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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: August 8 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas

1975 Liza Minnelli 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 Gwen Verdon in Chicago. Minnelli will stay with the show until mid-September. Always willing to do a friend a favor, Minnelli will make a highly-publicized return to the stage in 1997 as she fills in for a vacationing Julie Andr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on August 8, 2015

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