High-voltage virtuosity meets comic chemistry in this uproarious tribute to Liberace & Liza Minnelli.
“Love, love, LOVED the show! Will be singing your praises for years to come.”
- Peaches Christ
about our shows
Liberace & Liza Minnelli never performed together, but that didn’t stop David Saffert & Jillian Snow from creating this wildly successful mashup of two over-the-top icons. Saffert’s dizzying piano skills and Snow’s powerhouse belt team up in Cabaret, New York, New York, Over the Rainbow, The Man That Got Away plus surprise covers by Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. There are as many laughs as there are sequins when their Liberace & Liza take hilarious (and sometimes mischievous) turns vying for the spotlight. No matter what, they both come out winning and audiences are left in awe, humming and quoting a night they’ll not soon forget.
* Conducting and/or consulting is Bo Ayars who toured with "Lee" for 13 years (1973-1985) as his arranger and Music Director.
Feinstein’s at the Nikko, San Francisco / December 2022
Lovely words from our audiences
"I walked out feeling uplifted and hopeful, if not a little sore from laughing."
“Wonderful!!! The chemistry between the two terrific! Absolutely perfect show!”
“It was a night of pure entertainment by two extremely talented artists with a talented back up band to boot. One of the best and most entertaining shows I have seen in a good long time.”
clips ~ “holiday at the mansion” at Portland Center stage
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Calendar
Liberace & Liza: Holiday at the Mansion (A Tribute)
November 10th - December 22nd ~ Portland Center Stage
“The songs are cheerfully and expertly delivered, the impersonations are loving and lived-in, and Saffert and Snow have such a chemistry that their comic banter shines as brightly as their glittering outfits.”
- Oregon ArtsWatch
November 10th - December 22nd ~ Portland Center Stage in Portland, OR
After their 2023 triumphant run at Portland Center Stage, Liberace & Liza (Saffert & Snow) are returning with songs and hijinks to welcome in the holidays! You are invited into “Liberace’s mansion” as guests to an outlandish affair full of candelabras, mistletoe and the neon glow from the Las Vegas Strip. Don those sequins and get ready to party as Liberace & Liza entertain you with their own unique twist on the holiday season.
highlights from recent shows
where we’ve been lately
54 Below (New York, NY), Feinstein’s at the Nikko (Summer residencies in San Francisco, CA), Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael (Carmel, IN), New Orleans Jazz Market (New Orleans, LA), Fremont Studios (Seattle, WA), the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Broadway Rose Theatre and Portland Center Stage (Portland, OR).
Reviews
“Simultaneously retro and groundbreaking”
-Anthony Hudson, Portland Monthly
“Gives off the sparks of a well-programmed Vegas act”
-Oregon ArtsWatch
“A sparkly spectacle of a show”
-Duluth News Tribune
“The playful nexus of drag performance, beloved popular and musical theater songs, and off the cuff humor, creates a brilliantly alive space in which we’re all invited to step into the warmth of their wild holiday festivities.”
- Marissa Wolf, Artistic Director at Portland Center Stage
“I like Liza now!”
-John Cameron Mitchell
“At the urging of the audience, Snow delivered one last performance — her version of Minnelli’s version of “Toxic.” The moment was a surreal yet oddly perfect number that somehow brought us full circle”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“The show celebrated the immense talent and quirky personas of Liberace and Liza while playing upon an imaginary friendship between the two. Saffert and Snow, who’ve performed together for years, played their Liberace and Liza beautifully off one another”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“The songs are cheerfully and expertly delivered, the impersonations are loving and lived-in, and Saffert and Snow have such a chemistry that their comic banter shines as brightly as their glittering outfits.”
-Oregon ArtsWatch
“I don’t know if I’ve ever heard Liberace played like that other than the last time I heard Liberace play like that”
-Steve Schorr, Host of VegasLifeTV’s Under the Vegas Sun
“He didn’t just impersonate the pianist, he really embodied his whole spirit”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“Saffert and Snow’s chemistry and their ability to connect with each other and the audience is completely on point. The show is, at turns, campy, charming, and hysterical, but most of all wildly entertaining.”
-Destination Duluth