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Chicago 50 - No. 49 - Liza Minelli as Roxie
Liza in "Nowadays" “When you love people, I think you help out, if you can.” — Liza on joining “Chicago” Just two months after Chicago opened in June of 1975, Gwen lost her voice. Marsha Bagwell relates the story that she took Gwen to her own renowned ENT where he recommended surgery to explore the issue. During surgery, the ENT found a single piece of confetti that had landed on her vocal chord and adhered to it, causing a blister. Marsha explained that during the finale whe

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 6, 2025


New York, New York No. 2
In a 2004 A&E biography special on Liza Minnelli, composer John Kander told this story of the origin of the Theme from New York, New...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 20, 2023


New York, New York No. 1
As New York, New York prepares for its first preview this Friday on Broadway, I got curious and wanted to find out more about the history...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 19, 2023


Happy Birthday, Baryshnikov!
Happy Birthday, Baryshnikov! There’s a sweet article written by Arthur Unger in 1980 who interviewed Misha and Liza together on a rainy...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 27, 2023
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