October 15, 2010
Liza Minnelli cancels performances due to illness
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Liza Minnelli is canceling seven upcoming performances because she has bronchial pneumonia.
Minnelli released a statement Thursday through her publicist saying she was ordered by her doctor to cancel the shows.
In her statement, she says performing live is her passion and she's "greatly disappointed" that she had to cancel the tour dates.
The canceled performances include an Oct. 15 concert in Spokane, Wash.; an Oct. 22 show in Appleton, Wis.; and an Oct. 29 appearance in Joliet, Ill. She also will miss shows in Indiana, Massachusetts and Tennessee.
The entertainer says she'll be back on stage Nov. 20 in Staten Island, N.Y.
Minnelli's tour features material from her new CD, "Confessions."
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
