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Liza Minnelli is here to set the record straight with her new memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
The singer’s memoir, which dropped on March 10, is already catching attention for its unflinching portrayal of the singer’s life in the spotlight. After years of speculation about her life and career, Minnelli had had enough. It was time to tell her story on her own terms.
“Since I was old enough to put pencil to paper, people asked me to write books about my career,” the 79-year-old said in a statement when she announced the memoir in August. The memoir goes in-depth about life with her “Mama” Judy Garland, struggles with substances and sobriety and plenty of tea regarding her time in showbiz.
The memoir is available for purchase on Amazon for $25.18 (hardcover) and on Kindle for $16.99. A paperback version is also available for $36.68. Barnes & Noble also has a signed edition of the memoir available for $36.
In this new book, the Broadway star recalls a particularly low point in her career, the 2022 Oscars, where she was tasked with presenting the award for best picture alongside Lady Gaga. The moment was tied to the then 50th anniversary of the 1972 musical film Cabaret, which earned Minnelli the Oscar for best actress. The star wrote in her memoir that she would only be allowed on stage if she used a wheelchair instead of her usual director’s chair, a decision that she deemed unnecessary: “I was told it was because of my age, and for safety reasons, because I might slip out of the director’s chair, which was bull—t.”
