Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life

[MargoChanning]

Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#0

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

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 7/16/04 at 03:43 AM

[DAME]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#1

Posted: 7/16/04 at 3:49am

Excellent.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

[Rathnait62]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#2

Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:02am

I can't wait!!

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[sabrelady]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#3

Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:24pm

Hopefully she will also use Stritchy's performance sched.5 shows a week is plenty!

[SueleenGay]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#4

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.

PEACE.

[Benzy92]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#5

Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:38pm

I want to be the first to get tickets! :)

[BWayBoy88]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#6

Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:44pm

This is going to be great! I love Chita.

[Rathnait62]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#7

Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:51pm

I agree, Sueleen.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[Matt_G]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#8

Posted: 7/16/04 at 4:59pm

Bea Arthur's show a few years ago was also quite excellent. I ended up seeing it three times, actually.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

[Mr. Tuttle]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#9

Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:14pm

Hope 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.

Ignorance is temporary. Stupidity last forever. Watch out BWW... HE'S BACK.

[Rathnait62]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#10

Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:43pm

Who would you all like to see do a one person autobiographical show (someone who hasn't already...)?

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[Matt_G]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#11

Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:45pm

This is NOT a joke. I would pay top dollar to see Courtney Love do a show like that.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

[Rathnait62]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#12

Posted: 7/16/04 at 11:03pm

I think Debbie Reynolds would be quite entertaining.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[TorontoBoy]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#13

Posted: 7/16/04 at 11:14pm

Would love to see Angela Lansbury or Lauren Bacall.
Bea Arthur's show was great.

Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later, every a**hole gets one. (Charlotte Rampling from Swimming Pool)

[Glebb]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#14

Posted: 7/17/04 at 3:02pm

Margo Sappington reported to me that the showing was fabulous.

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

[popcultureboy]

re: Chita Rivera -- A Dancer's Life#15

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.

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.