CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY PRESENTS CLASSIC CONVERSATIONS: CHITA RIVERA
CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY PRESENTS CLASSIC CONVERSATIONS: CHITA RIVERA
By David Roberts
Theatre Reviews Limited
Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick, Managing Director Jeff Griffin and Executive Director Greg Reiner, will present CLASSIC CONVERSATIONS: CHITA RIVERA on Sunday evening, November 16 at 7:30 pm. The Tony Award-winning legend will sit down for a chat about her life and career with director John Doyle, who recently directed Rivera in Kander & Ebb’s The Visit this summer at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Doyle, CSC Associate Director, is currently directing the company’s upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ALLEGRO, which begins previews Saturday, November 1.
Tickets will go on sale to the public Thursday, October 16 at Noon at www.classicstage.org, by calling 212-352-3101 or 866-811-4111, or at the CSC Box Office at 136 East 13th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. Tickets are $45 for side sections; $80 for center section: and $125 VIP center, which includes a special after-party with Chita Rivera and John Doyle.
An accomplished and versatile actress/singer/dancer, Chita Rivera has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and received seven additional Tony nominations. This summer (2014) she recreated her starring role in “The Visit” (the final John Kander/Fred Ebb/Terrence McNally musical) at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She recently starred in the Broadway revival of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” and the Broadway and touring productions of “The Dancer’s Life,” a dazzling new musical celebrating her spectacular career, written by Terrence McNally and directed by Graciela Daniele. She also starred in the revival of the Broadway musical “Nine” with Antonio Banderas. She trained as a ballerina (from age 11) before receiving a scholarship to the School of American Ballet from legendary George Balanchine. Chita’s first appearance (age 17) was as a principal dancer in “Call Me Madam.” Her electric performance as Anita in the Broadway premiere of “West Side Story” (1957) brought her stardom, which she repeated in London. Her career is highlighted by starring roles in “Bye Bye Birdie,” “The Rink” (Tony Award), Chicago, “Jerry’s Girls,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (Tony Award), and the original Broadway casts of “Guys and Dolls,” “Can-Can,” “Seventh Heaven” and “Mr. Wonderful.” On tour: “Born Yesterday,” “The Rose Tattoo,” “Call Me Madam,” “Threepenny Opera,” “Sweet Charity,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Zorba,” “Can-Can” with The Rockettes. Chita was awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in August, 2009. She received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor in Washington, DC in December, 2002 and is the first Hispanic woman ever chosen to receive this award. In May, 2013, she was appointed to a special Kennedy Center Honors Advisory Committee. Chita’s current solo CD is entitled “And Now I Swing.” Her most treasured production is her daughter, singer/dancer/choreographer Lisa Mordente.
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