Libi Staiger
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Libi Staiger is an American actress, primarily on stage. Her promising career, which included roles on Broadway
from 1953, was cut short by the failure of her first starring vehicle, 1963's Sophie, a musical-comedy life of entertainer Sophie Tucker
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Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
from 1953, was cut short by the failure of her first starring vehicle, 1963's Sophie, a musical-comedy life of entertainer Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker was a Russian/Ukrainian-born American singer and actress. Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century...
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Theatre
- Sophie (Sophie), Winter Garden TheatreWinter Garden TheatreThe Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown Manhattan.-History:The structure was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1896 to be the American Horse Exchange....
, New York, April 15–20, 1963. - Destry Rides AgainDestry Rides Again (musical)Destry Rides Again is a 1959 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Harold Rome and a book by Leonard Gershe. The play is based on the 1939 classic film of the same name.- Production history :...
(Chloe; standby for Frenchie), Imperial Theatre, New York, April 23, 1959 - June 18, 1960.