NewsPHOTO CALL: Chita Rivera Plays BirdlandTony Award winner Chita Rivera, who was recently presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama, returned to Birdland Jazz Nov. 26-27.
By
Krissie Fullerton
November 28, 2010
Rivera offered selections from her most celebrated musicals in her intimate cabaret, including numbers from West Side Story, Sweet Charity, Chicago, The Rink and more. Rivera was accompanied by a four-piece band lead by music director Michael Croiter along with Michael Patrick Walker, Jim Donica and Dan Willis.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.