The Act

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For “The Act,” the following songs were also used: “Dearest” (lyric by Benny Davis, music by Harry Akst) and “Liza” (Show Girl, 1929; lyric by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn, music by George Gershwin). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p529

John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote the Liza Minnelli vehicle, The Act (10/29/77; 233 performances), but it failed to catch on with audiences or critics. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p352

She built her reputation singing the work of Kander and Ebb, substituting for Gwen Verdon in Chicago (1975), then starring in The Act (1977) and subsequently winning a second Tony. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p261

As the Girls Go, Seventh Heaven, Goldilocks, On a Clear Day, Zorba, The Act, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, and Kiss of the Spider Woman—each of which saw fit to raise the prevailing price plateau—all floundered and flopped. That’s show biz. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p35

The Act was dealt a severe blow when the star started missing performances—twenty-six in all, a full ten percent of the New York run. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p58

Broadway’s biggest moneymaker, Liza in The Act, sold out with a measly $182,231. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p613

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