Did Liza ever understudy Barbra?

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 1:22am

I just watched an interview with Judy Garland from 1964. She states that Liza was understudying Barbra in a Broadway show. I know nothing about this. Is it true? If it's not true, what's the story behind Judy saying this?

[bwayboy22]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 3:01am

Barbra only has two Broadway credits - I Can Get It For You Wholesale & Funny Girl. Her understudies in those productions were Louise Lasser & Lainie Kazan respectively. So Liza would have never have understudied Barbra. Not quite sure where Judy came up with this, but Liza would've been interesting in either of those parts.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 3:19am

She was apparently supposed to understudy Barbra in Funny Girl. Not sure why it fell through, but it’s mentioned in the Liza Minnelli Scrapbook.

[BWAY Baby2]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 8:30am

Love Liza- but she was all wrong for Funny Girl- she was great in Flora The Red Menace- one of the all time best theater experiences in my youth. Such different energy from Fanny Brice- but she was mesmerizing as Flora.