Ok, Dame - here you go:
Brava, Liza! BRAVA!!
I'll let the other Liza-lovers add their comments/reviews, but will just say that she hit it out of the park last night. At least in my opinion. (I have no doubt professional critics will find things to write about... I simply loved it!).
She looked GREAT. At one point when she was singing, and holding her head up in her classic "Liza pose" the way the light was hitting her - she looked like she did in her "prime". That gorgeous profile of hers, and her bright, shiny eyes. She was radiant.
She was so grateful for all the love and support in the crowd. (And what a crowd it was! Oh my...), and seemed so happy to be performing.
Ok, about the show:
She opened with Old Friends. Brought the house down.
Then she chatted a bit about how Fosse introduced her to Ben Vereen - as her way of introducing him.
He sang:
Lotta Living To Do
Memory
What Kind of Fool Am I
Black Magic
Mr. Bojangles
and then a kicker of a medly: Corner of the Sky, Aquarius, Hair, Don't Know How to Love Him and JC Superstar.
Great performance...lots of energy.
Then it was Liza again.
She came onstage singing I Can See Clearly Now
Then (and I can't remember the order) Come In From The Rain
Londontown
So What
Hey There
My Own Best Friend
Here I'll Stay
What Did I Have That I Don't Have
and.... Cabaret and New York, New York. (she nailed em!)
Her encore was an unaccompanied I'll Be Seeing You.
Her 'conversation' with the audience was great, and she cracked everyone up with a few slams on David Gest... and her reported behavior.
Oh, and we were in the front row of our section (Westbury is in the round), so we had a damn good look at Liza!
Billy Stritch was her pianist. (And he sang two short songs while she changed outfits)
What else?.....
Loved it.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
Updated On: 2/19/05 at 09:43 AM
