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Chita Rivera & Gwen Verdon: Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 357 seconds Chita and Gwen perform an iconic moment in broadway history: The original Chicago Finale, choreographed by Bob Fosse, performed in 1975 on the Howard Cosell show. This was Gwen's last role on broadway, and is one of Chita's greatest stage triumphs. Related: bob, chicago, chita, fosse, gwen, rivera, verdon |
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Chita Rivera in Folies Bergère from NINE (part one) Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 408 seconds Chita Rivera as Liliane LaFleur, Antonio Banderas as Guido Contini, Saundra Santiago as Stephanie Necrophorus, Nell Campbell as Lina Darling, and the ladies of the 2003 Nine revival perform this show-stopping sequence. Rivera was nominated for a best supporting actress Tony. Part One includes the club act portion. Related: antonio, banderas, bergere, broadway, chita, dance, divas, folies, nine, rivera |
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Chita Rivera in Where You Are from Kiss of the Spider Woman Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 311 seconds Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, and Anthony Crivello perform a slightly truncated, but mostly complete sequence from Kiss of the Spider Woman on the 1993 Tonys Awards. The show won 7 tonys, and it's easy to see why! Apologies for the sound being a bit off....it's not my original file! Related: anthony, awards, brent, broadway, carver, chita, crivello, ebb, kander, kiss, liza, minnelli, of, rivera, spider, the, tony, woman |
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Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno, and Bette Midler do AMERICA Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 247 seconds The original Anita, the film Anita..and the divine Miss M (a little rusty on her lyrics) join forces at an LA benefit. As fun & campy as one could hope for :) Related: america, bette, chita, midler, moreno, rita, rivera, side, story, west |
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Chita Rivera in The Dancer's Life: The Choreographers Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 437 seconds Chita Rivera gave audiences a master class in important musical theater choreographers in the second act of her show, The Dancer's Life. Here, she and her company analyze and demonstrate the styles of Jack Cole, Peter Gennaro, Bob Fosse, and Jerome Robbins. Related: bob, broadway, chita, choreographers, cole, dance, dancers, divas, fosse, gennaro, jack, jerry, life, peter, rivera, robbins, the |
![Chita Rivera & Jack Cole: \"Beale Street Blues\"](http://img.youtube.com/vi/ZcwwcPvoCjU/2.jpg "Chita Rivera & Jack Cole: \\"Beale Street Blues\\"") |
Chita Rivera & Jack Cole: "Beale Street Blues" Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 314 seconds Chita's signature lightening bolt high kicks and Cole's distintictive choreography answer Sid Ceasar's long-winded question "what is jazz?" Related: beale, blues, boadway, ceasar, chite, cole, dance, jack, jazz, rivera, sid, street |
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Chita Rivera in Folies Bergère from NINE (part two) Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 320 seconds This is the bridge of the song and the steamy tango section. Chita Rivera as Liliane LaFleur, Antonio Banderas as Guido Contini, Saundra Santiago as Stephanie Necrophorus, Nell Campbell as Lina Darling, and the ladies of the 2003 Nine revival perform this show-stopping sequence. Rivera was nominated for a best supporting actress Tony. Related: antonio, banderas, bergere, broadway, campbell, chita, dance, divas, folies, french, nell, nine, rivera, santiago, saundra, tango |
![Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon: \"All That Jazz/Nowadays\"](http://img.youtube.com/vi/W5u7NeeIWAE/2.jpg "Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon: \\"All That Jazz/Nowadays\\"") |
Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon: "All That Jazz/Nowadays" Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 106 seconds Chita and Gwen in a simple, shortened version of songs from Chicago, perfomed at the tonys. Unfortunately, the clip is incomplete, but does include some of the best parts! Related: all, awards, chicago, chita, ebb, fosse, gwen, jazz, kander, nowadays, rivera, that, tony, verdon |
![Chita Rivera: \"Where You Are\" at the Kennedy Center Honours](http://img.youtube.com/vi/UwLKmfaCTbw/2.jpg "Chita Rivera: \\"Where You Are\\" at the Kennedy Center Honours") |
