On Saturday night, Michael and I saw the legendary Liza Minnelli at the Palace Theatre. Believe it or not, I'm not what you would call a full-on "Liza queen." The only recording of hers that I only own is "Results," the album she made in the late '80s with the Pet Shop Boys, which in and of itself makes me an entirely different kind of queen. And while I greatly appreciate her gay icon mother, Judy Garland, I haven't seen many of her films and don't know the words to many of her songs. Yet the second I saw Liza, now 62 and on at least her seventh or eighth life, was back -- on Broadway -- I immediately bought tickets. I may not be obsessive about her but I know enough to appreciate that they just don't make 'em like this anymore, old-fashioned, vaudeville-bred, hard-working entertainers, that is. And Liza did not disappoint. Looking fit and ready to go, she opened strong with "Teach Me Tonight" and never looked back. Sure, she faked her way through some of the high notes. And sure, she had to take breaks and sit down here and there. But there wasn't a second she was on stage that you didn't feel like she was giving you -- her audience -- everything she had to make sure you had a good time. And if the 20-some standing ovations were any indication, a good time was had by all. I can't remember the set list, but "I Would Never Leave You," "Maybe This Time," "He's Funny That Way," a recreation of her mother's "Palace Medley," and, of course, "Cabaret" and "New York, New York" were all highlights. (No "Say Liza (Liza With a Z)" or songs from "Results," in case you're wondering.) The second act was a tribute to her godmother, Kay Thompson (whom my sister and I adored in "Funny Face"), in which Liza recreates the famed MGM vocal coach and "Eloise" author's cabaret act she performed at Ciro's in Hollywood with the Williams brothers back in '48. Although I was unfamiliar with most of the material, during "Jubilee Time," "Clap Yo' Hands" and "I Love a Violin," Liza and her four male backups performed with so muc...