LIZA
Liza with a Z, not Lisa with an S. Cause Lisa with an S goes sssss not zzzzz. Z instead of S. Lie instead of Lee. Its simple as can be its LIZA!
Well, the Hartford Courant dubbed her as "exhuberant in trademark style." Well, she is LIZA after all. So, rock on Liza. I was so excited about seeing her - a legend right? I gambled a little and waited with bated breath for Ms. Minelli to take the stage. The lights went down and I screamed! LIZA! WHOOOO!
And then I saw her. She walked out in all her Liza glory. The hair. The look. The bows. The pink shimmery baby doll dress.
Her knees are like two metal avocadoes and her legs were the toothpicks. It was pretty funny and so I cracked up laughing right off the bat. She then shimmied and swear to god those knees knocked. It went right from her shoulders to the knees. And then I almost peed my pants.
Then she busted into song - and that was amazing. So her voice cracked and she wasn't as fluid as she was in the Carnegie Hall show, the Radio City show, the old Oakdale show or any other show she did 30 years ago. And I'm told the whole show was in line with the Carnegie Hall show. She also took some time between songs to get into character - which meant she stared into some unknown focal point in the sky and either furrowed her brow or looked sad or happy - THAT was interesting.
But she is Liza and she rocked until her Depends and costume change.
Outfit two was more of a Liza Cabaretish outfit - black shimmery top and velvet pants. So what there was a little camel toe. She's Li-Za! By this point she must have been tired so she did a number and then basically sat and let her pianist sing.
Now did I mention that the boys in the audience, particularly the boys in front of us sang each and every song. Every intonnation change, every nuance in the song, they knew. It was pretty amazing that like DG they too knew the Carnegie show and likely EVERY other one she's ever sung. I'd bet they knew every Judy, Babs, and Madonna song too. Alas.
So, Liza sat and listened to her piano man play and sing to her and she did bust out a little impromptu dance number - complete with hat!!! She ROCKED!!! And then, like a whisper, I heard a muttering "hhhmmll hhhmmm." Unfortunately there was no OIL CAN to help lube the hips and knees, so again she sat.
The best numbers were Sara Lee, Have yourself a merry little christmas, a number from chicago, Cabaret, and NY NY. She actually rocked with the last two and the xmas song. She is still hot because she is Liza. I just wish I saw her back in the day when she could shimmy shake and I noticed something other than her knees wobble, he voice didn't crack, and she was hot hot hot.
Did you get all the illiteration? or is it aliteration? you get it right?
posted by Kar @ 10:49 PM
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You're illiterate if you can't read, and you alliterate if you string together a bunch of words starting with the same letter.
Okay, do we have that straight now?
You totally did not mention the very hot dance she did against the piano. I think it was to Alexander's Ragtime Band, and I was about to go out and buy a piano because of that number. Where the heck were you? Gay girls appreciate Liza too, ya know!!!
I thought the show was great considering the numerous health issues, including multiple hip replacements & knee surgeries.
Yes - the voice cracked a few times and the band sometimes overpowered the vocals. Yet the notes were held when it mattered in Cabaret & NY NY.
The time taken between songs to get into character took what seemed forever, especially when watching the transformation on the big screen. However, once the song began, she was really in character. Enjoyable....Just wished she sang "Ring them Bells" and "Some People".
(Yes, as mentioned - I do know the Carnegie Hall show frontwards & backwards. The CD and the cassette tape before that, has always been in the car.)
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