Curtain Call: Liza Minnelli Does Coney Island

So, last night we schlepped out to Coney Island to see the one and only Liza Minnelli perform a free (!) concert in Asser Levy park. Yes, that is exceedingly gay, but La Minnelli knows how to entertain; she could teach Twitney and Christina Draguilara a thang or two about this biz we call show.

Liza's patter, classic; Liza's costume change, delightful; Liza yelling offstage to the sound guy to turn down her mic in the middle of a song and being startled by feedback, unintentionally hilarious; Liza ripping off her false eyelashes before doing her encore, priceless.

Some thoughts that occured to us throughout the night: There's a distinct possibility she's fucking her new bandleader Jay Something or other (Where the hell is Billy Stritch?). He sang a "You Can Leave Your Hat On" to her while she watched in rapt attention.

Bitch looks good for being sixty years old. She confessed she lost twenty-six pounds, and was showing off some leg.

Her voice sounds good, once she warmed up a little and hocked up some phlegm. We got a little misty when she sang "Cabaret," and we defy you not to get chills when she sings "New York, New York."

Here's a clip of a younger Liza doing what she does so well.




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