LIZA! at 80! - CARNEGIE HALL

LIZA! at 80! - CARNEGIE HALL :  A Celebration in Song & Dance

ONE NIGHT ONLY  -  6/25/26

The cast will include Kate Baldwin (two-time Tony nominee, Hello, Dolly!, Finian's Rainbow), Lauren Blackman (Ragtime, Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love), Mario Cantone (Tony nominee, Laugh Whore, Assassins, Sex and the City), Kristin Chenoweth (Tony winner, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Wicked), Nikki Renée Daniels (Once Upon a Mattress, Company), Dez Deron (Maybe Happy Ending, The Voice), Claybourne Elder(The Wild Party, Company), Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, No Hard Feelings), Katie Finneran (two-time Tony winner, Promises, Promises, Noises Off), Robyn Hurder (Tony nominee, Moulin Rouge!), Beth Leavel(Tony winner, The Drowsy Chaperone), Bonnie Milligan (Tony Winner, Kimberly Akimbo), Donna Murphy (two-time Tony winner, Passion, The King and I), Lauren Patten (Tony winner, Jagged Little Pill), Khori Petinaud (Just in Time, Dancin'), Andrew Rannells (Grammy winner, two-time Tony nominee, The Book of Mormon, Falsettos), Helen J. Shen (Grammy nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Maybe Happy Ending), Elizabeth Stanley (Tony nominee, Jagged Little Pill), Alysha Umphress (On the Town, Bring it On), Marisha Wallace (Olivier Award nominee, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret), and Natalie Weiss (American Idol, Breaking Down The Riffs).

Guest speakers will include Candice Bergen (five-time Emmy winner, Academy Award nominee), Jim Caruso (Liza's At The Palace!, seven-time MAC Award winner), Kathy Griffin (two-time Emmy winner, Grammy winner), Julie Halston (Special Tony Award recipient, four-time Drama Desk nominee, Sex and The City), Isaac Mizrahi (Drama Desk winner, Chicago (Amos), The Women (costumes), The Threepenny Opera (costumes)), and Susan Stroman (five-time Tony winner, two-time Olivier Award winner, American Theatre Hall of Fame).

The tribute concert honors Liza Minnelli's 60-year career and includes musical selections, performed by an all-star lineup, spanning her entire body of work and focusing on her collaborations with John Kander & Fred Ebb, including Cabaret; The Rink; Liza With a “Z”; and New York, New York. The concert features a 30-piece orchestra as well as backstage stories, firsthand anecdotes, and selections of Bob Fosse's original choreography reconstructed by The Verdon Fosse Legacy.  Additional choreography is by Nancy Renée Braun and Alex Sanchez.

Liza! at 80 also celebrates the March publication of Ms. Minnelli's memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! (Hachette/Grand Central Publishing). The evening's attendees will receive a copy of the memoir. Musical direction by Joey Chancey.  The script for the evening will be written by Liza Minnelli.

The concert takes place—one night only—on Thursday, June 25, at 8:00 p.m. at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall.

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How is Marisha Wallace in this? She missed the opening night of Something Rotten in the Uk?

Thanks for the very detailed report of last night's concert.  Looks fantastic.  

As far as the "no shows," I'm sure they all had other commitments, and something came up.  Not unusual for things to change by the time they are announced to the night of the show.  It's not as if they just didn't show up, and nobody knew what happened to them. 

That was so sweet that Lorna sang "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" 

TotallyEffed said: "No Leg Room said: "Was Liza there. I see no mention of her appearance anywhere."
Liza was not there."

Liza was never announced to appear in this, yet I know multiple people who bought tickets with the wrongful assumption that she would be making an appearance.

Anyway - how was the band?

Liza at 80 - Carnegie hall PHOTOS

As I understand it, for some time, she was supposed to be there - per several performers told this by Transport Group.  Also, Transport Group initially said Liza books would be signed - and then reneged at a later date.

Updated On: 6/26/26 at 11:05 AM

OhHiii said: "TotallyEffed said: "No Leg Room said: "Was Liza there. I see no mention of her appearance anywhere."
Liza was not there."

This is weird."


It was definitely a bummer but there was nothing weird about it.

I imagine some of those performers signed up because they thought she’d be there, Marisha even said she couldn’t turn down singing for Liza.

On a positive note, I’m relieved that we don’t have to stare at Chenoweths forehead for now. She seems to have embraced bangs

TotallyEffed said: "OhHiii said: "TotallyEffed said: "No Leg Room said: "Was Liza there. I see no mention of her appearance anywhere."
Liza was not there."

This is weird."


It was definitely a bummer but there was nothing weird about it."

Yes, it is weird that she wasn't at something like this. I hope she's doing ok healthwise.

I was in the audience, and Liza was MIA. I think everybody expected her to show up at the end for "New York New York", but Marisha Wallace did it instead, after Liza's sister did the next-to-last song. It is really hard to understand. I am worried for Liza’s health now… 😢

PS. CoffeeBreak, thank you for your detailed summary, I just couldn't memorize who did what...

jmoisand@gmail.com said: "Last night, I couldn't find the signature in the books I got at the end of the event, now this explains. In all fairness, the strain of signing 100s of books would have been too much for Liza, this part is clear. As a side note, if you remove the dust cover, there is actually an embossed signature on the front hardcover! Which is very cool."

There were already controversies surrounding her using an “auto pen” to have signature stickers signed for the books when the book came out. So the organizers may feel it’s better to just not have the signatures instead of deal with another wave of internet yelling about that. 

Sounds like a great night, and I hope the audience thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Still, I am glad I did not go. I was in NY only last week, and briefly considered extending my stay… but no. I couldn't do that to myself again. 🙂