Marcia Lewis(1938-2010)

Suffered a mini-stroke while portraying Fraulein Schneider in the musical "Cabaret" with Joel Grey in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1988. She lost partial mobility on the right side of her face and suffered from a paralyzed chord. Was hospitalized but managed to continue in the role. Was advised by her doctor to avoid musicals for a year so she performed in dramas such as "Steel Magnolias" and "Orpheus Descending" with Vanessa Redgrave. She finally returned to musicals as Golde in "Fiddler On The Roof" in 1990.

When somebody does a club act, if they're into truth and honesty by singing songs they like, and wearing what they like and talking who they are, then the audience comes away feeling like they've really got to know them. That's a big accomplishment.