Iconic performer Rita McKenzie died Saturday in Los Angeles, Deadline reported.
According to the newspaper, Mackenzie passed away a few days shy of her 77th birthday after a long battle with illness. Mackenzie left a huge mark on the theater world. Her breakthrough performance in Off-Broadway's “Ethel Merman's Broadway'' in 1988 cemented her place in history as the longest-running one-woman show performer. Did. according to Until the deadline. Her versatile career has seen her perform in countless roles across the country.
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Mackenzie played Rita Encore in the Los Angeles premiere of Ruthless! to critical acclaim. musical. “Her talent shone once again when she reprized her role in the New York revival, Deadline reported.
Mackenzie's versatility as an actress is evident in numerous stage roles, including roles as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, Rose in Gypsy, and a three-year national tour of Neil Simon's The Female Odd Couple. This was evident from his role in. She co-stars with Barbara Eden. (Related: Pamela Anderson takes Broadway by storm)
McKenzie has also opened for entertainment legends such as Milton Berle, Don Knotts, and Steve Allen. Her acting skills were recognized and led to her performances with the Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Baltimore Pops, the newspaper reported. In 1995, she performed as the finale at PBS's “A Capital Fourth” gala in Washington, DC.
Mackenzie's screen presence is equally as captivating, with notable roles in The Brady Bunch: The Final Days, Caroline in the City, and Frasier. She also appeared in the movie “Meet Wally Sparks'' and the television series “Big Brother Jake.''
According to Deadline, one of her final contributions to the arts was as an associate in the pre-Broadway tour of “All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” written by Rupert Holmes.・He said he worked as a producer.
