Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#0Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 3:43am
Something to look forward to for Spring:
"BROADWAY legend Chita Rivera, following a path blazed a few seasons back by Elaine Stritch, is putting together an autobiographical show of her own.
Called "A Dancer's Life," it charts Rivera's 50-year career in the theater, and features anecdotes and songs from many of the famous shows in which she has appeared — "Can-Can," "West Side Story," "Bye, Bye Birdie" and "Chicago."
Rivera performed the show last week for a handful of potential backers, and the word is that it went so well, she and her producer, Marty Bell, shouldn't have any trouble raising the $3.5 million or so needed to bring it to Broadway, possibly in the spring."
Here's the link:
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/25129.htm
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#1re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 3:49amExcellent.
#2re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:02amI can't wait!!
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#3re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:24pmHopefully she will also use Stritchy's performance sched.5 shows a week is plenty!
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#4re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:29pm
"a path blazed a few seasons back by Elaine Stritch"
As much as I love her I think this is an over-statment. Think Noel Coward, Marlene Dietrich, Comden and Green... heck, I think even Brenhart and Duse did it.
Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#5re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:38pmI want to be the first to get tickets! :)
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#6re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:44pmThis is going to be great! I love Chita.
#7re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:51pmI agree, Sueleen.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#8re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:59pmBea Arthur's show a few years ago was also quite excellent. I ended up seeing it three times, actually.
Mr. Tuttle
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#9re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:14pmHope it not anything like "Chita And All That Jazz"..a truly horrid evening that ended Act 1 with Chita doing the Maria "How many bullits, Chino" scene from West Side Story.
#10re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:43pmWho would you all like to see do a one person autobiographical show (someone who hasn't already...)?
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#11re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:45pmThis is NOT a joke. I would pay top dollar to see Courtney Love do a show like that.
#12re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 11:03pmI think Debbie Reynolds would be quite entertaining.
TorontoBoy
Featured Actor Joined: 6/24/04
#13re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/16/04 at 11:14pm
Would love to see Angela Lansbury or Lauren Bacall.
Bea Arthur's show was great.
#14re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/17/04 at 3:02pmMargo Sappington reported to me that the showing was fabulous.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#15re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life
Posted: 7/17/04 at 5:06pm
I would have paid top dollar to see Courtney Love doa show like this around the time she put out the Celebrity Skin album because she'd fallen to pieces and managed to put everything back together again and emerge triumphant. But now? No way, José.
And as for Chita's show, I would absolutely kill to see it. And as I am planning to head to NY early next year, hopefully I should get to see it.
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