Rufus Wainwright's moist and buttery baritone isn't perfect, but it's within crooning distance of perfection. There's a prodigious talent concealed in the skinny frame of this swanky throwback -- a gift for interpretation that approximates that of the young Sinatra, a wit that could serve him well should he decide to get into the movies, and a fondness for show tunes that's -- kinda unbelievable, really. Who in hell does a Judy Garland tribute tour? Not just a couple of Carnegie Hall shows -- an entire tour? Rufus effin' Wainwright, that's who. The singer performs his own material at the Paramount tonight, though he may be persuaded to go over the rainbow if everyone in the audience clicks their heels together.

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