Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
#1Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 9:52pm
..and funny too! Especially when her dress falls off.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D-GMMeOcSRg
#2re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:00pm
Damn! She left us way too soon.
I'm so lucky to have seen her in NINE.
Thanks again PalJoey. Who is the next red head?
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#2re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:01pmThat's so weird! I was just watching this.
:D
#3re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:03pmOh I have seen that clip a few times and love every second of it. She defined the word "sexy." I also love the clip of her from the Tony Awards ceremony that celebrated different composers, she was part of the Sondheim honor and danced to a few bars of "You Gotta Get a Gimmick," the way she moved her body seemed like she had no bones, what a genius of movement she was. I read an interview with Tommy Tune where he stated that he trusted her so much that he pretty much let her choreograph her own movements in "A Call from the Vatican." How I wish I could have seen her do that number.
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#4re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:11pm
I've posted this here before, so forgive me for repeating myself...
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Back before she was famous, she taught "Movement for Actors" at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. I took teenage classes on Saturday mornings and she was the movement teacher. She was the sexiest woman I had ever met--sexy on a level of Marilyn Monroe or Barbara Eden.
She used to stretch us out in our leotards by having us sit with our legs open. Then she would place her feet on our ankles and push out. (Even budding homosexual boys like me found that a little exciting.)
I remember her being funny and beautiful with lots of shocking red hair. Years later, when she was in Nine, I marveled that age had only made her more beautiful and more sexy--and just as funny!
#5re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:14pm
How about a little Juliet Prowse? I know it's blasphemy, but.,..anybody else think she does Fosse better than Chita here?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EdxmGYfgqyU
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#6re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:14pmPalJoey thank you for posting this one! I'd seen it a few months earlier, but it prompted me to do another search for her on Youtube. Let me just hint that if you're too young to have seen her highly acclaimed performance in Nine or just want to reminisce about how lucky you were to see her, you are now able to get a call from the Vatican for yourself! I can't say much else except that I'm utterly wowed by a woman who gives Gumby a run for his money.
#7re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:24pmYUMMY!
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#8re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:28pm
I love love love Chita. She is pure joy and I love the fact that I've been inspired and moved by her talent...
I think Chita can do Fosse but I don't consider her a Fosse dancer. She has always been more about force and speed and the "it" factor. Very similar in style to Debbie Allen.
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#9re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:32pmI love Juliet but Chita's struts in the early part of that clip are quite stylish.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#10re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:39pm
Charlotte d'Amboise with brother Christopher.
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#11re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:46pm
Who choreographed that, Christopher?
There are tons of steps, poses and gestures from their fathers NYCB rep in that dance.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#12re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:46pm
So sad, both Anita and Juliet died of Cancer so young
I got a chance to meet Juliet and saw her show. What a wonderful talent!
#13re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:48pmI don't know. I assume one of them did as a tribute to their dad. Did you like it? I loved it the moment I saw it and to this day still get excited when I see it.
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#14re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:51pm
Yes I like it!
I was acquainted with Christopher and his father when I lived in NYC. For some reason I never met Charlotte.
Christopher retired from NYCB way too soon. He was wonderful in FANCY FREE.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#15re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 11:33pmThe terrific thing about the Anita Morris clip is that it probably won't be pulled any time soon as it seems to have been posted by her husband, Grover Dale.
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#16re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/19/07 at 11:55pm
Seeing her in NINE was one of my VERY few 'if I wasn't . . .' moments.
#17re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/20/07 at 2:32am
Wow, I can't believe the brilliance of her movements in "A Call from the Vatican," how could she move like that?
I still do not get how that number in itself didn't get her a Tony Award, maybe I had to see the show live, but I can't think of anything Liliane Montevecchi could have done to deserve the Tony over Morris (perhaps I need to see the "Follies Bergeres" number).
I wish I had seen her in THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, but furthermore I wish she had lived much longer and create more roles on Broadway.
And yes, this is another gay boy who feels a little tickle for her.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
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#18re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:46ami especially love her in Dolly's SMOKEY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS!!!!
#19re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/20/07 at 8:50amLiliane Montevecchi was not nearly as good as Anita Morris was in NINE - that was a win I've never understood.
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
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#20re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/20/07 at 10:32amAnita was also a stitch in "Ruthless People!"
#21re: Anita Morris, As Sexy As She Is in Nine
Posted: 6/20/07 at 10:35amAnd on "Who's The Boss" - "A pastry Angela?"
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
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