New holiday Steppenwolf show incorporates Liza Minnelli

By Dannis Valera

Her mother took audiences over the rainbow in “The Wizard of Oz,” she sang and danced her way to an Oscar for her part in the 1972 film “Cabaret” and today Hollywood veteran Liza Minnelli is giving Chicago the old razzle-dazzle again as the inspiration for a new play titled “We Three Lizas.”

While Minnelli doesn’t actually make an appearance in the production, which runs through Dec. 23 at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St., the play offers three different perspectives—demonstrated by three different actors—on Minnelli’s outrageousness. Creator Scott Bradley wrote the script and lyrics and also stars as one version of Liza. In fact, two of the three Minnelli characters are played by men.

Check out the full story in our Nov. 26 issue by one of our Assistant Arts & Culture Editors, Trevor Ballanger, or check it out here on our website!