Minnelli captivates crowd with hits, Broadway tales, and jazz gems
02.10.11
No one wears a spotlight better than Liza.
And boy, were there spotlights. Her entrance Friday night, in the Events Center of the Seneca Niagara Casino, garnered the first flash of light, through which Ms. Minnelli strode effectively if not gracefully. Another came with the iconic arms-stretched pose at the finale of “Cabaret,” and again in the downbeat of “New York, New York.”
She doesn’t move with the same grace or nuance that gave those original performances their legendary status, but at an old 65, she moves nonetheless.
If you know anything about her legacy, you’d surmise that it’s in the glow of stage lights that she’s most confident and alive. Her entire life has been about making these moments possible, even here in what amounted to a hotel banquet hall, the sound of slot machines not too far out of reach.
When she sings for you to come to the cabaret, or come through New York, she knows what she’s talking about. She’s been to the party, and wants you to come.
Source: Buffalo News