Kay Thompson in TV's Eloise

Liza's at the Palace pays tribute to Liza Minnelli's godmother Kay Thompson—entertainer, author of the Eloise books, and close friend of Liza's mom Judy Garland.

Here's a rare clip of Thompson performing in a 1956 Playhouse 90 TV broadcast of a musical based on Eloise. Apparently Andy Williams is in the chorus—sounds like he has a solo.



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Liza With a Z

I've only been hearing good things about Liza's at the Palace, so I figured I'd take the opportunity to salute her by going back 36 years to her epochal TV special Liza With a Z, which is available on DVD.

Here's how it starts....



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Loser's Lounge: Burt Bacharach

Loser's Lounge returns to its roots with another Burt Bacharach tribute at Joe's Pub on December 18 (Thursday, 9:30pm), 19 (Friday, 7pm and 9:30pm), and 20 (Saturday, 7pm and 9:30pm).

Here's a kind of proto-Loser's Lounge tribute from the TV variety show The Hollywood Palace (December 12, 1967). Yes, there's a fair share of smarminess, but if you're patient you'll hear Liza Minnelli, Wes Montgomery, and Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 as well as Herb Alpert. I only wish the performances weren't such teases!



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