Word: liza
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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John Simon, theater critic for New York magazine, may be the meanest man on Broadway, but he rarely stoops to ad hominem attacks. He stoops to ad feminam attacks instead. Reviewing Liza Minnelli's new musical, The Act, he wrote: "I always thought Miss Minnelli's face deserving-of first prize in the beagle category. It is a face going off in three directions simultaneously: the nose always en route to becoming a trunk, blubber lips unable to resist the pull of gravity, and a chin trying its damnedest to withdraw into the neck, apparently to avoid responsibility...
...series of famed singers and actresses belting out "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" will bring down any house, so carefully honed are his Channings and Ellas. Co-star Hollis McLaren is inevitably overshadowed by Russell's stagewise presence but the delicate treatment she gives to her Crazy Liza perfectly complements her outlandish buddy...
...star, a title she deserves since she has that special X factor of personality that sets stars apart from other top-ranking talents. But as a star whose gifts include singing, dancing and acting, ought she not to be extraordinary or unique in one of those categories? Liza...
...Liza is a tornado of energy, and that has a hypnotic appeal. It sweeps up nearly everyone with its seductive force. When she plays her forte, the waif, her wide dark eyes brim with vulnerability. In moments of stillness, her forlorn, diminutive figure makes a plea for love and assurance that only shattering applause can provide and confirm. And she gets...
...piece of a piece of a piece of the show, Arnold Soboloff is wry-crisp in the role of a gay com poser and Barry Nelson never throws away a line, even the scrimpiest, that he hasn't impeccably polished. But the play goers are paying to see Liza, and at a rec ord Broadway top price of $25. Someone is gambling mightily that their love will not prove fickle...