Liza Minnelli’s Autobiography: Unvarnished, Captivating, and Personal

Liza Minnelli presents an autobiography with “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” in which she looks back on an extraordinary life that has straddled glamour, artistic peaks, and deep personal crises. The actress and singer describes her journey through a world that has always felt familiar to her from birth: as the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli, show business seemed practically woven into her destiny.

Minnelli traces a career that carried her from celebrated Broadway performances to cinematic classics such as “Cabaret” and “New York, New York.” Countless honors, including an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, a Tony, and a Golden Globe, have already cemented her status as an icon during her lifetime.

Life is a Cabaret

At the same time, she does not shy away from the darker sides of fame. The book recounts the strains of living in the public eye, personal battles, and the relentless effort to reinvent herself in the face of setbacks.
The autobiography isn’t merely a retrospective on Hollywood and the Broadway stage; it is a story about the meaning of music, performance, and artistic expression. At its heart is a woman who, over decades, repeatedly asserted herself—confronting expectations, weathering crises, and carrying the burden of a famous name. “Liza – Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” has already topped the Sunday Times and The New York Times bestseller lists and is now available in German translation from Munich’s Heyne Verlag as a hardcover edition for €26 as well as an e-book for €19.99 (Amazon affiliate link). A sample chapter is available on the publisher’s site.
Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles. In 1961 she moved to New York City, where she began her career as a musical performer, night-club act, and singer. For her role in “Cabaret” she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1973. In 1990 she became, at that time, the youngest artist to achieve EGOT status. (dd/pm)