Tag Archives: Liza Minnelli

The Creative Process: Minnelli, Kander & Ebb

Posted on March 9, 2022 by boz

On March 11, in honor of John Kander’s and Liza Minnelli’s upcoming 95th and 76th birthdays this month, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of the New York Public Library for the Peforming Arts at Lincoln Center will present … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Lee Goldsmith

Posted on November 8, 2021 by boz

Lyricist and librettist Lee Goldsmith died Oct. 5 in Cutler Bay, Fla. Born Jan. 4, 1923, in New York City, Goldsmith fell in love with musical theater after seeing Ethel Merman in Anything Goes when he was a schoolboy. After … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: John Kander

Posted on March 18, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to EGOT nominee John Kander, born March 18, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo. After earning his bachelor’s from Oberlin (1951) and master’s from Columbia (1954), he began his career as a music director in summer stock, before making … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Liza Minnelli

Posted on March 12, 2021 by boz

Happy birthday to EGOT performer Liza Minnelli, born March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles, the daughter of performer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, who named her after the 1929 Gershwin song “Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away).” She grew … Continue reading →

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Essential Film Musicals: A Star Is Born

Posted on May 29, 2020 by boz

In 1950, MGM fired Judy Garland. A year later, Vicente Minnelli and she divorced. At a professional and personal nadir, her personal manager (and eventual third husband) Sid Luft engineered a comeback with concerts at the London Palladium and New … Continue reading →

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2012 Awards Update #4

Posted on June 5, 2012 by boz

On Sunday, Brooke Shields and Brian d’Arcy James hosted the 57th annual Drama Desk Awards at New York’s Town Hall. Presenters included Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Bernadette Peters, Doug Wright, Rick Elice, Maury Yeston, William Finn, Roger Rees, Alex … Continue reading →

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Liza: Album Reviews

Posted on May 28, 2012 by boz

Masterworks Broadway has released the first digital transfer of Liza Minnelli’s live recording of her 1974 concert at the Winter Garden Theater. The reviews have been generally favorable. The tracks on the CD, which include three songs not on the … Continue reading →

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2012 Awards Update

Posted on May 8, 2012 by boz

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle met yesterday at the offices of Time Out New York, to determine the winners of its 77th annual awards. In the vote for Best Musical, Once lost by a hair on the first ballot … Continue reading →

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