Editing Raquel Welch (section)

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In December 1972, Welch made her [[nightclub]] debut at the [[Las Vegas Hilton]];<ref>{{Cite news |last = Beck |first = Marilyn |date = October 28, 1972 |title = Co-Star Says What Raquel Welch Is Rhymes With Witch |work = The Charlotte Observer |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118735766/co-star-says-what-raquel-welch-is/ |access-date = February 16, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216081003/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118735766/co-star-says-what-raquel-welch-is/ |url-status = live }}</ref> her act preceded [[Elvis Presley]]'s.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Elvis Presley and Raquel Welch |url = https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/raquel-welch.html |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210801111043/https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/raquel-welch.html |archive-date = August 1, 2021 |access-date = August 1, 2021 }}</ref> Over the next decade, she took her nightclub act to other venues, and starred in television specials featuring her singing and dancing.<ref name="Collins-1982" /> She released the dance single "This Girl's Back In Town", which peaked at No. 29 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s dance club chart in 1988,<ref name="Billboard-1988">''Billboard''. {{Cite magazine |url = https://www.billboard.com/music/raquel-welch/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs/song/351536 |title = Raquel Welch. Chart History: This Girl's Back In Town |magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date = December 1, 2021 |archive-date = May 10, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180510153733/https://www.billboard.com/music/raquel-welch/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs/song/351536 |url-status = dead }}</ref> along with a music video.<ref name="Buck-1987" />

In December 1981, Welch starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in ''[[Woman of the Year]]'' for two weeks, filling in for [[Lauren Bacall]] in the title role while Bacall was on vacation.<ref name="Collins-1982" /> Critics were so enthusiastic about Welch's performance, she was invited back to perform the role again for six months in 1982.<ref name="Collins-1982" />

In 1997, Welch starred on Broadway in ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]'', following [[Julie Andrews]] and [[Liza Minnelli]] in the title role. Theatre critic Jamie Portman wrote that her glamor made Welch "scarcely believable as the vulnerable Victoria and totally unbelievable as the swaggering tuxedoed Victor", but that she at least "earns high marks for valor" for attempting to breathe life into "the misbegotten musical version of ''Victor/Victoria''".<ref>{{Cite news |last = Portman |first = Jamie |date = July 19, 1997 |title = Stage Stinker – Raquel deserves a medal for valor in musical |work = Calgary Herald |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118736701/stage-stinker-raquel-deserves-a-medal/ |access-date = February 16, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216100003/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118736701/stage-stinker-raquel-deserves-a-medal/ |url-status = live }}</ref>