THE SCREENING ROOM: Happy Birthday, Liza May Minnelli (Video)

By Playbill Staff
12 Mar 2013

Who could ever think of the songs "New York, New York," "Cabaret" or "Ring Them Bells" without hearing the voice of Liza Minnelli giving them the full-throttle treatment?

March 12 marks Minnelli's 67th birthday, and Playbill.com has collected some of our favorite moments from the unstoppable entertainer's career.

Minnelli is a two-time Tony Award winner for her work in Flora, the Red Menace and The Act. She is also the recipient of a 1974 Special Tony Award and was nominated for her performance in The Rink. Visit her page at the Playbill Vault. 

Happy Birthday, Liza May!

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Where it all began. Minnelli made her Broadway debut at 19 in the Kander and Ebb musical Flora, The Red Menace. It would be the beginning of her lifelong creative relationship with the songwriting team behind Cabaret, Chicago and The Rink. Here's a clip of "Sing Happy" from Flora.

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