Liza Minnelli collapses during show
Liza Minnelli collapsed after finishing a song during a performance in Sweden, and she was seen by a doctor at her hotel and then flew Thursday to the United States for medical treatment, a concert spokesman said.
Minnelli, 61, was performing in a Christmas show Wednesday in Goteborg, Sweden’s second-biggest city, when she collapsed while walking offstage, said Zlakto Nedanovski, a spokesman for the concert organizers said.
“As she walked down the steps, she passed out,” Nedanovski told The Associated Press, adding that she did not return for the rest of the show.
“She was taken immediately to her hotel, where a doctor was waiting,” he said.
He said Minnelli was flown to the United States on Thursday on the advice of doctors there.
“They decided together with her management that it’s best for Liza to go to the U.S. right away,” Nedanovski said, adding that he did not know the medical diagnosis.
“She had felt a bit dizzy before she got up onstage,” but decided to proceed with the show anyway, he said.
Minnelli was performing with several Swedish entertainers in a show called “A Classic Christmas Night.”
Minnelli, the daughter of Judy Garland, won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in the 1972 film “Cabaret.” She won an Emmy for the 1972 TV special “Liza with a Z.” She also won Tony Awards in 1974 and 1978.
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