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Chita Forever!

The most fabulous trouper of them all parties with friends and colleagues on opening night of Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life.

New York City

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.

Also on hand for the party: Graciela Daniele, who directed the show…

….Brian Stokes Mitchell with wife, Allyson Tucker, who dances in Chita’s show…

…Barbara Cook, another Broadway legend…

…the long-married, long-famous Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder…

…Judy Kaye, star of Souvenir…

…and Sara Ramirez, soon to leave Spamalot.

Among the notables who caught the show on opening night: Bebe Neuwirth, who has a couple of roles in common with Chita…

…Jonathan Pryce, soon to take over for John Lithgow in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels…

…Spamalot star David Hyde Pierce, seen here with Tovah Feldshuh…

…Amy Ryan, who played Stella in the most recent Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire…

…actor-comedian Mario Cantone and producer Marty Richards in an intimate moment…

…pop icon Lesley Gore…

…Broadway star Matthew Morrison with Chrishelle Stause, who plays Amanda Dillon on TV’s All My Children…

…and the veteran lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

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Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life

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Closed: February 19, 2006