Bob Rogers Easy Listening Star of the Month - Liza Minelli
Her god parents were Ira Gershwin and Kay Thompson.Liza made her screen debut in 1949 as a toddler with her mother in the MGM movie musical In the Good Old Summertime.
One of the world's best-loved entertainers, she has won Tony awards for her stage performances in Flora, the Red Menace in 1965 and The Act in 1978, along with a third Tony for Best Personal Achievement, resulting from her 1974 engagement at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Liza was nominated for an Academy Award® for The Sterile Cuckoo(1969) and she won the best actress Academy Award for her best-known film, Cabaret (1972).
Her mesmerizing portrayal of Sally Bowles in Cabaret won her a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA as well.
Liza also won an Emmy for the TV special Liza with a 'Z' (1972), and was the recipient of a Grammy Legend Award in 1989, making her one of the few artists who have won the entertainment industries top six awards.
Her film credits include Charlie Bubbles (1968), Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Lucky Lady (1975), A Matter of Time (1976), New York, New York (1977), Arthur (1981) Stepping Out (1991), and The Oh In Ohio (2006).
Liza recently attracted an entirely new generation of fans with her acclaimed turn as "Lucille 2" on the Emmy-winning Best Comedy Arrested Development, and for her appearance on the chart-topping album The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance.
Liza Minnelli first toured Australia in the late 1960's with her husband Peter Allen and played Chequers Nite Club in Sydney. She also made a television special in 1968 for TCN9 called 'Liza', and appeared with the Allen Brothers on Bandstand in 1969.
Her first major solo Australian tour was in 1981 playing all major cities and her last visit here was with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jnr. in 1989 with The Ultimate Event.
2CH EASY 1170, Chugg Entertainment and David M. Hawkins are proud to present the long awaited return of superstar Liza Minnelli. Bringing her unstoppable Minnelli magic to Australia, Liza will tour nationally during October & November in an unmatchable concert performance. Based on her current hit Broadway show "Liza's At The Palace", the evening will feature an incomparable Minnelli songfest including many of her personal favourites and signature hits.
Along with a twelve-piece orchestra led by conductor/drummer Michael Berkowitz and pianist/musical supervisor Billy Stritch, the performance will feature many of Liza's showstoppers such as "Cabaret", "Maybe This Time" and "Theme From New York, New York" - all written especially for her by the legendary Broadway song writing partnership of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
This concert performance of almost two hours duration (with interval), directed by Ron Lewis, will be full of personal stories, anecdotes and heartfelt reminiscences.
Liza plays the Sydney Opera House Friday 16th & Saturday 17th of October and, due to popular demand, now a 3rd Sydney show at the Sydney Entertainment Centre November 2nd. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
