VIDEO: Christine Pedi Plays Liza Minnelli in Tribute to Broadway's Understudies

With Covid-19 sidelining many Broadway productions, understudies and swings have been stepping in and stepping up so that the show can go on. However, some productions are having to cancel performances as more and more company members are getting ill without enough understudies to cover all the parts. Sirius XM's Christine Pedi (NEWSical, Forbidden Broadway) makes a case for calling in an old pro to save the day - Liza Minnelli.

In this comedy video created by Pedi with Michael and Tom D'Angora, Pedi looks at what would happen if Liza stepped into the current roster of Broadway musicals. Liza famously stepped in for Gwen Verdon in the original production of Chicago, creating one of Broadway's most legendary understudy stories. Perhaps in 2021, Liza could recreate that magic for the Broadway shows struggling to find enough actors to get through this current Omnicron outbreak.

Christine Pedi is well known for her spot-on impressions of many Broadway divas which can be found on Youtube and several Forbidden Broadway cast albums. She has been seen on Broadway as Mama Morton in Chicago, Talk Radio with Liev Schrieber, and Little Me with Martin Short. Off-Broadway credits include Spamilton and her long associations with NEWSical The Musical and Forbidden Broadway (Drama Desk nomination). Radio listeners will know her as the host of the daily show "ON BROADWAY" on Sirius XM Radio.

Tom D'Angora and Michael D'Angora are currently producers of A Musical About Star Wars (Off-Broadway), co-producers of the Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change and Naked Boys Singing Las Vegas. Throughout 2021 they produced and directed several streaming benefit productions including Save West Bank Café, Save Birdland, The Musical of Musicals and The Theater World Awards.

At This Performance - Liza Minnelli was written by Michael D'Angora, Tom D'Angora and Christine Pedi with video editing by Michael D'Angora.

Check it out below!