In her recently published memoir, she tells the story of appearing on The Judy Garland Show at 17: “Mama’s third episode, to my great surprise, was entirely built around me. It aired November 17, 1963. We rehearsed dance numbers intensely, and she looked on with pride as the show came together. It felt like my very own special. I was teary-eyed when Mama opened the evening singing a tender version of Uncle Ira’s lyrics to ‘Liza.’ There were large images of me from childhood t

In her recently published memoir, she talks about her first professional onstage appearance with her mother Judy Garland—headlining a concert at the London Palladium at 18! It was a trial by fire and she had to learn to hold the stage and make her own name next to her competitive mother. "London was going mad with Judy Garland fever. Fans stampeded the box office for tickets, and the November 8 date quickly sold out. A second concert was set for November 15. When Mama walked