US EditionLiza Minnelli Makes Surprise Appearance at GLAAD Awards in Chair She Claims Oscars Refused to Let Her Use
Liza Minnelli made a rare public appearance to accept GLAAD's inaugural storyteller award in a choreographed reveal, highlighting her allyship and upcoming memoir release.
- Updated March 6, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Liza Minnelli surprised the audience and accepted the inaugural Liza Minnelli Storyteller Award at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.
- Her honor comes ahead of her memoir, which will be published on March 10, 2026, and host Jonathan Bennett hyped a special guest appearance at the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards.
- During the finale, synchronized chorus dancers staged a Broadway-style reveal as Michael Feinstein gave a tribute before Minnelli said, 'When I stumbled over a few words, Gaga, who was at my side, didn't miss a beat to play the kindhearted hero for all the world to see.'
- Honorees used their platform to raise funds and spotlight threats to transgender people, with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers announcing a $10,000 donation through Equality Kansas for those impacted by Senate Bill 244.
- Minnelli turns 80 next week, and the crowd sang Happy Birthday as winners Heated Rivalry, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Palm Royale highlighted queer representation.
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On June 13, 1965, Liza Minnelli (Los Angeles, 79) won her first Tony for her role in the musical Flora, the Red Menace. At the age of 19, Judy Garland’s daughter and Vincente Minnelli made history on Broadway becoming the youngest artist to receive the most important award of American theater. Actor Bert Lahr, the coward lion in The Wizard of Oz, handed her statuette in a lounge at the Astor Hotel in New York. Minnelli was exultant. She was no l…
Liza Minnelli makes surprise appearance at GLAAD Awards in chair she claims Oscars refused to let her use
The "Cabaret" actress previously claimed that the Academy Awards forced her to use a wheelchair after she'd planned to sit in a director's chair at the 2022 Oscars.Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, and host Jonathan Bennett at the GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 5, 2026Credit: Emma McIntyre/GettyKey pointsLiza Minnelli made a surprise appearance at the GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday.The Cabaret actress sat in a director's c…
The actress was moved by the warm welcome from the public and the surprise they prepared for her for her upcoming birthday.
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