Liza Talks SUNSET BOULEVARD Film

Celebrating sixty years in show business, the iconic Liza Minnelli  released the most intimate and revealing recording of her career, Confesssions on September 28th (Decca). A collection of American classics, Confessions features some of Minnelli's favorite songs of all time, arranged simply and elegantly, with accompaniment by her long-time pianist Billy Stritch. For more information on, and to purchase the new CD, click here!

Liza appeared last night on CNN's Larry King Live, and the subject of there being a film of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD (a show that the star was never in on stage).  Here's what was said:

KING: A long running rumor that if they ever make a film, another film or a musical of "Sunset Boulevard," which was a musical on stage -- 

MINNELLI: Sure. 

KING: Would you do it? Perfect part for you. 

MINNELLI: Of course. Oh, yeah, there's a lot of interesting stuff there. 

KING: Has anyone ever thought of making -- the musical was wonderful I thought. 

MINNELLI: They came to me at first, and I was working, so I couldn't do -- the commitments were such that I had that I couldn't be at all rehearsals. And I won't do something if I can't be there. You know, I don't want to go out and perform and then come back to rehearsal. And that was the schedule. 

Based on the Billy Wilder film, SUNSET BOULEVARD is a story is about Norma Desmond, a relic of the early years of filmmaking. When talkies pushed silent films and their stars out of the limelight, Norma locked herself into her mansion with her memories, an ex-husband and a chimp as her only companions. Twenty years later, when disillusioned screenwriter Joe Gillis stumbles within her reach, Norma sees in him an opportunity to make her "return" to the big screen.