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Performance TitleLiza and Friends - Liza Minnelli's Tribute to Sammy Davis Jnr, in aid of The Royal Marsden Cancer Appeal, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre
Performance Date23 June 1992
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time20.30
Main PerformersLiza Minnelli - vocal, dancer
Secondary PerformersJoan Collins - speaker,
Billy Stritch - vocal, piano
Lorna Luft,
Tom Jones,
Jerry Lewis,
Lionel Blair,
Charles Aznavour,
Cliff Richard - vocals
Orchestra or BandBand and Orchestra
Set ListOrchestral Intro,
Joan Collins,
'Mammy' (Jerry Lewis),
Unknown (Lionel Blair, Charles Aznavour),
Speech (Lorna Luft),
'I've Gotta Be Me' (Lorna Luft),
'Summertime' (Cliff Richard),
'Mr Bojangles' (Tom Jones),
Tap Dance (Liza Minnelli),
'Come Back to Me' (Liza Minnelli),
Speech (Liza Minelli),
'Some People' (Liza Minnelli)
INTERVAL
Speech (Liza Minnelli),
'Sammy's House' (Liza Minnelli, Billy Stritch),
'Bye Bye Blackbird' (Liza Minnelli, Billy Stritch),
'A Foggy Day in London Town' (Liza Minnelli),
'If I Ruled The World' (Liza Minnelli)
'Dream (When You're Day is Through)' (Liza Minnelli, Billy Stritch),
Medley 'On a Wonderful Day Like Today', 'Gonna Build a Mountain', 'The Candyman Can', 'And I'm Feelin' Good', 'What Kind of Fool Am I?' (Liza Minnelli)
ENCORE
'The Birth of the Blues' (Liza Minnelli)
Royal PresenceHRH Princess Diana Princess of Wales
Performance NotesPerformed in the round. Production conceived and staged by Liza Minnelli.

Guests at the event included Sir Michael Parkinson.

The event was recorded and screened on ITV television on 19 January 1993.

The Viscountess Campden and Mr Patrick Jephson were in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialHandbill (RAHE/6/1992/8),
Video (RAHE/5/1992/2)
Ticket Prices£75
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/3A34J534-.1Eu3
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/1992/8Liza's Tribute to Sammy23 June 1992
RAHE/5/1/1992/2* Liza and Friends - A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jnr.23 June 1992
RAHE/5/1/1993/1A Day in the Life with Desmond Wilcox: The Royal Albert Hall19 January 1993
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
_Kapynob_Z_HLiza and Friends - Liza Minnelli's Tribute to Sammy Davis Jnr, in aid of The Royal Marsden Cancer Appeal, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/4351Minnelli; Liza (12 March 1946); American actress and singer
DS/UK/11061Jones; Sir; Tom (7 June 1940); OBE; Welsh singer
DS/UK/20295Luft; Lorna (1952-); American actress and singer
DS/UK/14Richard; Sir; Cliff (14 October 1940); OBE; British singer, actor and philanthropist
DS/UK/11825Collins; Joan (1933-); English actress, author and columnist
DS/UK/8537Aznavour; Charles (22 May 1924-1 October 2018); French-born Armenian singer songwriter, actor, diplomat
DS/UK/23672Blair; Lionel (12 December 1928-4 November 2021); Canadian-born British actor, choreographer, tap dancer, and television presenter
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