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Call Redialed: NEW Chita Rivera Interview: A Legendary Career

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Call Me Adam Interview Title Page. Call Me Adam's logo is on the left side. Chita Rivera's headshot is on the right side. At the top center of the page there is an orange circle with jagged edges that say Featured Interview. In the middle of our headshots are the words A Legendary Career

I am so honored to be able to catch up with the legendary Chita Rivera as she wraps up her two week residency at Feinstein's/54 Below. Chita Rivera has had a career like no other!

In this concert Chita revisits moments from her extraordinary career, showcasing the artistry and history that has made her a star of Broadway and beyond!

Chita took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to answer my call.

In this interview Chita reveals:
  • A few key answers about her larger-than-life career
  • What she still hopes to accomplish
  • Working with Antonio Banderas on Broadway

Chita Rivera continues performing at Feinstein's/54 Below through Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 7pm!

Connect with Chita: Facebook 
 Chita Rivera, Photo Credit: Laura Marie Duncan
 
1. You are currently presenting your new concert at Feinstein's/54 Below, revisiting moments from your legendary career. What do you appreciate now about your career that you didn't earlier? I am a very lucky woman. I am so very grateful to all those who helped me along the way -  all the choreographers who taught me; all the directors, and especially John Kander & Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally…without them….who knows!
 
2. With everything you've accomplished so far, what is a dream project you'd still like to see realized? I would love to see Kander & Ebb’s final musical The Visit done in London’s West End and again on Broadway. It has a wonderful score and is beautifully written. I’d love to do it again.
 
Chita Rivera and Antonio Banderas in Roundabout Theatre's production of
Nine on Broadway, Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
 
3. One of my favorite moments of seeing you on Broadway was in the revival of Maury Yeston's Nine. What is one special memory or funny story you can share with us of working with Antonio Banderas? Working with Antonio was a wonderful experience. He is a dream to work with. In the show we did a tango. He was blindfolded. At one point in the dance number, he just whisked my leg up over his shoulder. And we froze. I looked at the audience and thought to myself “Eat your heart out ladies!” He would come to the theatre early before each show, as I do, and always came by my dressing room and we’d sit and talk. We laughed a lot. It was a wonderful time.
 
Chita Rivera, Photo Credit: Laura Marie Duncan
 

More on Chita Rivera:

An accomplished and versatile actress/singer/dancer, Chita Rivera has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and received eight additional Tony nominations for an exceptional 10 Tony nominations. She recently starred in The Visit, the final John Kander/Fred Ebb/Terrence McNally musical directed by John Doyle and choreographed by Graciela Daniele on Broadway (2015).

She starred in the Broadway revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 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, and the revival of the Broadway musical Nine with Antonio Banderas. Her electric performance as "Anita" in the original Broadway premiere of West Side Story 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 & Dolls, Can-Can, Seventh Heaven, and Mr. Wonderful.

 

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