BWW Flashback: Carrie Fisher Stars in One-Woman Broadway Show WISHFUL DRINKING

UPDATE: BWW has just reported the sad news that actress Carrie Fisher passed away this morning at age 60. [Read story in full here]

As BWW reported over the weekend, award-winning actress and best-selling author Carrie Fisher was rushed to the hospital on Friday after suffering a massive heart attack on a flight from London to LAX. On Saturday, Fisher's mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, shared the news that her daughter was in stable condition and receiving treatment in an intensive-care unit.

Fisher is a beloved cultural icon, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, a role which she most recently reprised in the record-breaking box office hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December 2015.

Her autobiographical one-woman Broadway show, Wishful Drinking debuted in 2006 at Westwood's Geffen Playhouse with Joshua Ravetch directing. It went on to enjoy a successful Broadway run and toured in additional cities. In 2010, HBO filmed a feature-length documentary of the stage play.

Below, check out a video clip from Wishful Drinking, in which the talented actress talks about her iconic role as Princess Leia and Star Wars.

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In another clip from the show, Fisher discusses being in the Abnormal Psychology textbook and being named "Bipolar Woman of the Year":

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Below, check out photos from Fisher's 2010 Wishful Drinking, staged at Studio 54, as well as images from the show's 2006 debut at Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, Calif.

Geffen Playhouse photos: Lee Salem Photography

Studio 54 photo credit: Joan Marcus

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