During the summer of 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, MA. She appeared in the chorus of Flower Drum Song and played the part of Muriel in Take Me Along. Minnelli began performing professionally at age 17, in 1963, in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received the Theatre World Award. The next year, her mother invited Minnelli to perform with her at the London Palladium. She turned to Broadway at 19, and in 1965 she became the youngest woman ever to win a leading actress Tony Award for Flora the Red Menace. It was the first time she worked with the musical duo John Kander and Fred Ebb.
The Act is a musical with a book by George Furth, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander.
It was written to showcase the talents of Kander and Ebb favorite Liza Minnelli, who portrayed Michelle Craig, a fading film star attempting a comeback as a Las Vegas singer. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1977.
The Act played out-of-town tryouts for fifteen weeks in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.[1] The musical opened on Broadway on October 29, 1977 at the Majestic Theatre, where it ran for 233 performances and six previews. Directed by Martin Scorsese, choreographed by Ron Lewis, with costumes by Halston, the cast included Barry Nelson and Wayne Cilento.[2] The New York Times reviewer wrote that "'The Act' is precisely what its name implies: It is an act, and a splendid one.
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1978 | Tony Award | Best Original Score | Kander and Ebb | Nominated |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Barry Nelson | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Liza Minnelli | Won | ||
| Best Choreography | Ron Lewis | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Halston | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | Nominated |
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