Liza Minnelli falls off stage

[B. Goren.]

Liza Minnelli falls off stage after collapsing in Sweden

Singer rushed back to US for treatment

Dec 14, 2007

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Liza Minelli collapsed onstage in Sweden last night (December 12) and was rushed to hospital where she stayed overnight.

The ‘Cabaret’ star was performing at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg and collapsed soon into her arena show.

Reports say that singer fell off the side of the stage but was caught by the show’s production manager, saving her from further injuries.

The show’s promoter Micheal Silfverskiold told Reuters that Minnelli was taken to a local hospital after the incident, and this morning returned to the US.

No reason for the collapse was given. Spokesperson Liz Rosenberg today confirmed she will receive further medical exams:

"A doctor upon examining her and in consultation with her NY physician determined that it would be necessary for the Oscar-winning actress and singer to immediately return to New York City to receive further medical examination" Rosenberg said in a statement.

http://www.nme.com/news/nme/33179

[7/4]

Hm...

[Christiern]

?????

?????

Perhaps not...

[MoGrubb]

Poor Liza, hope she's alright. She's a trooper.

[7/4]

Perhaps not...

I hope not, but she has such a history of these things.

[Matthew]

Either "exhaustion" or "flu-like symptoms." Seriously though, I hope she's okay, and gets healthy again.

Edited December 14, 2007 by Matthew

[Swinging Swede]

She had seemed unstable the night before too, according to disappointed audience members. And after one of the Stockholm concerts, her manager was arrested for threatening and assaulting a photographer. The Copenhagen concerts are now cancelled.

(in Swedish)

http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_683655.svd

[7/4]

And after one of the Stockholm concerts, her manager was arrested for threatening and assaulting a photographer.

And anger management anon for him.

[Christiern]

According to the Swedish piece, she had been getting bad reviews and many complaints from concertgoers.

[7/4]

According to the Swedish piece, she had been getting bad reviews and many complaints from concertgoers.

time for thin skin anon, a possible reason to fall off the wagon.

Edited December 14, 2007 by 7/4

[Bright Moments]

[B. Goren.]

Evan, I prefer your previous cutie over Sally Bowles...

[Bright Moments]

Evan, I prefer your previous cutie over Sally Bowles...

that was joey heatherton!

[Larry Kart]

To paraphrase the late Frank O'Hara: "oh Liza Minnelli we love you get up"

The original O'Hara poem:

Lana Turner has collapsed!

I was trotting along and suddenly

it started raining and snowing

and you said it was hailing

but hailing hits you in the head

hard so it really was snowing and

raining and I was in such a hurry

to meet you but the traffic

was acting exactly like the sky

and suddenly I see a headline

LANA TURNER HAS COLLAPSED!

there is no snow in Hollywood

there is no rain in California

I have been to lots of parties

and acted perfectly disgraceful

but I never actually collapsed

oh Lana Turner we love you get up

The poem was written by O'Hara on 2/09/62 on the Staten Island Ferry on the way to a contentious reading he shared with Robert Lowell at Wagner College. When at the reading O'Hara mentioned that he had just written the poem on the way over, Lowell became indignant at what he professed to regard as O'Hara's flippant approach to the solemn craft of poetry.

[ghost of miles]

Thanks for reminding me of that poem and the story behind it, Larry. I actually have a recording of O'Hara reading it.

[AllenLowe]

how about a poem: "Frank O'hara get up out of that sand dune" -

Edited December 16, 2007 by AllenLowe