Elaine Cancilla Orbach was a former Broadway dancer and the wife of the late actor Jerry Orbach. Orbach died on April 1, 2009, in Manhattan after suffering from pneumonia. She was 69 years old.Playbill: Elaine Cancilla Orbach Dies at 69 (April 2, 2009)
Stage Credits
- 1959: Fiorello!
- 1961: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- 1963: Here's Love
- 1965: Flora, The Red Menace
- 1966: Sweet Charity
- 1970: Cry for Us All
- 1977: Chicago
References
Fast Facts
-
Birthplace
-
Born
January 19, 1940
-
Fact:
Died April 1, 2009
-
Fact:
Survived by her siblings Rita Hubbard and Robert Cancilla
-
Fact:
Suffered from pneumonia
-
Attended
The Community School of Pittsfield and the School of the American Ballet where she studied danceBroadway World: Elaine Cancilla Orbach Passes Away (April 2, 2009)
-
Fact:
Met Jerry Orbach during the production of Kander and Ebb's Chicago
-
Fact:
Married Jerry Orbach in 1979
-
Fact:
Jerry Orbach died in 2004
-
Fact:
Appeared in the productions of Fiorello!, How to Succeed..., Here's Love, Flora, The Red Menace, Sweet Charity and Cry for Us All
-
Memoir
Remember How I Love You: Ordinary Moments in an Extraordinary Marriage
