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ChicagoPride.Com News
May 19, 2010
Legendary Liza Minnelli performs at The Chicago Theatre, June 6
Chicago, IL - Four-time Tony Award winner, two-time Golden Globe winner and recipient of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award
and a Grammy Award, the incomparable Liza Minnelli will perform in a rare, one-night-only concert event at The Chicago
Theatre, 175 N. State St., Sunday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. Presented by Star Productions, Minnelli will sing sensational American
standards in a glamorous and intimate concert. The show will feature some of the greatest songs of all time performed in their
purest, most intimate form with Minnelli and her quartet. She will be accompanied by Billy Stritch. This performance showcases
Minnelli at her best, singing these classic American standards as only she can.
Tickets are currently on sale and can purchased through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets
range from $55 to $125. For more information visit thechicagotheatre.com.
Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles, California to the actress/singer Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli, the
film director responsible for such classics as "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "An American in Paris." She began her career at a very
early age, appearing with her mother in the movie "In the Good Old Summertime" in 1949. By the time she was 19, she had
landed the lead role in the Broadway musical "Flora, the Red Menace," a performance that won her first Tony Award for Best
Actress in a Musical.
In 1972, having won acclaim for several film performance, her movie career peaked when she played Sally Bowles in "Cabaret."
The film won eight Oscars, including Best Actress for Minnelli. The role also earned her a Golden Globe and a British Film
Academy Award. Minnelli also starred in the first concert ever filmed live for television in 1972. The special, "Liza with a Z,"
produced a Top 20 album and won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Program.
Minnelli went on to appear opposite Robert DeNiro in the film musical "New York, New York," directed by Martin Scorsese, in
1977. In 1981, she co-starred with Dudley Moore in the movie "Arthur," going on to make the sequel "Arthur 2" in 1988. Minnelli
added a second Golden Globe to her already impressive list of awards in 1985 with her performance in "A Time to Live," a
made-for-TV movie.
In 2008, Minnelli returned to Broadway with "Liza's at the Palace ..." which went on to win the Tony Award for Best Special
Theatrical Event. She recreated the show at the MGM Grand where her performance was filmed for a public television special and
a DVD. The show's cast recording was nominated for a Grammy Award. Minnelli continues her extraordinary music career with
ongoing concert tours in the U.S. and Europe, as well as recording a new album.
CONTEST: Enter to Win meet-and-greet passes to Liza Minnelli at The Chicago Theatre, June 6th from ChicagoPride.com.
Scott Gorenstein
212-633-1507
917-470-1282 - cell
ChicagoPride.Com News
May 19, 2010
Legendary Liza Minnelli performs at The Chicago Theatre, June 6
Chicago, IL - Four-time Tony Award winner, two-time Golden Globe winner and recipient of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award
and a Grammy Award, the incomparable Liza Minnelli will perform in a rare, one-night-only concert event at The Chicago
Theatre, 175 N. State St., Sunday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. Presented by Star Productions, Minnelli will sing sensational American
standards in a glamorous and intimate concert. The show will feature some of the greatest songs of all time performed in their
purest, most intimate form with Minnelli and her quartet. She will be accompanied by Billy Stritch. This performance showcases
Minnelli at her best, singing these classic American standards as only she can.
Tickets are currently on sale and can purchased through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets
range from $55 to $125. For more information visit thechicagotheatre.com.
Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles, California to the actress/singer Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli, the
film director responsible for such classics as "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "An American in Paris." She began her career at a very
early age, appearing with her mother in the movie "In the Good Old Summertime" in 1949. By the time she was 19, she had
landed the lead role in the Broadway musical "Flora, the Red Menace," a performance that won her first Tony Award for Best
Actress in a Musical.
In 1972, having won acclaim for several film performance, her movie career peaked when she played Sally Bowles in "Cabaret."
The film won eight Oscars, including Best Actress for Minnelli. The role also earned her a Golden Globe and a British Film
Academy Award. Minnelli also starred in the first concert ever filmed live for television in 1972. The special, "Liza with a Z,"
produced a Top 20 album and won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Program.
Minnelli went on to appear opposite Robert DeNiro in the film musical "New York, New York," directed by Martin Scorsese, in
1977. In 1981, she co-starred with Dudley Moore in the movie "Arthur," going on to make the sequel "Arthur 2" in 1988. Minnelli
added a second Golden Globe to her already impressive list of awards in 1985 with her performance in "A Time to Live," a
made-for-TV movie.
In 2008, Minnelli returned to Broadway with "Liza's at the Palace ..." which went on to win the Tony Award for Best Special
Theatrical Event. She recreated the show at the MGM Grand where her performance was filmed for a public television special and
a DVD. The show's cast recording was nominated for a Grammy Award. Minnelli continues her extraordinary music career with
ongoing concert tours in the U.S. and Europe, as well as recording a new album.
CONTEST: Enter to Win meet-and-greet passes to Liza Minnelli at The Chicago Theatre, June 6th from ChicagoPride.com.
Scott Gorenstein
212-633-1507
917-470-1282 - cell
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