Won't be seeing Chita on wednesday nites

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Won't be seeing Chita on wednesday nites

Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:11pm

from broadway.com

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life has canceled its Wednesday night performances. The tuner will play a seven performance per week schedule on Broadway, according to a production spokesperson.

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life is scheduled to begin previews at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre on November 23 in preparation for a December 11 official opening.

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:14pm

I wonder why nights were cancelled and not matinees...

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:14pm

Well she can't just have an understudy go on if she's sick. Good for her. She deserves whatever she desires.

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:15pm

I imagine that the blue hairs will flock to this one. Hence the evening show being eliminated.

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 7:26pm

It's amazing that someone her age can do ONE show a week of dancing all night! Get real, people!!

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 7:44pm

Um..I don't recall anyone CRITICIZING the change...Simmer. Now.

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 7:45pm

lol, I think you're the one that needs to simmer.

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 10:09pm

I'm perfectly simmered. Don't turn my denouncing of Rathnait's ignorance around on me.

"It's amazing that someone her age can do ONE show a week of dancing all night! Get real, people!!"

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Who was saying that it ISN'T amazing? And we're all real. At least...I am....

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 11:23pm

I love it when a thread about Chita becomes all about the little drama-lovers.

*siiiiigh*

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Posted: 10/26/05 at 11:48pm

I wonder if this will make her show uneligible for a Tony nomination. A few years ago, "Barbara Cook's Broadway" was deemed not eligible because she didn't play a coventional Broadway schedule of 8 shows a week.

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Posted: 10/27/05 at 1:24am

So, this is kinda a random question, but do you think the ensemble still get paid the same as an ensemble member in another show that plays 8 shows a week? If so, then they got a sweet gig.

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Posted: 10/27/05 at 1:46am

If I remember correctly, Elaine Stritch At Liberty did not play a full 8-performance schedule. I believe she only played 6 performances a week. And she WON the Tony award.

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Posted: 10/27/05 at 7:11am

Barbara Cook didn't play a conventional schedule, she only played 2 shows a week, on Contact's dark nights. I think it was Contact. Possibly it was something else. Anyhoo.

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Posted: 10/27/05 at 7:43am

Yes popculture...it was Contact.

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Posted: 10/27/05 at 10:08am

This seems to be a new trend, no Wed night perfs. It seems to be working for Sweet Charity (although they do make it up Sun nights). Hell, she's dancing for chrissake's, not just singing. Girlfriend needs a break!

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Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:16pm

Wasn't Billy Crystal's thing only on Sundays, or was that just the title? I've seen the show twice in San Diego, and let me tell you, just watching her do ONE performance makes me tired. If she did only 5 performances a week, that would be more than any young and healthy Broadway actress could or would want to do! Good idea on the Wed night thing--she needs a break and mid-week is perfect.

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Posted: 11/2/05 at 12:26pm

Must be her bingo night!

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Posted: 11/2/05 at 2:39pm

Crystal did 8 shows a week most weeks (with a few 7 show weeks mixed in).

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