Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

On Stage at Kingsborough

Kingsborough Community College

November 19, 2016

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Chita Rivera performed her cabaret act, Chita: A Legendary Celebration, at On Stage at Kingsborough this past weekend.  The show included songs from West Side Story, Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie, The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Visit.  She told stories about her friends Leonard Bernstein, Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Cy Coleman.  She was energetic, personable, and, as the title states, legendary.

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As she says in one of her personal stories, if you can stand up in the morning after putting one foot on the floor followed by the other, you still have time left and need to spend it wisely.  She certainly lives up to that advice.  In this version of the act she is on stage alone for one hour and fifteen minutes of sheer pleasure (for her) and joy (for the audience).  Chita has been performing this act in a variety of locations and venues.  I highly recommend that you take advantage of any upcoming opportunity to see her perform live.  She will inspire you as she takes you back to, as she calls it, the “golden years” of Broadway.

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Also be sure to check out the 2016-17 season at On Stage at Kingsborough, located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn.  They offer affordable ticket prices and free parking to high quality shows for the entire family (toddlers to seniors) including, theatre, cabaret, dance, and music concerts.

Domenick Danza