Chita Already Involved In New Broadway Bound Show?
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:07am
She's not going to let Angela Lansbury beat her at being the only old pro working the stage.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:08am
Jordan, are you dating Chita's daughter??? And even if it's just a whisper, this news makes me incredibly happy, too. Chita looked and sounded fabulous at the Tonys. Given the toll that an extraordinarily long dance career (not to mention a devastating accident) can have on a person's body, I'm in awe of her still thriving strength and spark. The fire's still well alive with her, it seems.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:10am
Yes. I'm dating a woman.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:13am
Hallelujah! Prayer works, Jordan's Mama, prayer works.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:16am
My Mother is Jewish. The only thing she ever wanted was a gay son so she's happy.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:17am
Working is like breathing for Chita.
I can't imagine her ever stopping.
Can't wait for more details to emerge.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:28am
Please let this be true. Chita is extraordinary. I wouldn't be surprised if she does a straight play next. She's proven to be quite a good dramatic actress .
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:31am
Oooh. A straight play. Is there a vehicle for Chita and Angela?
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:33am
I was thinking of that too!
Not Deuce specifically, but an Angela/Chita vehicle.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:38am
Is there a vehicle for Chita and Angela?
James Kirkwood's "Legends" has been laying around forever waiting for two actresses to take it up.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:39am
I don't think anything can top the Charles Busch/Lypsinka LEGENDS from a few years back.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 11:40am
Oh dear god. Chita and Angela together would be absolutely amazing.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 12:00pm
How about a musical version of Arsenic and Old Lace?
Posted: 6/10/15 at 12:09pm
What about a sequel to Follies where Sally and Phyllis meet up again much later in life?
Posted: 6/10/15 at 12:31pm
I LOOOOOOOOOVE THAT!
Phyllis (Chita) is widowed and penniless, due to Ben's bad investments.
Sally (Angela) is divorced and the CEO of a successful line of organic household products that was just acquired by Avon.
Or...?
Posted: 6/10/15 at 1:04pm
In Purgatory, Anna Leonowens (Chita) and Maria von Trapp (Angela) meet up post-death, to tell their REAL life stories, warts and all, to finally dispel the sanitized versions their respective R&H shows present.
Get Korie & Frankel to do the score and Terrence McNally to do the book.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 1:21pm
That is a fantastic idea .... or even just the play as is, if not a musical.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 2:16pm
I wonder if The Visit would have been more successful with Angela in the role.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 2:25pm
PJ, I like where you're going with that.
John McMartin will reprise his role as Ben, adding an extra ghostly effect.
Maybe Donna McKechnie could play an older Margie who's still keeping house for Buddy.
Margie and Sally could finally meet up.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 2:27pm
And the tagline can be "I've Follies! And I can't get up!"
Posted: 6/10/15 at 2:50pm
Was Harold and Maud ever a play-or musical?
Jordan--pleased to see a little of your old self back--I thought for a while there someone else was posting for you.
Posted: 6/10/15 at 2:59pm
Yes, there is a musicalization of Harold & Maude, I have a demo CD.
http://variety.com/2005/legit/reviews/harold-and-maude-the-musical-1200528763/
Updated On: 6/10/15 at 02:59 PM
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