Industry NewsMemorial for Tony Winner Liliane Montevecchi to Be Held at Gotham HallSteven Minichiello will host the July 9 celebration of the late award-winning artist.
Montevecchi's longtime friend Steven Minichiello will host the event. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM and continue until 1 PM; the service will begin at 1 PM with a champagne reception to follow.
In 1982 Montevecchi won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Liliane La Fleur in Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston’s Nine. Seven years later, she returned to Broadway to play Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the ballerina, in Grand Hotel, earning a Tony nomination for that performance.
The memorial is open to the public.
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Look Back at Liliane Montevecchi and the Cast of Nine on Broadway
Look Back at Liliane Montevecchi and the Cast of Nine on Broadway
Nine opened May 9, 1982, at the 46th Street Theatre.
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(Back) Louise Edeiken, Liliane Montevecchi, Rita Rehn, and Camille Saviola; (Front) Jeanie Bowers, Laura Kenyon, Kate Dezina, and Kim Criswell
Camille Saviola, Raul Julia, Rita Rehn, Jeanie Bowers, Louise Edeiken, Cynthia Meryl, and Kim Criswell
Stephanie Cotsirilos, Liliane Montevecchi, and cast
Colleen Dodson and Raul Julia
Liliane Montevecchi
Karen Akers and Anita Morris
Kate Dezina and cast
Laura Kenyon, Cameron Johann, Raúl Juliá, and Liliane Montevecchi
Anita Morris
Shelly Burch and Raúl Juliá
Cast
Shelly Burch and Raúl Juliá
(Back) Taina Elg and Liliane Montevecchi; (Middle) Louise Edeiken, Shelly Burch, Anita Morris, and Colleen Dodson; (Center) Tommy Tune; (Front ) Patrick Wilcox and Cameron Johann; (on floor) Jadrien Steele and Evans Allen
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