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Transport Group Will Celebrate Liza Minnelli's 80th Birthday With Starry Carnegie Hall Concert
Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance will be written by Minnelli and Hannah Oren.
February 27, 2026 By Andrew Gans
Off-Broadway's Transport Group will celebrate Liza Minnelli's 80th birthday this summer with an evening at Carnegie Hall.
Entitled Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance, the concert is set for June 25 at 8 PM, the 12th presentation in the company’s Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series. Performers, who will be backed by a 30-piece orchestra, will be announced at a later date.
The evening will be directed by Transport Group Artistic Director Jack Cummings III, with musical direction by Joey Chancey. Hannah Oren serves as creative producer and Merri Sugarman serves as casting director, with original arrangements by Chancey and orchestrations by Adam Jones. The script will be written by EGOT winner Minnelli, created with Oren.
The all-star tribute concert will celebrate Minnelli’s more-than-60-year career and feature 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 celebrates the March publication of her memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! Each attendee will receive a copy of the memoir, autographed by Minnelli.
Concertgoers can also expect 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 birthday is March 12, in a 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 will be Transport Group’s third concert at Carnegie Hall, following sold-out benefit performances of Hello, Dolly! in 2025 and Follies in 2024.
The evening is produced in collaboration with Carrberry Companies and v2 Entertainment Group.
Tickets will go on sale this spring. Priority pre-sale access is available by joining the mailing list by clicking here.
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