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Stage to Page 半岛体育 Vault's Today in Theatre History: August 8 In 1975, Liza Minnelli joins the Broadway cast of Chicago as Roxie Hart.
Liza Minnelli as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Martha Swope / The New York Public Library

1975 to the rescue! With only six days to learn the role of merry murderess Roxie Hart, the Academy Award-winning stage and film star agrees to fill in for an ailing in . Minnelli stays with the show until mid-September. Always willing to do a friend a favor, Minnelli makes a highly-publicized return to the stage in 1997 as she fills in for a vacationing in the musical .

1989 returns to Broadway for a revival run that proves to be brief. Starring as Charlie Anderson, the production of the Civil War-era musical closes September 2 after approximately four weeks of performances.

1998 After arguing for 600 performances about a white-on-white painting, the three characters in 's Tony Award-winning play, end their run at Broadway's Royale Theatre. The comedy, translated from French by , begins its national tour September 14 starring , who also appeared in the play on Broadway and in London. During the Broadway run, various trios of stars played the roles of three friends that , , and originated.

2002 and open on Broadway in at the Belasco Theatre. This marks the Broadway debut for 's romance, which played Off-Broadway's Manhattan Theatre Club in 1987. The production is much in the press due to the presence of screen actors Falco and Tucci and their onstage nudity throughout the opening scene.

2004 Actor stars opposite his brother, Tony winner , in The Booth Variations, playing the actor brothers Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth.

2013 goes on his with as , , and 's musical opens on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre. The show about a tightly wound guy who is set up with a serial-dating cool girl, runs for 174 performances.

Today's Birthdays: (1887-1957). (1910-1999). (b. 1937). (b. 1938). (1938-2010). (b. 1949). Jennifer Simard (b. 1970). (b. 1980). Ryann Redmond (b. 1987).

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