Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance, Transport Group’s celebration of Liza Minnelli‘s 80th birthday, was presented June 25 at Carnegie Hall. Check out photos from the starry evening—the 12th presentation in the Off-Broadway company’s Anne L.
Bernstein Concert Series—in the gallery below.

Emmy winner Mo Rocca (CBS Sunday Morning) and Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner Marc Shaiman (Hairspray) hosted the one-night-only event, which included a performance by Minnelli’s sister, Lorna Luft.

Also paying tribute to the stage and screen icon were Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!), Lauren Blackman (Ragtime), Mario Cantone (Assassins), Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked), Nikki Renée Daniels (Once Upon a Mattress), Damon Daunno (Oklahoma!), Dez Duron (Maybe Happy Ending), Claybourne Elder (Company), Robyn Hurder (Moulin Rouge!), Tony winner Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo), two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy (Passion, The King and I), Tony winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill), Khori Petinaud (Just in Time), Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill), Tony winner Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!), Alysha Umphress (On the Town), Jessica Vosk (Beaches), Marisha Wallace (Guys and Dolls), and Natalie Weiss (American Idol). 

Guest speakers included Emmy winner Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown), Jim Caruso (Liza’s at The Palace!), Nicole Fosse (Fosse/Verdon), Special Tony recipient Julie Halston, Isaac Mizrahi (Chicago), five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Producers, Contact), and Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife).

The evening was directed by Transport Group Artistic Director
Jack Cummings III, with musical direction by Joey Chancey. Hannah Oren
served as creative producer, and Merri Sugarman served as casting
director, with
original arrangements by Chancey and orchestrations by Adam Jones.
Additional choreography was by Nancy Renée Braun and Alex Sanchez. The
script was written by EGOT winner Minnelli, created with Oren.

The all-star tribute concert celebrated Minnelli’s
more-than-60-year career and featured musical selections spanning her
entire body of work with a focus on her collaborations with John Kander
and Fred Ebb, including Cabaret; The Rink; Liza With a “Z”; and New York, New York. The concert also celebrated the recent publication of her memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! Each attendee received a copy of the memoir, autographed by Minnelli.

Concertgoers were also treated to backstage stories and anecdotes as well
as selections of Bob Fosse‘s choreography reconstructed by The Verdon
Fosse Legacy.

“I
am grateful and honored that my collaborators and career are being
celebrated at Carnegie Hall this summer. Transport Group is a brilliant
creative force, and their tributes are always filled with equal measures
of talent, heart, and music. I believe this will be a magical evening,
and I hope to see all my New York friends at the performance. It was
planned as a birthday party for me, and my calendar made June 25th the
perfect date. Turning 80 means you celebrate your birthday as long as
possible,” said Minnelli, whose 80th birthday was March 12, in an earlier statement.

“We are incredibly honored to celebrate Liza Minnelli’s extraordinary artistry and career,” added Cummings III. “Ms. Minnelli
has inspired countless artists and audiences alike with her
groundbreaking work, and this evening will be our chance to say a
tremendous thank-you for everything she has given us.”

The concert was Transport Group’s third concert at Carnegie Hall, following sold-out benefit performances of Hello, Dolly! in 2025 and Follies in 2024.

The evening was produced in collaboration with Carrberry Companies and v2 Entertainment Group.