DE Season 2026/27

Over the Rainbow

A night of music about Judy Garland
by Laura Linnenbaum and Jan Preißler
Theatre· World premiere

US-American singer Judy Garland was one of the most fascinating artists of her time. She gained fame as a child star in 1939 with »The Wizard of Oz«; there followed a meteoric rise, not least as an icon of the queer community since the 1960s. Garland died at the young age of 47 as a consequence of her alcohol and medication addiction as well as the ludicrous pressures of show business.

Laura Linnenbaum has staged productions in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt and more. Following a biographical soiree of song about Edith Piaf in Dresden, she now turns her attention to another legendary twentieth-century singer. Her music and theatre production »Over the Rainbow« is her introduction to the Heidelberg audience.

Info

in German without surtitles

Location
Theater Heidelberg, Marguerre-Saal
First night
2 July 2027
Age recommendation
15+

»Birds fly over the Rainbow / Why then, oh, why can’t I?«

Team

Director
Laura Linnenbaum
Stage Design
Ins Meyer
Costume Design
Maja Lipinski
Music
Jan Preißler
Lighting Design
Karsten Rischer
Dramaturgy
Maria Schneider
Education
Lisa Zollner