Flashback Friday: How Did Betty Buckley Prep for Her Tony Win? By Getting Her Act Together and Taking It on the Road
Following its 1978 premiere at New York’s Public Theater, starring book writer and lyricist Gretchen Cryer as the strong female protagonist Heather Jones, Buckley took the role…on the road…to star in its 1980 Los Angeles production. After watching this performance, it’s no surprise that a Tony Award was in her not-so-distant future — though we don’t think anyone saw the cat suit coming.