PAST SHOWS - 2006
CHITA RIVERA
DOWN UNDER
12 & 14 - 19 AUGUST
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
26 - 29 AUGUST
SOFITEL SUPPER CLUB, MELBOURNE
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE
For the very first time Australia has the opportunity of experiencing the amazing magical power of CHITA RIVERA, live, in her intimate cabaret performance at The Studio at Sydney Opera House. Winner of two Tony Awards (Kiss of the Spider Woman; The Rink) and seven additional Tony nominations, Chita is best known for creating the legendary roles of Anita in the original Broadway and London productions of West Side Story and Velma in the original Broadway production of Chicago. She has worked with such talents as Bob Fosse, Judy Garland, Jerome Robbins, Liza Minnelli, Gwen Verdon, Sammy Davis Jr., Dick Van Dyke, Elaine Stritch, and many more.
CHITA recently starred on Broadway in CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER’S LIFE, a dazzling new musical celebrating her astonishing career (for which she was nominated for her ninth Tony Award!), and the revival of the musical Nine with Antonio Banderas. Chita received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor in Washington, DC in December, 2002, and was the first Hispanic chosen to receive this award. Chita’s first appearance (age 17) was in the chorus of Call Me Madam. Her electric performance as Anita in the Broadway premiere of West Side Story (1957) brought her stardom. Her career is highlighted by starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Jerry’s Girls and (original Broadway casts) Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Seventh Heaven and Mr. Wonderful. On tour: Born Yesterday, The Rose Tattoo, Call Me Madam, Threepenny Opera, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me Kate, Zorba, Can-Can with The Rockettes. She played Nicky in the film Sweet Charity with Shirley MacLaine and most recently appeared in the hit movie Chicago.
“This is the REAL THING, this is what it’s really about. There is nobody in the world like Chita Rivera.” - Liza Minnelli
The New York Times calls Chita “an amazing stage force,” and Newsweek raves “she’s irresistible!”
DO NOT MISS THIS EXTRAORDINARY CHANCE TO BE ENTERTAINED BY THIS CELEBRATED THEATRICAL ICON.
