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Scariest of Broadway
Harvey Fierstein, Elaine Stritch, Liza Minnelli, Angela Lansbury, & Carol Channi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Began as a stand up comedian and drag queen | Harvey Fierstein |
| Big Break: "Torch Song Trilogy"- wrote it and starred in it. | Harvey |
| Torch Song Trilogy as Arnold Beckoff | Harvey |
| A Catered Affair as Uncle winston | Harvey |
| Hairspray as Edna Turnbled | Harvey |
| revival of fiddler on the Roof as Tevye | Harvey |
| Wrote book for "La Cage aux Folles" | Harvey |
| Wrote book for "A Catered Affair" | Harvey |
| Has won 4 Tony Awards | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Play-Torch Song | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Actor in a Play-torch song | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Book-La Cage aux Folles | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Actor in a Musical-Hairspray | Harvey |
| Dad was a handkerchief manufacturer | Harvey |
| One of the first gay actors to come out publically | Harvey |
| Broadway Debut: 1944 Angel in the Wings | Elaine Stritch |
| Made a name for herself in "Pal Joey" | Elaine Stritch |
| call Me Madam-Understudy for Ethel Merman | Elaine |
| Pal Joey-Melba | Elaine |
| Bus Stop- Grace | Elaine |
| Company- Joanne | Elaine |
| Elaine Stritch at Liberty- one woman show | Elaine |
| Tony- elaine Stritch at Liberty- Best Theatrical Event 2002 | Elaine |
| Emmy for an HBO documentary | Elaine |
| Married John Bay of Bay's English Muffins- she often sends them as gifts. | Elaine |
| She and her husband never bought a house. They lived in a hotel. | elaine |
| Known for a serious alcohol addiction after the death of her husband | Elaine |
| Launched her career: Sang with mother, Judy Garland, at age 18 | Liza Minnelli |
| Flora the Red Menace as Flora | Liza |
| Liza- a one woman show | Liza |
| Chicago as Roxie | Liza |
| The Act as Michelle Craig | Liza |
| By Myself- one woman show | Liza |
| The Rink as Angel | Liza |
| Minnelli on Minnelli- a one woman show | Liza |
| Liza's Back- one woman show | Liza |
| Liza's at the Palace | Liza |
| Movie Cabaret as Sally Bower | Liza |
| Liza with a Z- one woman film | Liza |
| The Muppets Take Manhatten | Liza |
| Tony-Best Actress in a Musical-Flora the Red Menace | Liza |
| Academy Award-Cabaret | Liza |
| Tony for "adding luster to the Broadway stage" | Liza |
| Tony-Best Actress-The Rink | Liza |
| Liza's at the Palace-tony-Best Theatrical event | Liza |
| Friend of Michael Jackson | Liza |
| Ira Gershwin is her godfather | Liza |
| Began as a stand up comedian and drag queen | Harvey Fierstein |
| Big Break: "Torch Song Trilogy"- wrote it and starred in it. | Harvey |
| Torch Song Trilogy as Arnold Beckoff | Harvey |
| A Catered Affair as Uncle winston | Harvey |
| Hairspray as Edna Turnbled | Harvey |
| revival of fiddler on the Roof as Tevye | Harvey |
| Wrote book for "La Cage aux Folles" | Harvey |
| Wrote book for "A Catered Affair" | Harvey |
| Has won 4 Tony Awards | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Play-Torch Song | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Actor in a Play-torch song | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Book-La Cage aux Folles | Harvey |
| Tony-Best Actor in a Musical-Hairspray | Harvey |
| Dad was a handkerchief manufacturer | Harvey |
| One of the first gay actors to come out publically | Harvey |
| Broadway Debut: 1944 Angel in the Wings | Elaine Stritch |
| Made a name for herself in "Pal Joey" | Elaine Stritch |
| call Me Madam-Understudy for Ethel Merman | Elaine |
| Pal Joey-Melba | Elaine |
| Bus Stop- Grace | Elaine |
| Company- Joanne | Elaine |
| Elaine Stritch at Liberty- one woman show | Elaine |
| Tony- elaine Stritch at Liberty- Best Theatrical Event 2002 | Elaine |
| Emmy for an HBO documentary | Elaine |
| Married John Bay of Bay's English Muffins- she often sends them as gifts. | Elaine |
| She and her husband never bought a house. They lived in a hotel. | elaine |
| Known for a serious alcohol addiction after the death of her husband | Elaine |
| Launched her career: Sang with mother, Judy Garland, at age 18 | Liza Minnelli |
| Flora the Red Menace as Flora | Liza |
| Liza- a one woman show | Liza |
| Chicago as Roxie | Liza |
| The Act as Michelle Craig | Liza |
| By Myself- one woman show | Liza |
| The Rink as Angel | Liza |
| Minnelli on Minnelli- a one woman show | Liza |
| Liza's Back- one woman show | Liza |
| Liza's at the Palace | Liza |
| Movie Cabaret as Sally Bower | Liza |
| Liza with a Z- one woman film | Liza |
| The Muppets Take Manhatten | Liza |
| Tony-Best Actress in a Musical-Flora the Red Menace | Liza |
| Academy Award-Cabaret | Liza |
| Tony for "adding luster to the Broadway stage" | Liza |
| Tony-Best Actress-The Rink | Liza |
| Liza's at the Palace-tony-Best Theatrical event | Liza |
| Friend of Michael Jackson | Liza |
| Ira Gershwin is her godfather | Liza |