Chita Rivera: "Where You Are" at the Kennedy Center Honours Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 211 seconds Chita Rivera and the male ensemble perform Where You Are from Kiss of the Spider Woman as director Hal Prince receives his Kennedy Center Honour Related: are, broadway, center, chita, hal, kennedy, kiss, of, prince, rivera, spider, the, where, woman, you |
![Chita Rivera: The Dancer\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/w5piJOje2Xo/2.jpg "Chita Rivera: The Dancer\") |
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 255 seconds Chita Rivera and company in clips of the Broadway production of Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. She was nominated for a 2006 Tony....for playing herself! Related: broadway, chicago, chita, dance, dancers, fosse, life, rink, rivera, side, story, the, west |
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Chita Rivera : I Love Paris Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 167 seconds Chita wraps her throaty alto and a fabulous boa around "I Love Paris" from the 1988 tour of Can-Can. Related: broadway, can-can, chita, cole, divas, love, paris, porter, rivera |
![Chita Rivera & Liza Minnelli:\"Don\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/RuGWJ879KK8/2.jpg "Chita Rivera & Liza Minnelli:\\"Don\") |
Chita Rivera & Liza Minnelli:"Don't Ah Ma Me" from The Rink Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 155 seconds Chita and Liza rip through this funny duet from the 1984 musical The Rink Related: ah, chita, dont, ebb, kander, liza, ma, me, minnelli, rink, rivera, the |
![Chita Rivera in The Dancer\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/RUIMSpg6r7o/2.jpg "Chita Rivera in The Dancer\") |
Chita Rivera in The Dancer's Life: West Side Story (Part 2) Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 333 seconds At age 72, Chita performs the songs that made her famous 50 years ago: America and Dance at the Gym. Originally choreographed by Peter Gennaro, the dancers featured here are Lloyd Culbreath, Malinda Farrington, Edgard Gallardo, Deidre Goodwin, Richard Montoya, Lainie Sakakura, Alex Sanchez, and Allyson Tucker. Related: america, at, broadway, chita, dance, dancers, divas, gym, life, mambo, rivera, side, story, the, west |
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Chita Rivera, Bruce Adler, and George Dvorsky: Friendship Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 148 seconds Chita and a couple of funnymen (Bruce Adler from Crazy For You and George Dvorsky) perform Friendship from the 1999 Papermill Playhouse production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes on the Rosie O'Donnell show. Related: adler, anything, broadway, bruce, chita, cole, dvorsky, friendship, funny, george, goes, papermill, playhouse, porter, rivera |
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Kiss of the Spider Woman featurette Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 397 seconds Some coverage of the 1992 London opening of Spider Woman, featuring interviews with director Harold Prince, novelist Manuel Puig, and set designer Jerome Sirlin, pre-Broadway footage of the show (check out the short-lived garish costuming in Gimme Love) and at 4mins 25secs, the original promo commerical from before the show's Toronto opening. Related: anthony, brent, broadway, carver, chita, crivello, harold, jerome, kiss, manuel, of, prince, puig, rivera, sirlin, spider, the, woman |
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Chita Rivera in Sweet Charity: Something Better Than This Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 340 seconds In June 1998, BC/EFA presented an all-star fully staged one night only concert version of Sweet Charity. Chita Rivera, Donna McKechnie, and Bebe Neuwirth have all at some point played Charity in the show (Rivera and Neuwirth have also played Nickie) on tour, broadway, and film under Fosse. Related: bebe, better, broadway, charity, chita, dance, divas, donna, fosse, mckechnie, neuwirth, rivera, something, sweet, than, this |
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Chita Rivera: West Side Story 50th Anniversary Posted by: ryanglitter
Video duration: 153 seconds Chita talks to Katie Couric about the experience of being in the landmark musical on the 50th Anniversary of its premiere. Related: 50th, anita, anniversary, broadway, chita, couric, dance, jerome, katie, rivera, robbins, side, story, west |
