Two weeks after having surgery for breast cancer, Maria Friedman will open Thursday — as scheduled — in "The Woman in White," the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on Wilkie Collins' Victorian mystery novel.

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Friedman started preview performances Oct. 28 at Broadway's Marquis Theatre but left the show six days later after discovering a lump in her left breast. She returned to the musical Nov. 10, missing only a week of performances. During her absence, understudy Lisa Brescia played the role of Marian Holcombe, the musical's adventurous heroine.

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