Reuters North American News Service, December 13th, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Liza
Minnelli collapsed on stage a few songs into a performance in
Sweden's second city and was taken to hospital before being
discharged on Thursday, a concert promoter said.
Minnelli collapsed during a Christmas show Wednesday night
and fell off the side of the stage but was caught by a
technician and escaped additional injuries, said Michael
Silfverskiold, a local promoter.
"It was a terrible situation," he said. "She fell off the
side of the stage. The production manager caught her."
Minnelli, 61, was appearing in a Christmas show, together
with Swedish performers. It was the final show after another
performance in Gothenburg on Tuesday and shows in Stockholm over
the weekend.
Minnelli, the daughter of actress Judy Garland, has been a
singer, dancer and actress since her childhood, appearing in
numerous films and stage shows. She won an Academy Award as best
actress for her performance in Cabaret in 1972.
She was discharged from the hospital Thursday morning and
flown back to the United States, Silfverskiold said. He did not
know the cause of the collapse and had no other information
about her medical condition.
The promoter said her condition had clearly affected her
performance. "You could see she was in pain," he said.
Police were called to the venue, the Scandinavium, after
reports crowds of concert-goers were angry and had demanded
their money back.
But police spokesman Tomas Fuxborg said by the time police
had arrived at the scene there was no sign of any trouble.
