Posted: 4/18/22 at 9:31am
The Tribune's Chris Jones is reporting Hollis Resnik passed away yesterday of heart failure. A real Chicago legend, Resnik also had lead roles in the national tours of Thoroughly Modern Mille, Les Miz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Sister Act. A real loss for our community.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 9:38am
Oh no this is terrible news. She was an extraordinary talent.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 9:43am
Good heavens. How sad.
I'm grateful I saw her perform many times. Her Carlotta in the Chicago Shakespeare production of Follies was simply divine.
Updated On: 4/18/22 at 09:43 AM
Posted: 4/18/22 at 10:07am
Very sad, indeed! I saw her in the national tours of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Sister Act. She was always such a joy to watch on stage.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 10:43am
I got to work as a PA on a production of Grey Gardens she did in Philadelphia. She was wonderful in it and, though I only got to know her rather loosely, she was smart and funny.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 11:25am
A real Chicago legend. I’ve seen her in dozens of shows since the 80s, most recently in a production of Sunset Boulevard. A huge, sad loss to our theater community.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 4:06pm
She was only 66 years old.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 4:19pm
What a great, intreresting career that she carved out through both Chicago theatre and various tours of high-profile musicals. I can't think of anyone else with that type of career who has never done a major show in NYC.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 5:26pm
I just read this on Alexandra Billing‘s Facebook page. I’m in shock. I was just watching her “I’m Still Here” on YouTube last week. Sunset Boulevard was the last show I saw before COVID shut everything down. This is such a devastating and unbelievable loss to Chicago theatre.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 8:18pm
Such a shock! She truly was a Chicago legend. The shows listed in the BBW article about her are just a smattering of her extensive career.
She, Paula Scrofano, Mary Ernster, Susie Moniz and Alene Robertson were the actresses I saw most often on Chicago musical theater stages (Drury Lane, Marriott Lincolnshire, and Candlelight).
So sad.
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