"Ingersoll is an enthralling performer... a star of the highest magnitude." -Two on the Aisle
August 8-September 2, 2018. Laguna Playhouse. Angela Ingersoll reprises her award-winning portrayal of Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow, Peter Quilter’s play with music depicting the final days of the icon’s life.
Playwright Quilter cheers, “Angela Ingersoll is an absolute knockout. I recently saw her incredible performance myself in Los Angeles. I’m sure she will cause a sensation… Masterful, memorable stage performances do not come around very often. I hope you won’t miss it.”
Two on the Aisle calls Ingersoll “a star of the highest magnitude” in their review of End of the Rainbow, Max & Louie Productions.
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Host Jim Doyle welcomes Angela Ingersoll to St Louis Arts Radio, RAF-STL, for an in-depth discussion on her award-winning star turn as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow at Max & Louie Productions.
“To me, an impersonator is intentionally trying to fool someone,” she said, “and that’s not what I’m about. This is not an impressionist-style tribute act. Judy has influenced me my entire life. The illusion that I embody her in concert is simply me sharing my love of her. I get lost in the music and stop paying attention to where I stop and where she starts. I’m holding her in my mind’s eye and experiencing her music live in the moment, and what comes out often makes people feel like they’ve seen her live in concert… People see all the Judy they want to see.”
“Welcome to the world of Angela Ingersoll, a multitalented performer with a knack for capturing Ms. Garland to the finest detail and nuance… Like most professional artists, Ingersoll continues to refine her craft and to explore other performers she admires. The result is a talented singer and performer with an impressive range who is equally comfortable in her own skin and when developing a character. All that said there is no denying that she’s a drop-dead gorgeous ringer for Garland at her peak.”
BROADWAY WORLD: A star is born as award-winning dynamo Angela Ingersoll celebrates American icon Judy Garland. Tune in to WTTW Chicago Public Television on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 5:30pm for the Chicago premiere of Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland.
Ingersoll’s concert special packs an emotional punch… (She’s) shining a compassionate light on Garland’s legacy while unmistakably establishing herself as the icon’s artistic descendant.
In a festive ceremony at Drury Lane Theatre, Angela Ingersoll received Chicago’s Jeff Award for Leading Actress in a Play for her star turn as Judy Garland in END OF THE RAINBOW at Porchlight Music Theatre. Ingersoll also received a nomination in the Supporting Actress in a Musical category for her scene-stealing, dumb-blonde Hedy LaRue in Marriott Theatre’s HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Congratulations to all the exemplar nominees, representing the finest of Chicago’s diverse theatre community. SEE ALL NOMINEES AND WINNERS
DISCOVER LA MIRADA: If you have been fortunate to see Angela Ingersoll recently on stage or in concert, you already know what the big buzz is about. She is smart, sassy, sexy, and above all, a natural born talent.
About 18 months ago, singer/actress and lifelong Judy Garland fan Angela Ingersoll made a wish. Fearing for Garland’s legacy, Ingersoll wished for the opportunity to excise the kitsch that sometimes dimmed Garland’s star. “I wanted to commit to shining a positive light on Judy,” Ingersoll said. And since then, “the universe has been nonstop green lights.”
The latest comes Tuesday, Oct. 10, when PBS will film a performance of her tribute concert “Judy Garland: Come Rain or Come Shine” at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles for broadcast next year.
Ask anyone lucky enough to have caught Angela Ingersoll’s performance as Judy Garland in last year’s Porchlight Music Theatre production of “End of the Rainbow” and you are guaranteed to hear superlatives. The voice, the look, the roller-coaster emotions: Ingersoll captured them all to uncanny effect in a performance that was an unqualified tour de force, and recently earned her a Jeff Award nomination.
As an encore, Joey, who was so enthralled with Angela’s live portion of the show, allowed her to fulfill the audience’s wish of her doing that famed song… She sat on the edge of the stage, the way Judy did, and broke out into what appeared to be the performance of her life. The audience once again erupted with a combination of cheers and tears, as did Angela herself, overtaken by emotion at the prized opportunity.
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One of Chicago’s most talented entertainers, ANGELA INGERSOLL discusses her critically hailed performance as Judy Garland in Porchlight Music Theatre’s sold out production END OF THE RAINBOW.
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Ingersoll’s critically acclaimed performance as Judy Garland in the recent Porchlight Music Theatre production of End of the Rainbow channeled every ounce of her powerhouse talent to elevate our imagination and richly stir our compassion for the fragile and falling star. It was all there – electrifying stage performances, manic vitality, childlike enthusiasm and reckless abandon – all seeming to unfold effortlessly in the moment in Ingersoll’s unforgettable performance.
“It’s a lot of good, Christmassy fun,” she said. “Hopefully as funny as it is tender. I certainly hope that audiences sing along. Christmas is the one time of year we all agree to listen to the same radio station, darn it. We culturally all can sing along together to something like ‘Jingle Bells.’ I think people can experience a little bit of togetherness in a time where we’ve had a lot of focuses on our differences.”
Married musical stars Michael and Angela Ingersoll deliver loads of laughs and feel-good hits! Join Chicago Tribune’s “Dynamic Power Couple” and their rocking band for oldies but goodies including “Love Will Keep Us Together,” “Save the Last Dance For Me,” “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” and “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” Presented by Artists Lounge Live.
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“I never really learned my right from my left. I have a decent sense of direction, but not left and right. Secretly, I always rub my index and middle fingers together, to feel for the pencil bump callus that I built up in grade school to help me find my right hand.”
Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Second City Theatricals present the mercurial musical comedy THE PEOPLE VS FRIAR LAURENCE, OR THE MAN WHO KILLED ROMEO AND JULIET for Chicago’s Shakespeare 400 celebration. Second City veteran and writer Ron West directs and appears as as Lord Capulet, with Bruce Green (Friar Laurence), Devin Desantis (Romeo), Lauren Creel Sauer (Juliet), Jonathan Wagner (Mercutio), Angela Ingersoll (Benvolio), Roberta Duchak (Lady Capulet), Nathan Hosner (Prince Escalus), Greg Anderson (Tybalt), and Lisa McQueen at the piano.
“I’m a lesbian. Plain and simple. I don’t make any bones about it.”
Angela was tickled pink to join loud and proud About Face Theatre for a special revival of their revolutionary smash-hit PULP. ABTS’s deliciously campy homage to the sultry, jazzy world of lesbian pulp fiction was resurrected for two nights only with an all-star Chicago cast. And wouldn’t you just know it, Angela appeared as the bad-girl. Bing. Bing Cherry. Written by Patricia Kane and directed by Jessica Thebus. VISIT ABOUT FACE THEATRE
Angela sang our National Anthem at Arlington International Racecourse for their Fourth of July celebration before a crowd of 40,000.
Husband and wife duo Michael and Angela Ingersolls share a heartwarming chat with WGN Radio Host Lisa Wolf on the Hollywood 360 Radio Show. The couple’s flair for good old fashioned entertainment is on display as they discuss the premiere of their concert My Baby Just Cares For Me at Northlight Theatre.
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“Michael Ingersoll compares the show to the couple hosting a party in their living room. It consists of classic pop tunes, punctuated by lighthearted banter reminiscent of the popular comedy duo of George Burns and Gracie Allen.”
Have a listen to Kevin Moore’s popular “civilized culture and conversation” program on WSBC Radio. This episode features Michael and Angela Ingersoll as they launch a hilarious and heartwarming new concert to benefit Northlight Theatre.