NewsChita Rivera Is Back for Revenge in Spell-Binding New Visit TV Spot (Video)Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Chita Rivera is back with a vengeance in the new Kander and Ebb musical The Visit. A dazzling new TV spot has just been released for the dark, romantic musical that opens on Broadway April 23.
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Adam Hetrick
April 21, 2015
Based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1956 play, The Visit has a score by Tony Award-winning Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman collaborators John Kander (music) and the late Fred Ebb (lyrics). The musical features a book by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Master Class, It's Only a Play).
Tony Award-winning director John Doyle (Sweeney Todd, Company) directs. The Visit features choreography by Tony Award nominee Graciela Daniele.
Here's how it's billed: "In her juiciest role yet, Chita Rivera is Claire Zachannassian, the world's wealthiest woman, who returns home to Anton Schell (Roger Rees) who captured her heart then shattered her dreams. What she does next shocks the town and makes for the most thrilling and intriguing musical in years... This tale of romance, seduction and betrayal proves that revenge is the best revenge."
Chita Rivera Stars in Kander and Ebb's The Visit at Williamstown
Chita Rivera Stars in Kander and Ebb's The Visit at Williamstown
Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera stars in a new staging of the Kander and Ebb musical The Visit, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1956 play about a scorned woman who returns to her impoverished town seeking the ultimate revenge. The production opened Aug. 2 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Roger Rees and Judy Kuhn
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David Garrison
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Chita Rivera and the cast of The Visit
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The cast of The Visit
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Jude McCormick, Judy Kuhn, Diana DiMarzio, and Melanie Field
