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Chita Rivera is arguably the most talented, magnetic, and beloved of all Broadway stars, so it's not surprising that mucho celebrities turned out for last night's opening of Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Here's the star, still sizzling at 72, pictured at the after-party at the Copacabana.
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Also on hand for the party: Graciela Daniele, who directed the show...
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....Brian Stokes Mitchell with wife, Allyson Tucker, who dances in Chita's show...
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...Barbara Cook, another Broadway legend...
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...the long-married, long-famous Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder...
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...Judy Kaye, star of Souvenir...
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...and Sara Ramirez, soon to leave Spamalot.
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Among the notables who caught the show on opening night: Bebe Neuwirth, who has a couple of roles in common with Chita...
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...Jonathan Pryce, soon to take over for John Lithgow in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels...
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...Spamalot star David Hyde Pierce, seen here with Tovah Feldshuh...
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...Amy Ryan, who played Stella in the most recent Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire...
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...actor-comedian Mario Cantone and producer Marty Richards in an intimate moment...
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...pop icon Lesley Gore...
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...Broadway star Matthew Morrison with Chrishelle Stause, who plays Amanda Dillon on TV's All My Children...
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...and the veteran lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
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