Liza Minnelli is releasing a memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, with a release date set for March 10, 2026.
Specific “book tour” dates aren’t detailed yet. It will likely involve appearances and promotional events around that time, following her recent unveiling of the cover in late 2025.
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Liza Minnelli is also still performing and presenting at events, suggesting she’ll promote her book through various engagements, with past tours featuring unique souvenir books.
Liza Minnelli is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles. and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She won an Academy Award in 1973 for her performance in Cabaret, and in 1990 became the youngest performer to win an EGOT.
Product details
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: March 10, 2026
Language : English
Print length : 448 pages
ISBN-10 : 153877366X
ISBN-13 : 978-1538773666
Item Weight : 1.74 pounds
Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.37 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #29,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#91 in Rich & Famous Biographies
#191 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies
#562 in Memoirs (Books)
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
Global icon Liza Minnelli shares her inspiring story: stepping out from the long shadow of a mega-star mother and legendary film director father, fighting a lifetime battle with addiction, and emerging from it all to become a once-in-a-lifetime artist.
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! is the autobiography of EGOT icon Liza Minnelli. This fascinating, untold story reveals the intimate truth of the only child born to Hollywood legends Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland. For the first time, here is Liza up close: Raw, strong, sexy, hilarious and heartbreaking.
Liza decided at the age of 16 that “sympathy is my mother’s business. I give people joy.” That veil of joy, however, masks a lifelong struggle with Substance Use Disorder (“SUD,” which Liza inherited from her mother’s branch of her family), boundless love to give and an equal need to receive it, broken marriages, multiple miscarriages, and hospitalizations—the highs and lows of unparalleled artistic success and lifelong friendships, as well as chronic anxiety and the threat of financial ruin.
Despite every challenge, Liza’s is a life wrapped in laughter and her tremendous capacity to give and receive love. Today at nearly 80, she opens her heart, mind and memories, sharing secrets we never knew. Liza’s book celebrates supreme artistry and, more importantly, her human rights activism.
“It’s time to tell the truth,” Liza says, “and help people heal, as I have, one day at a time.”
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Tony Awards. She is one of the few performers awarded a non-competitive EGOT having received an honorary Grammy Award. Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour.
Minnelli’s parents were actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. After moving to New York City in 1961, she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop artist. She made her professional stage debut in the Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward (1963). She became known for her collaborations with John Kander and Fred Ebb,[3] and later won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in the Broadway musicals Flora the Red Menace (1965) and The Act (1978). She was Tony-nominated for The Rink (1984). She won Special Tony Awards for Liza at the Winter Garden (1974) and Liza at the Palace! (2009).
On film, she had her breakthrough performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award playing Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. She starred in a string of films such as Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Arthur (1981), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991).[4] On television, she had a career resurgence as a recurring guest star on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2013).
Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event. Minnelli is known for her renditions of American standards and is known for her signature songs which include “New York, New York”, “Cabaret”, and “Maybe This Time”.[5][6][7] Throughout her later years, she has suffered serious health problems and avoided huge concerts in favor of small retrospective performances.[8][9][10][11][12] Her life was profiled in the 2024 documentary, Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story.
