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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