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From 1967 onward she became increasingly active in musicals, appearing in off-Broadway productions of Pal Joey and Catch Me If You Can ( not to be confused with the 2002 movie, or the 2009 / 2011 musical ).

In early 1968 she joined Donald O ' Connor in a 15-week run of Little Me staged between Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas, performing 2 shows per night.

Her defining stage role came with her big break on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which ran from February 1971 until July 1, 1972.

As " Carlotta Campion " she introduced the song " I'm Still Here ", which would become an anthem of sorts.

The show opened later in Los Angeles with the original Broadway cast on July 22, 1972, and closed 11 weeks later.

She was the last lead female performer from the original production to die ( having been predeceased by Alexis Smith, Dorothy Collins, Ethel Shutta, Mary McCarty, and Fifi D ' Orsay ).