Luba Lisa Gootnick (March , â€" December , ) was an American actress,
singer and television presenter. She received a Tony Award nomination
and won a Theatre World Award for her performance in the musical I
Had a Ball.Luba Lisa Gootnick was born in Brooklyn, New York, the
daughter of Jewish parents Esther (née Diamant â€") and Louis
Gootnick (â€"), a former New York City police officer. Her brother is
Dr. David Gootnick.Her Broadway credits include Carnival as Princess
Olga in , and I Can Get It for You Wholesale in with a cast that
included Barbra Streisand. In she starred in a Broadway revival of
West Side Story as Anita. The show closed after performances. Luba
received rave reviews for her role as the floozy Addie in the musical
I Had a Ball in which she sang the song called 'Addie's at it Again'.
The song was added into the show by the producers before the show
opened on Broadway, once they realized her talent.
singer and television presenter. She received a Tony Award nomination
and won a Theatre World Award for her performance in the musical I
Had a Ball.Luba Lisa Gootnick was born in Brooklyn, New York, the
daughter of Jewish parents Esther (née Diamant â€") and Louis
Gootnick (â€"), a former New York City police officer. Her brother is
Dr. David Gootnick.Her Broadway credits include Carnival as Princess
Olga in , and I Can Get It for You Wholesale in with a cast that
included Barbra Streisand. In she starred in a Broadway revival of
West Side Story as Anita. The show closed after performances. Luba
received rave reviews for her role as the floozy Addie in the musical
I Had a Ball in which she sang the song called 'Addie's at it Again'.
The song was added into the show by the producers before the show
opened on Broadway, once they realized her talent.
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