LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY to Air on PBS
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 11, 2025
Discover the life of Broadway legend Liza Minnelli in 'Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story,' premiering on PBS April 1 at 9 PM ET as part of the American Masters series. The documentary explores Minnelli's 1970s career and personal life with insights from friends and mentors.
Liza Minnelli Documentary Begins Regional Screenings
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 23, 2025
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story is beginning to screen at select locations in the United States. Beginning January 24, the movie will open at IFC Center New York City, and on January 31 will open at Laemmle’s Royal in Los Angeles.
New York City Opera Presents MUSIC OF SURVIVAL: Works By Weinberg, Korngold, And Rovner
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025
New York City Opera will present Music of Survival: Works by Weinberg, Korngold, and Rovne, with the NYC Opera Orchestra, featuring Constantine Orbelian, Conductor; Kristina Reiko Cooper, Cello; and Elizaveta Ulakhovich, Soprano.
Micah McLaurin Releases New Club Anthem 'Baboom'
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 10, 2025
Virtuoso pianist and prolific pop artist Micah McLaurin has released his next-generation club anthem “Baboom.' Drawing on Micah’s love for French music and singers such as Charles Aznavour, the driving new single was co-written with Simon Wilcox. Listen to it here!
PIAF! THE SHOW Returns to Australia in 2025
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024
Experience the mesmerising journey of the iconic French chanteuse, Edith Piaf, in PIAF! The Show. This musical extravaganza will return to Australia after the success of its previous tour, and now, for the first time, arrives in New Zealand.
Liza Minnelli Documentary to Receive Theatrical Release in 2025
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 25, 2024
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, the new documentary centering on the Broadway legend, has been acquired by Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber. The film is expected to have a theatrical run in 2025, first at New York's IFC Center and then nationwide.
Review: Tanya Moberly's STANDARDS Is a Purist's Dream at Don't Tell Mama
by Ricky Pope - Oct 22, 2024
Moberly is a fine actress who gives us over 20 interesting characters while simply presenting the songs without a lot of folderol. She is working in the tradition of some of the great musical monologists like Charles Aznavour, Liza Minelli, Bernadette Peters, and Julie Wilson.
Interview: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki's New Album SECRET LOVERS Honors Trailblazers
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 15, 2024
Singer-songwriters Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki are back at it again with new album SECRET LOVERS releasing 9/16. The ASCAP Foundation and Bistro Award-winning off-Broadway composer/lyricist and performer duo wrote songs inspired by their own life experience and artists, musicians and writers who followed their own gut.
Liza Minnelli Documentary to Feature Lost Footage
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 3, 2024
Tribeca 2024 will see the world premiere of a new documentary centered on the legendary Broadway performer, Liza Minnelli. According to a new interview with director Bruce David Klein, viewers will be privy to new footage that was buried, of all place, in Minnelli's closet.