After her husband, John Bay, died from brain cancer in 1982,[REF] Stritch returned to America, and after a further lull in her career and struggles with alcoholism,[REF] Stritch began performing again.
Her one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty, a summation of her life and career, premiered at New York's Public Theater, running from November 7 to December 30, 2001 [REF].