Feb 7, 2021. Jeremy Kahn on piano.
The WPMT premiere of “Meet Me in St. Louis” as heard on December 2, 1946, on The Lux Radio Theatre is now live with a special interview between Michael Weber and Angela Ingersoll! Starring Judy Garland as “Esther Smith,” Margaret O’Brien as “Tootie Smith,” and Tom Drake as “John Truitt”,” the performance features popular songs “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Trolley Song” and “The Boy Next Door.”
Artists Lounge Live partners with theaters across America to present GET HAPPY: ANGELA INGERSOLL SINGS JUDY GARLAND, streaming live from Chicago, Sunday, October 11, 7pm ET/ 6pm CT/ 4pm PT. The virtual concert event features a live talkback following the show. Join the national watch party by purchasing tickets from one of our participating partners: San Diego Rep (San Diego), Laguna Playhouse (LA), Marriott Theatre (Chicago), The Goodspeed (Connecticut), Max & Louie Productions (St Louis), and AD Players (Houston). Don’t see a partner in your region? You’re still invited. Any of the organizations listed would greatly appreciate your support. To view concert, you’ll need a high speed internet connection that allows for streaming.
In an Emmy Award-nominated performance, Angela Ingersoll celebrates Judy Garland with virtuosic vocals, passionate storytelling, and naturally winning humor. As seen on PBS, her two hour concert features a powerful six-piece orchestra and classic songs including “Over the Rainbow,” “The Trolley Song,” and “The Man That Got Away.” LEARN MORE
“I’ve been a devoted fan of Judy’s for as long as I can recall. I don’t remember a time without her. So many of us meet her as children, when she’s a child as well, and her Dorothy stays with us. Yet even as a child, I was most attracted to 60s Judy, to TV Show Judy, to Carnegie Hall Judy. I saw a self-possessed woman and artist and knew that’s what I wanted to be. Now that I’ve just turned 40, I feel I’ve come into the time of my life I’ve always dreamed about.”
Emmy nominee Angela Ingersoll sings Cabaret on WGN News for Porchlight Music Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Gala. Featuring Artistic Director Michael Weber and Chuck Larkin on piano.
Award winning singer Angela Ingersoll sings Over the Rainbow on WGN News for Chicago Pride. Featuring Jeremy Kahn on piano.
“We’re not trying to project perfect versions of ourselves. Michael and I are pretty warts-and-all as performers and I think people can relate. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. But I think people will appreciate that underneath the jokes (there is) gratitude that you have someone to stand next to in life and have someone to get through it with.”
Creator and Host Patrick Tierney invites the Grand Dames of Chicago Theatre to speak truth to power in his roundtable series. Featuring: E. Faye Butler, Rashada Dawan, Angela Ingersoll, Heidi Kettenring, Iris Lieberman, Keely Vasquez, and Honey West. @ChicagoArtistCircle #chiartistcircle
“The only thing better than listening to a great classic record that we love is hearing music that we know, and love, live,” Ingersoll said. “There’s nothing like live music. To be able to create a live music experience for music that people feel so nostalgic about is a great honor.”
With much gratitude, Angela Ingersoll joins a great tradition of artists named Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in Theatre.
The publication’s initial review of Ingersoll’s work in the drama End of the Rainbow praised “the dynamic star power of the incandescent Ingersoll.” Reviewer Tom Titus recently called Ingersoll’s star turn “a truly singular performance” in his article “On Theater: Fetes, Ingersoll, Wright share year-end honors.”
The Rage Monthly caught up with Angela during the rehearsal process at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts… Ingersoll finished beautifully with these sage words, “I do hope audience members find their experience an opportunity to cultivate greater peace with their own pain. Because you know, none of us has a monopoly on heartache. Hopefully through laughter and music we can, all of us, feel less alone.”