TheaterMania.com
Search
Find Theater In Your Area

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
Tickets and Information


SHOW INFORMATION

This show has not yet been rated.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 11, 2005
Closed Feb 19, 2006
Running Time:
1hr. 55min.
(includes 1 intermission)

Visit the Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life website:
http://www.thedancerslife.com

TICKETS TO THIS SHOW BUY TICKETS CHECK FOR DISCOUNTS

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life takes a look at the creation of some of the greatest musicals in theater history, all of which featured Rivera, including West Side Story, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Rivera is the winner of two Tony Awards (for Kiss and The Rink), as well as six additional nominations. In 2002, she received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor. The production features direction and choreography by Graciela Daniele, a book by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, and new songs by Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Schoenfeld Theatre
236 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Chita Rivera deserves standing ovations for the 55 years she's been dancing her heart out and her feet off on Broadway and elsewhere, for the long legs she's kicked over her head more times than a conductor can shake a baton at, for every roll of the fingers on both of her expressive hands. She deserves them for her Latina fire and ice, for the show-biz gypsy in her soul, for her very smoky, slightly nasal, entirely committed singing. She deserves them for her mambo in West Side Story, her breezy terping in Bye Bye Birdie, her jazz calisthenics in Chicago, her dark mystery in Kiss of the Spider Woman, and the oomph that she pumped into another dozen or more musicals that did or didn't make t[...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Dec 11, 2005

What are other members saying?

No user reviews have been posted yet.
Write a review


RELATED ARTICLES ON THEATERMANIA


By providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, TheaterMania.com shall not be deemed to endorse,
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.

©1999-2012 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy