We got (free) tickets to see Liza Minnelli in concert yesterday.
Last time I saw her live was in about the mid-70’s and she was great.
Time has not been good to Liza (but then again, we are all getting older…).
Liza looked great…claims to have lost 44 pounds on Jenny Craig and it looked like it.
However, the first of three “acts” of her show was dismal…not only was her voice croaking like a pond full of frogs on a summer evening, but - she forgot the words to Cabaret! Yep, half way through the song she has probably sung a million times, she flubbed the words badly, but was able to catch up on the next verse.
At that point, several people in our section started to leave.
However, to Liza’s credit, the second act was far better, and by the third and final act of her show, she was in pretty good form.
Her story line (inspiration from her Godmother) had several aspects that were flat out unbelievable exaggerations (and I confirmed this with a friend who used to be a personal assistant of hers).
By the end, it was a decent concert, but quite happy I hadn’t paid for the tickets.