Chita- A Memoir by Chita Rivera

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The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chita Rivera-three-time Tony Award-winner, Kennedy Centers honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero-until the entertainment world renamed her. But Dolores-the irreverent side of the sensual, dark and ferocious Chita-was always present center stage, and was influential in creating some of Broadway most iconic and acclaimed roles, including Anita in West Side Story‚ the part that made her a star-Rosie in Bye , Birdie, Velma in Chicago, and Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Written in gratitude to her longstanding fans and with the hope that new generations may learn from her extraordinary experience, Chita takes us behind the curtain to reveal the highs and lows of one extraordinary show business career-the creative fermentation, the ego clashes, the miraculous discoveries, the exhilaration when it all went right, and the disappointment when it all went wrong. Chita invites us into workrooms and rehearsal studies, on stage and on set as she works with some of the greatest talents of the age, including Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr, Gwen Verdon, Shirley MacLaine, and many others. We also learn deeply moving.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Hardcover
    • Dimension- 6.1" W x 8.9" H x 1.4" D
    • Genre- Theatre and Drama
    • Publisher- HarperCollins Publishers, Publication date- 04-25-2023
    • Page count- 320
    • ISBN- 9780063226791
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2 years ago
from California

Couldn’t put it down! I highly recommend this book

Love,love,love “Chita A Memoir! I’ve always been a fan of Chita Rivera, as a fabulous dancer & Broadway star in West Side Story, so I was thrilled to find out she, along with Patrick Pacheco, wrote her memoir! I couldn’t put it down, & wanted to read more when it was over! I will purchase more for my friends & family as gifts.

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