New York Post - LIZA'S NUTTY NUPTIALS By BILL HOFFMANN
March 12, 2002 -- Liza Minnelli has unveiled the bizarre guest list for her upcoming wedding - and it brings brand-new meaning to the term "flash and trash."
The quirky "Cabaret" star, who'll wed flamboyant Broadway producer David Gest on Saturday, has not only invited today's top celebs, but also an army of Hollywood has-beens and washed-up sex sirens and rock stars.
Invited to the ceremony at the Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue are such hot tickets as:
Elton John, Michael Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Whitney Houston, Liam Neeson, Diane Sawyer and Donald Trump.
But Hollywood's faded side will also be in evidence with '50s and '60s sex goddesses Carroll Baker, Claudia Cardinale, Gina Lollobrigida, Jill St. John and Debra Paget.
Liza's also made room for plenty of tackiness: the rock group KISS, Donny Osmond, Robert Goulet, designer Bob Mackie, ancient comics Phyllis Diller and Norm Crosby.
"The possibilities are endless. Can you imagine Gene Simmons [of KISS] flirting with Jill St. John?" said a source close to the couple.
Giving Liza away will be Jacko, with Taylor serving as maid of honor and Mia Farrow and Chaka Khan among the bridesmaids.
Oddly, despite the glamour of the event, Liza apparently believes her guests may not be above trying to make some quick cash on the side.
She's warning all invitees they could be subject to search.
"Guests will not be allowed cameras or video cameras inside the church and will enter through metal detectors," said her publicist, Warren Cowles.
"There will be a full unit security team on site."
The nuptials will begin with Liza walking down the aisle as Whitney Houston sings "The Greatest Love of All."
A reception at the Regent Hotel on Wall Street will feature 54 acts with a 60-piece orchestra conducted by Joey Melotti.
They include an oddball line-up of hitmakers, one-hit wonders and "are they still alive?" artists, including the Doobie Brothers, the Pointer Sisters, Dionne Warwick, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Andy Williams, Gloria Gaynor, Vicki Carr and Phoebe Snow.