Rufus Wainwright “Rufus Does Judy” at Matthews Theatre at McCarter in Princeton
Thursday, November 19 – 7:30PM – 9:30PM
Matthews Theatre at McCarter, Princeton University Campus, 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ
WXPN and McCarter Theatre at Princeton University welcome Rufus Wainwright, praised as “the greatest songwriter on the planet” by Sir Elton John. Rufus Wainwright joins the Princeton Playhouse Sinfonia for a special one-night-only engagement performing selections from his albums Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall and Want One, Want Two, and beyond. Princeton Playhouse Sinfonia is a dynamic new collaborative ensemble that brings together student musicians from Princeton University’s Sinfonia, directed by Ruth Ochs, and Princeton Playhouse Orchestra, directed by Solon Snider Sway, alongside members of the Princeton Jazz Ensembles and local professional musicians.
On the mark of its 20th anniversary this year, Wainwright’s “Rufus Does Judy” is undoubtedly one of the most sensational shows from his incredible career, an exhilarating and loving recreation of Judy Garland’s infamous 1961 comeback concert. “Rufus Does Judy” made its premiere at Carnegie Hall in 2006 and garnered Wainwright’s first Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The full program has been performed globally including the London Palladium, Hollywood Bowl, Paris’ L’Olympia, and Toronto’s Luminato Festival. 2026 will be the last time Rufus reprises this iconic show.
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