NEW YORK — Julie Wilson, a musical theater actress and cabaret star who earned a Tony Award nomination and was cheered for her ability to harness the songs of Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter, has died. She was 90.

Upon learning the news of her death, Broadway icon Kristin Chenoweth tweeted: “Broadway’s loss. Heaven’s gain.”

Wilson’s most famous stage role was the 1988 Peter Allen musical “Legs Diamond,” for which she earned a Tony Award nomination. Her other Broadway credits include “Park” in 1970, “The Girl in the Freudian Slip” in 1967 and the original run of “The Pajama Game.”