Liza Minnelli took a 200-mile Uber ride to a gig because the show must go on

 By 
Tricia Gilbride
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A true entertainer like national treasure Liza Minnelli will not let a simple storm keep her away from her audience.

So the tech-savvy Minnelli-ial took a 200-mile Uber ride to Wilmington, North Carolina, for a sold-out show after her flight had to turn back, according to the BBC.

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Her driver was a former Olympian, of course, because this is Liza and everything must be exceptional. Ahmed El-Awady played handball for Egypt in the 1992 and 1996 summer games.

It's nice to think about the pair hitting it off, singing show tunes together and stopping at a rest stop for Cheetos and Snapple. When they hit traffic, they probably played games like 20 Questions. There is definitely a road trip movie to be made.

Minnelli has not disclosed her Uber rating.

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