Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
Mother (Chita Rivera) selling skating rink. Daughter (Liza Minnelli) comes home to whine about how she didn't get any love and how dare mama sell the rink. Original cast included Jason Alexander and Scott Ellis.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Chita's character was supposed to be Italian, but she seemed about as Italian as a tamale.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
Also don't forget that Stockard Channing, Mary Testa and Rob Marshall were also part of the show. Channing took over for Minnelli. Testa was Minnelli understudy (I couldn't make that up) and Marshall understudied the male ensemble roles.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/4/04
Great score, wonderful set, lousy book.
It was about 2 1/2 hours.
I sat in the front row and could not hear Liza at all. Neither could my friend. No joke.
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