"Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace" is the eighth live album by Amer… Read Full Bio ↴"Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace" is the eighth live album by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli. It is her second and final release under the Angel Records label following "Gently" in 1996.

Recorded over two nights at the Palace Theatre on Broadway, this was Minnelli's first show in New York since her 1992 performances at Radio City Music Hall. The series of performances took place from December 8, 1999, to January 2, 2000. The setlist consisted of songs featured in films directed by her father, Vincente Minnelli (1903-1986).

The show was directed by Fred Ebb, Minnelli's longtime collaborator, choreographed by John DeLuca, with musical arrangements by Marvin Hamlisch, vocal arrangements by Billy Stritch, dance arrangements by David Krane and Peter Howard, set design by John Arnone, costumes by Bob Mackie, and lighting by Howell Binkley. It also included a sextet of male singer-dancers: Jeff Broadhurst, Stephen Campanella, Billy Hartung, Sebastian LaCause, Jim Newman, and Alec Timerman.

"The Trolley Song" was presented as an electronic duet with her late mother, Judy Garland, who had introduced the song in the 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis." The Palace Theatre had been the venue for Garland's comebacks in 1951 and 1967.

Some media outlets noted that Minnelli's voice sounded worn, attributing the wear and tear to years of neglectful care and intense vocal work. However, Minnelli's vocal issues stemmed from undergoing the same vocal cord surgery that incapacitated Julie Andrews. In an interview, Minnelli commented, "This happened when she did 'Victor/Victoria,' and it happened to me when I did 'Victor/Victoria.' I didn't tell anyone, but after my operation, I took singing lessons every day for two whole years. By around my birthday in March, I started to feel like I was back. And I did. I'm so lucky, so happy! I think 'Victor/Victoria' is a wonderful show, but you have to talk like a man and then sing like a woman. It was hard."

To promote the album, Minnelli appeared on television shows and did autograph signings. A national tour of 17 cities was planned for the spring of 2000 but was canceled after Minnelli developed hip problems and contracted pneumonia.

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars and noted that Minnelli's voice "is weaker" and that "she struggles for breath, and her vibrato wobbles." According to him, the "concept of building a show around songs from Vincente Minnelli's films is arbitrary since his 34 films included exceptional musicals, but many also featured older song interpolations." He argued that this simply implies picking a set of typical, exuberant songs.

The Billboard magazine critic considered the album a "stunning set," praised the liner notes written by critic Rex Reed, and believed that the track "I Thank You," written by John Kander and Fred Ebb specifically for the show, was a "future Liza classic."

Commercially, the album failed to chart on the Billboard 200.