Shirley MacLaine makes rare video appearance, pokes fun at 1960s movie flop
Shirley MacLaine, who played the title role in 1969’s "Sweet Charity," made a rare video appearance this week for a New York theater doing a screening of the musical.
The 92-year-old actress told the Southampton Playhouse in Long Island in a video posted to their Instagram: "Wish I could be with you" ahead of the Aug.
25 showing of her movie.
"I would like to see ‘Sweet Charity’ again,’" she added.
"And while you’re watching it, remember how hard we worked." '80S ICON KRISTY MCNICHOL MAKES RARE APPEARANCE 25 YEARS AFTER LEAVING HOLLYWOOD The "Steel Magnolias" star then stage whispered, "And between you and me, it didn’t do very well, so I hope you guys like it.
"Much love," she added, blowing a kiss.
MacLaine received plenty of love in the comments.
"Oh, Shirley.
I love you.
What an incredible human being," one fan wrote, and another said, "I fell in love with Shirley in 1969 when I saw her up on the big screen in Sweet Charity." A third quipped, "The greatest legs in showbiz!" "Sweet Charity," which was legendary choreographer Bob Fosse’s directorial debut, flopped at the box office, making only $4 million domestically on a $20 million budget, according to Turner Classic Movies.
The film’s failure slowed the rollout of big budget musicals in the industry for a time.
JOAN COLLINS SHARES HER SIMPLE SECRETS TO AGING GRACEFULLY AT 93 Fosse’s second directorial effort, "Cabaret" with Liza Minelli , three years later, however, was a success.
MacLaine has been spotted out and about in Los Angeles a couple of times this year, and her last public appearance was in December when she received a lifetime achievement award at the first-ever Dance Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles.
Chita Rivera, who was in "Sweet Charity" with MacLaine, told a Playbill reporter several years ago that Fosse told her and Paula Kelly that their dancing had to be perfect in the number, "There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This," because he would always use the take when MacLaine looked the best.
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