Legends: Chita Rivera
Monday 22 November 2004 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
"She is, all in all, a joy." - Fred Ebb.
The Broadway star compares notes with Edward Seckerson on a 50-year career which has included creating the role of Anita for the first production of "West Side Story" plus leading roles in "Chicago", "Kiss of the Spiderwoman" and "Nine".
Playlist
Mr Wonderful (Bock, Holofcenter and Glickman)
Original Cast
Track 11 – I’m Available (Rita’s Audition)
MCA Classics MCAD-10303
West Side Story (Bernstein and Sondheim)
Original Broadway Cast
Track 11 – The Rumble
Track 15 – A Boy Like That, performed with Carol Lawrence (check)
Track 7 – America, performed with Marilyn Cooper and Shark Girls
Sony Classical SK 60724
Bye Bye Birdie (Strouse and Adams)
Original Broadway Cast
Track 16 – Spanish Rose, performed with Dick Van Dyke
Track 2 – An English Teacher
Columbia CK 2025
Bajour (Walter Marks)
Original Broadway Cast
Track 7 – Mean
Sony Classical SK 48208
Chicago (Kander and Ebb)
Original Broadway Cast
Track 17 – Nowadays, performed with Gwen Verdon
Track 2 – All That Jazz
Bay Cities BCD3003
The Rink (Kander and Ebb)
Original Broadway Cast
Track 3 – Don’t Ah Ma Me, performed with Liza Minelli
TER CDTER 1091
Kiss Of The Spiderwoman (Kander and Ebb)
Original Cast
Track 22 – Kiss Of The Spiderwoman
Track 11 – I Do Miracles
First Night CASTCD 30
Producers Competition result:
Q: What is the name of Max Bialystock's musical version of Hamlet in the opening scene of The Producers?
A: Funny Boy.
The winners: Jody Hall from London and Kelvin Green from High Wycombe win tickets to The Producers, plus a DVD and CD.
