LIZA MINNELLI- free concert in Brooklyn last night

Posted: 8/7/08 at 10:18am

Anyone going?

www.brooklynconcerts.com

I wish I could make it...




Updated On: 8/8/08 at 10:18 AM

[JRybka]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 10:21am

I am assuming this is Ms. Minnelli if you're nasty?

[EugLoven]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 10:23am

I am debating whether or not to go...

It is SUCH a long train-ride out there, and frankly, Coney Island is dirty... I can't imagine what the crowds'll be like... But it IS Liza, afterall!!!

AUGUST 7 - *FREE*
LIZA MINNELLI

The 30th Annual Seaside Summer Concert Series performances are held Thursday nights 7:30 pm

Asser Levy/Seaside Park (West 5th Street and Surf Avenue)
in Coney Island/Brighton Beach, across the street from the New York Aquarium.

Performers are subject to change without notice. Call the concert hotline for updates at 718-222-0600

Posted: 8/7/08 at 12:05pm

It would be worth it though- you should go if you have the time!!!

[Calvin]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 12:07pm

*sigh* I have a feeling that by the time I got out there after getting off work, it would be far to packed to make it worthwhile.

[pattilupuppy]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 3:55pm

if i didnt have a show tonight, i would be there

[Buscee]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 4:10pm

The park is beautiful and clean, The crowd is really nice I was there in 2006, and I will be there tonight. Coney Island has improved greatly over the years.

Posted: 8/8/08 at 10:00am

Did anyone go? How was it?

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 12:44pm

I was there last night! It was an experience to say the least, and I'm glad I got to see Liza perform live.

Updated On: 8/8/08 at 12:44 PM

Posted: 8/8/08 at 1:49pm

thanks for the pic....care to elaborate?

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 2:39pm

I hate writing reviews, cuz I feel like I'm just rambling.

I'll try.......

Her opening act, Christopher Cross, was a bore. But how can you not be antsy when you're waiting for MINNELLI to take the stage.

She was a little bit of a mess. She came out in a short, short white sequin outfit. She started Ring Them Bells, got all the way to the end, then messed up, stopped the song, and picked up where she had messed up. The audience was LOVING her though, as was I. It was Liza, we kinda expected it to be a mess. Which is sad.

We were discussing on the train ride back....if Liza keeps up at the pace she's going, she won't have much time. The bf seems to think she should stop performing as much so that she could live a longer life, but I think that if she stopped performing in any capacity, she'd be miserable. I think she'd rather die this way than to stop performing.

Anyways, mid-show, she changed into a red sequin pantsuit. She was looking good. Her legs especially!!

LEGS


RING THEM BELLS


RED OUTFIT


Gah, ask me questions, I'll answer. I'm better at that!
Updated On: 8/11/08 at 02:39 PM

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 2:40pm

oops!! Updated On: 8/8/08 at 02:40 PM

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 2:40pm

oops! Updated On: 8/8/08 at 02:40 PM

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 2:41pm

oops! Updated On: 8/8/08 at 02:41 PM

[DAME]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:29pm

Hmmm. I was told she didn't sing ring them bells.. and those pics are very similar to the ones from when she played there 4 years ago.

[theaternut]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:34pm

She was actually very good. But what a shlep. I will never go there again.

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:42pm

DAME, I was there last night, I took those pictures, she sang Ring Them Bells.

[Raspberry]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:42pm

I'm forgetting two or three songs, I think, but I know she sang:

Teach Me Tonight
The Man I Love
Sara Lee
So What?
My Own Best Friend
Maybe This Time
He's Funny That Way
Ring Them Bells
You've Let Yourself Go
What Did I Have That I Don't Have?
Cabaret
Theme from New York, New York

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:43pm

DAME, I was there last night, I took those pictures, she sang Ring Them Bells.

[RyToast1]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:50pm

And Billy Stritch sang a song too. Liza decided she didn't want to sing at one point, and he did a song.


She also sang a song about her band. My Band maybe? Not sure.

[Raspberry]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:54pm

Here are some professional photos of the concert from WENN. I wish they'd gotten the red outfit.
WENN photos

[shira467]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 4:17pm

Is it wrong to be jealous of her legs?

[theaternut]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 4:48pm

RyToast1,
I enjoyed myself.
Updated On: 8/8/08 at 04:48 PM

[theaternut]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 4:53pm

Oh.. and it does look the same as when she played there 4 years ago.. except she looks about 60 pounds lighter. And I must have had too much to drink since I remeber her opening with "I can see clearly now" and for the life if of me... there was no "ring them bells".

[Raspberry]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 5:18pm

she definitely opened with "Teach Me Tonight." Here's video of that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U8Mn1gf4TU (I didn't film that, I just found it on youtube)

And she definitely did "Ring Them Bells." That's why she had those glasses in that photo. It was even at the audience's request, sort of. The band played the into to "Ring Them Bells" and everyone applauded. Then Liza ran back to Billy and they exchanged words. Then Liza turned to the audience and asked into the microphone, "What do you wanna hear: 'Ring Them Bells' or [some other song title...I can't remember]?" Everyone screamed at her, and she was like, "alright, I guess we're gonna do Ring Them Bells." So they restarted the number.

Everyone clapped along to that song the whole time, which was difficult because she changed the tempo drastically and randomly with almost every phase. During the bell noises, everyone around me was shaking their keys.