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Liza with a "Z": A Concert for Television is a 1972 concert film made for television and starring Liza Minnelli. The film was produced by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse. Fosse also directed and choreographed the concert, and Ebb wrote and arranged the music with his song-writing partner John Kander. All four had previously worked on the successful film adaptation of Cabaret earlier in the same year. According to Minnelli, it was "the first filmed concert on television". Singer sponsored the production, even though the producers did their best to keep any of the sponsors from seeing the rehearsals for fear of them pulling out due to Minnelli's short skirts.
Original Release
09/10/1972
US Release
09/10/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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Liza Minnelli | Herself / Self |
Tony Bennett | Self - Audience Member |
Marisa Berenson | Self - Audience Member |
Candy Ann Brown | Self - Dancer |
Spencer Henderson | Self - Dancer |
Lorna Luft | Audience / Self - Audience Member |
Vincente Minnelli | Self - Audience Member |
Kenny Morse | Self - Drummer |
Ann Reinking | Dancer / Self - Dancer |
Mark Terry | Self - Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Liza Minnelli | Herself / Self |
Tony Bennett | Self - Audience Member |
Marisa Berenson | Self - Audience Member |
Candy Ann Brown | Self - Dancer |
Spencer Henderson | Self - Dancer |
Lorna Luft | Audience / Self - Audience Member |
Vincente Minnelli | Self - Audience Member |
Kenny Morse | Self - Drummer |
Ann Reinking | Dancer / Self - Dancer |
Mark Terry | Self - Self |
Kay Thompson | Audience / Self - Audience Member |
Gwen Verdon | Audience / Self - Audience Member |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Barry Schulman | Executive Producer |
Bob Fosse | Producer |
Fred Ebb | Producer |
Michael Arick | Producer |
David Horn | Producer |
Anu Krishnan | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Program - Variety and Popular Music | Won |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | Won |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | Nominated |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Special Program | Nominated |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material | Won |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series | Nominated |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series | Nominated |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Won |