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Liza & Fosse No. 5 - Cabaret Posters
International Posters for the original release of Cabaret American, Italian, French, Czechoslovakian, Japanese, German, Polish,

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 21


Liza & Fosse No. 3 - Mein Herr
This number was cut from the film Liza with a 'Z' which aired on NBC, but the work print was found and edited using Fosse's original editing notes so this is true to his vision for the number. Liza wrote: “When I first read the shooting script, [of Cabaret] there was a blank space right after the emcce introduces me in the film for the first time. The screenwriter, Jay Presson Allen, a woman, noted that a Kander and Ebb song-as yet unwritten— would fill this scene. And what a

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 20


Liza & Fosse No. 1 - An Introduction
The countdown to Liza at 80 at Carnegie Hall has begun! To mark this milestone evening, we will be celebrating this week by sharing archival photos, videos, and interviews on the collaborations between Liza Minnelli and Bob Fosse. Liza wrote: “Fosse had a profound influence on me as a singer, dancer, and actress. Dance has always been my first passion— it gave me my own lane—and Cabaret offered me an opportunity to show the world what I could do. Fosse knew this and brought a

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 19


Liza Minnelli - With Gene Kelly at age 12
In her recently published memoir, she tells the story of dancing with Gene Kelly: “Just before my thirteenth birthday, I went to a party at Uncle Ira's house. Gene Kelly, one of my dad's best friends, was there, and we gathered around the piano as he sang "For Me and My Gal." I joined in, and Gene told me how much he loved my singing. Then he made a stunning offer: He would soon be taping the first of several TV shows, and he asked if I'd do a singing and dancing duet of the

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 12


Chicago 50 - No. 49 - Liza Minelli as Roxie
Liza in "Nowadays" “When you love people, I think you help out, if you can.” — Liza on joining “Chicago” Just two months after Chicago opened in June of 1975, Gwen lost her voice. Marsha Bagwell relates the story that she took Gwen to her own renowned ENT where he recommended surgery to explore the issue. During surgery, the ENT found a single piece of confetti that had landed on her vocal chord and adhered to it, causing a blister. Marsha explained that during the finale whe

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 6, 2025


New York, New York No. 2
In a 2004 A&E biography special on Liza Minnelli, composer John Kander told this story of the origin of the Theme from New York, New...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 21, 2023


New York, New York No. 1
As New York, New York prepares for its first preview this Friday on Broadway, I got curious and wanted to find out more about the history...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 20, 2023


Happy Birthday, Baryshnikov!
Happy Birthday, Baryshnikov! There’s a sweet article written by Arthur Unger in 1980 who interviewed Misha and Liza together on a rainy...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 27, 2023
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