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For years the fans have wished for a CD release of Liza's 1979 Carnegie Hall concert. Now, thanks to the folks at Real Gone Music, it is.

Start spreading the news.  On July 1, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records will revisit a landmark album recorded in the heart of New York, New York by one of the most extraordinary entertainers of all time, Liza Minnelli's electrifying Live in New York 1979. 

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In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the 1982 broadcast of the Tony-winning musical 'Ain't Misbehavin',' starring Nell Carter, André DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, and Charlayne Woodard. 'Ain't Misbehavin'' is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 30s, and uses the music of Fats Waller to celebrate the creativity of the Harlem Renaissance and the Golden Age of hotspots like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom. The musical was directed by Richard Maltby Jr., with choreography and musical staging by Arthur Faria.

Trevor Ashley knows a thing or two about divas.The Australian performer has channeled Dame Shirley Bassey in DIAMONDS ARE FOR TREVOR, run the gamut from Cher to Dusty Springfield in I'M EVERY WOMAN, and starred in not one but two loving send-ups of the legendary Liza Minnelli. Now, the second of those shows, LIZA'S BACK! (IS BROKEN), is making its American debut at Sony Hall.

For audiences lucky enough to live in Florida this month, or if you find yourself in Las Vegas this March 29-31 at the Luxor Hotel, you'll find Liza Minnelli trying out a great new ACT II consisting of the extraordinary vocal arrangements and humor that defined her Godmother, the singularly unique Kay Thompson.

Liza Minnelli showed the audience why, even now, there is 'Liza' and then there is 'everyone else'.

Tonight Liza Minnelli again gave my goose bumps, goose bumps.