The evening began with a level of theatricality that felt almost defiant. It was set inside the Million Dollar Theater, an historic downtown venue where Minnelli’s mother, Judy Garland, once performed in a vaudeville review as part of The Gumm Sisters.
The 2,000-seat theater was at capacity; each $90 ticket included a copy of the memoir.
A full production number — male and female dancers moving through Fosse-esque choreography — gave way to a sequined majorette performing flaming baton tricks in front of a curtain. When it finally parted, Minnelli was revealed seated in a director’s chair, like an icon being unveiled. It was a striking image. It was also, almost immediately,…
‘ The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties ’
‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com ’
