Love, Liza auction in May, Liza Minnelli’s collection to be auctioned!

[DAME]

Posted: 2/16/18 at 7:48pm

Liza Minnelli is auctioning of her stuff.  Over 1000 lots.  You will be able to view the items for free at The Paley Center in Los Angeles in April. 

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-liza-minnelli-auction/cabaret-costume-among-vast-liza-minnelli-collection-for-auction-idUSKCN1FY2PN

Updated On: 4/3/18 at 07:48 PM

[nealb1]

Posted: 2/20/18 at 3:27pm

Wonderful!  I'll be there to check out the exhibit.  

[DAME]

Posted: 2/20/18 at 4:47pm

Me too!

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 2/20/18 at 6:22pm

Same!

[DAME]

Posted: 4/3/18 at 7:17pm

Who is going ? Starts this week.

[nealb1]

Posted: 4/4/18 at 1:15pm

I'm going this weekend.  And, I also ordered the catalog!  

[Alessio2]

Posted: 4/4/18 at 4:13pm

Thank you so much for posting this...I will have to check this out

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 4/4/18 at 6:56pm

nealb1 said: "I'm going this weekend. And, I also ordered the catalog!"

How does one go about doing that?

[Tag]

Posted: 4/5/18 at 12:27am

^Go to the Profiles In History website.  They'll probably (hopefully!) post a pdf viewable version on the site too.

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 4/5/18 at 2:22am

Tag said: "^Go to the Profiles In History website. They'll probably (hopefully!) post a pdf viewable version on the site too."

Thank you. OY VEY! I didn't realize it would cost $50 or $100 just for a catalog!

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 4/5/18 at 4:25pm

We're planning to be there Friday April 6 around 5-6pm if any BWW folks happen to be there, would be fun to say hi.

 

[Papi2013]

Posted: 4/5/18 at 4:46pm

They sell the catalogs there as well.  But as in other auctions like this one;  you can get them for cheaper a few months after on eBay..  Flying in for the actual auction.

[Bwayornoway]

Posted: 4/5/18 at 9:51pm

Thanks for posting - though it seems like it's a  lot of costumes.  I'll go check it out and report back

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 4/6/18 at 3:14pm

Plans change-- now we're planning to be there Saturday around 2-3. We want to catch the Liza with a Z airing at 4. 

[Bette's Turban]

Posted: 4/6/18 at 3:38pm

What airing?

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 4/6/18 at 6:10pm

^4pm this Saturday at the Paley Center screening theater in Beverly Hills where the auction is being held. I tried to reserve seats on line but didn't find a way to do that. We'll just show up early and take our chances.

[DAME]

Posted: 4/6/18 at 6:15pm

You should be able to walk right in.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 4/7/18 at 4:04pm

If anyone from BWW is there this afternoon, Saturday, I'll be there from 2-ish till 4.
I'm wearing a bowtie-- come up and start a conversation!

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 4/8/18 at 2:03pm

Not to beat a dead horse, but that's a little bit how this auction display felt. A huge parade of mannequins dressed in beaded and sequined ensembles dominated the 2 floors -- every color of the rainbow, but otherwise nearly identical in silhouette, and nearly all from the 1970's. Lovely as some of them were, I swear there was much more to Liza's career than those 10 years of sequined glory, wasn't there? Weirdly even her Lucille ensemble from Arrested Development featured one more hip-length beaded jacket with padded shoulders and 70's patterns covering it in sequins. There was one lone cabinet full of photos, a few scripts, personal letters and other mementoes. I prayed for something from FLORA THE RED MENACE, THE RINK, or even her surprise subbing for Gwen Verdon in CHICAGO, but alas no.

And then came the screening of LIZA WITH A Z. Dear God, we've seen crisper videos watching old bootlegs of FOLLIES on youtube channels.  For the first minute or two, the picture was fine but the audio skipped every 4th second-- just painful to hear. So then they switched to a blurry video image for the rest of the screening but at least the sound was true. And this from the PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, formerly the Museum for Television and Radio Arts!  Poor Liza, our patron saint of survival against all odds, deserved much much better.

Updated On: 4/8/18 at 02:03 PM

[Tag]

Posted: 6/24/18 at 3:56pm

I just looked through the catalogue (now posted online) and there really isn't anything substantial in this auction.  There are no 'major' items of importance.  Kind of a let down.  The one thing that did stand out to me is the original Dorothy blonde wig from Oz, that was used during the first week of filming but not screen used.  It's only estimated at $800-1200.  That seems drastically undervalued!

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 6/24/18 at 8:07pm

Most auctions of the celebrity kind fetch much higher than their listed value. I’m sure the blonde wig will go for much higher than it is listed at.