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Neuwirth and Marshall Honor Rivera at March 8 Gala
By Andrew Gans
08 Mar 2008
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Chita Rivera
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Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera will be honored March 8 at the Boston Youth Moves' annual fundraising gala, Swellegance.
Rivera will be presented with the eighth annual Boston Youth Moves Lifetime Achievement Award at the gala, which is being held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Past recipients of the award include Donald McKayle, Marge Champion and Gwen Verdon.
Those honoring Rivera include Bebe Neuwirth and Rob Marshall — all Chicago veterans. Rivera created the role of Velma Kelly in the original Broadway production of Chicago; Neuwirth earned a Tony for her work as that merry murderess in the show's long-running revival; and Rob Marshall received an Academy Award nomination for directing the "Chicago" film. (Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was originally scheduled to be part of the event, is unable to attend.)
The evening at the Sheraton begins at 6:30 PM and will feature dancing, a performance by the BYM students, complimentary champagne, a dinner buffet, a silent auction and music by the Soul City Band. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) personality JC Monahan hosts the event.
Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in 1933, Chita Rivera is one of the theatre's most acclaimed performers. She has won Tony Awards for her performances in two Kander and Ebb musicals, The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman, and was also nominated for her work in Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Bring Back Birdie, Merlin, Jerry's Girls and her most recent outing, the Tony-winning revival of Nine. Rivera's other Broadway credits include the musical Seventh Heaven, her Broadway debut; Mr. Wonderful; the original production of West Side Story; and Bajour. She appeared in the film version of "Sweet Charity," starred in the world premiere of Kander and Ebb's The Visit, and also headlined Bernarda Alba at the Mark Taper Forum. Rivera was most recently on Broadway in Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. She will be seen later this season in the Signature Theatre's production of The Visit.
The Sheraton Boston Hotel is located at 39 Dalton Street in Boston, MA. Tickets, priced $150, are available at the door. For tickets or more information call the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio at (617) 523-1355 or visit www.bostonyouthmoves.org.
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Co-founded in 1990 by Jim Viera and Jeannette Neill, Boston Youth Moves "provides ongoing dance education to help encourage young people to explore their limitless potential for artistic expression and realize personal success. Boston Youth Moves offers classes in many diverse disciplines of dance including jazz, ballet, modern and tap, as well as classes in various ethnic styles." For more information visit www.bostonyouthmoves.org.
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