The Act

The Act is the original cast recording to musical drama of the same name, starring Liza Minnelli, with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The album documents Minnelli's return to a Broadway vehicle after a 12-year absence, featuring her performance as a fading film star attempting a Las Vegas comeback. Recorded in a single marathon session at New York's A&R Recording Studios in April 1978, the cast album underwent an unusual production history. While originally slated for release by Columbia Records, it was ultimately produced by Hugh Fordin's DRG Records and distributed nationally through a manufacturing and marketing agreement with RCA Records.