Ann Reinking&Chita Rivera-Very underrated

I am waiting for the reply of AnnReinkingfan.

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Ann was in one of the funniest films of the 80's. It's called "Micki and Maude" and also stars Dudley Moore and Amy Irving. I believe that it is the last film that she made.

If you've never seen it, I would recommend a rental. I used to watch it over and over, laughing continuously. Who knows, of course, how it has held up.

At least the divine Ms. Reinking had a decent shot at film stardom.......

All that Jazz
Annie
Micki and Maude

she had more chances to become a film star than most of us ever dream possible. For some reason a successful, consistent film career for Ann Reinking wasn't in the cards, at least not yet.

Chita Rivera, was a tad too old to portray Anita on film (and I believe she actually looked older than she was at the time)in West Side Story.......and the film version of Sweet Charity was a box office and mostly critical bomb........

Chita is another in a line of theater legends who may likely leave life without making a great impact in film. Sure she will have always be available in the CHICAGO cameo:)

At least Carol Channing had her oscar nominated performance in THOROUGLY MODERN MILLIE and of course Bert Lahr achieved immortality from THE WIZARD OF OZ.

For some reason, it seems so many theater immortals are not availble on film in anything approaching the greatness they achieved onstage. Even the fabulous Gwen Verdon does not really light up the screen in the film version of DAMN YANKEES.

We have some film performances from Ethel Merman, but not anything indicating why she was so important in the theater world and no film version of any of her most memorable performances. The same is true of Mary Martin. Also, Julie Harris.

That is not to say that Broadway stars can't be film stars obviously....Streisand, Yul Brenner, Preston........

I wish we had more work on film from Chita Rivera...we can hope for the future.......

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You know what I find interesting? The fact that many of us (myself included at times) freak out if a movie/tv personality takes on a big Broadway role are the same people that bemoan the fact that our favorite Broadway stars have not had film careers.

Theatre and film are so incredibly different. Both have different disciplines attached and not everyone that is good in one will be good in the other.

I think Chita and Ann are terrific. But I also think that they don't particularly translate well on film.

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I have said this before, but I really wish they had used these people more in the film CHICAGO. It would have been a great thing to have Anne, Chita, and Bebe or even Ertha in the cell block tango if nowhere else. I also thought they should have had Jerry Orbach as the prosecution attorney.

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Robactorguy, in my family, as you know, they always say that when in doubt.......go for Birdie.

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I completely agree, SueleenGay!!!

I'm glad to hear that someone else thinks that! ( :

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Except for, of course, the woman who took over the role of Anita for the film and won an Academy Awards, Rita Moreno.

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My favorite Latina film stars: the dreamy Dolores del Rio and Maria Felix.

A serious question here - does anyone else think Ann has had one nose job too many? The last time I saw her (on the Tonys I think) I noticed that her nose all of the sudden looked far to small for her face. She does NOT look the same as in the black-and-white photo posted here a few entries before.

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Ann's nose???? WHAT????

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1stly perhaps THEY chose not to persue film as much. Bebe Neuwirth was just on saying she prefered stage to film. And the limited # of roles for latinas/os in general is to be resented. Ann is also pretty tall a lot of leading men are only 5 nine or so & can be resentful toward possible co-stars that tower over them!

Fabulous pictures of Miss Chita....How would you rate her performance...A friend of mine saw her and said it was very depressing.......