
The Act (Liza Minnelli, Repro)
Choose options
John Kander, Fred Ebb, and George Furth’s flashy, high-octane musical 'The Act' was specifically engineered as a spectacular showcase for the singular talents of Liza Minnelli. Framed as a high-stakes, real-time nightclub comeback performance at a Las Vegas showroom, the narrative uses showstopping musical numbers to dissect the backstage memories, failed marriages, and Hollywood compromises of fading film star Michelle Craig. Directed by Martin Scorsese in a rare foray onto the live stage and choreographed by Ron Lewis at the Majestic Theatre in 1977, the production earned Minnelli a well-deserved Tony Award for her athletic, vocally powerhouse performance.

