You might remember her from Cheers, where she played Frasier’s wife Lilith, but Bebe Neuwirth has had a long career on Broadway.
Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ([...] born December 31, 1958)[1] is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award.
Neuwirth made her Broadway debut in the musical A Chorus Line in 1980. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, the first for Best Featured Actress in a Musical playing Nickie in the revival of Sweet Charity (1986) and received her second for Best Actress in a Musical for Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago (1996). She has also starred as Lola in the revival of Damn Yankees (1994) and Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (2010).
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“Nowadays” and “Hot Honey Rag,” Chicago (with Karen Ziemba)
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“Zip,” Pal Joey
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“I’m a Brass Band,” Sweet Charity
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“Walking the Cat,” Fosse (with Ann Reinking)
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“Two Lost Souls,” Damn Yankees (with Victor Garber)
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“When You’re an Addams,” The Addams Family (with Nathan Lane and the Company)
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