(John Kander, Fred Ebb) Liza Minnelli, Barry Nelson.
THE ACT was written for the talents of Liza Minnelli by her longtime friends and collaborators John Kander and Fred Ebb. It earned Miss Minnelli a Tony Award, though quickly began to flounder when she became ill and started missing performances.
THE ACT was built for Liza, so we're not going to see a revival of this show. The score is second-rate when you compare it to other Kander-Ebb scores like CABARET, CHICAGO and even THE RINK.
Liza Minnelli is the only reason to buy this cast album, where she belts out numbers like "Shine It On", "There When I Need Him", "Walking Papers" and the gorgeous ballad "It's the Strangest Thing".
- 1. Shine It On
- 2. It's The Strangest Thing
- 3. Bobo's
- 4. Turning
- 5. Little Do They Know
- 6. Arthur In The Afternoon
- 7. The Money Tree
- 8. City Lights
- 9. There When I Need Him
- 10. Hot Enough For You?
- 11. Little Do They Know (Reprise)
- 12. My Own Space
- 13. Walking Papers
