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Chita Rivera : the dancer's life, a musical

Title: Chita Rivera : the dancer's life, a musical [videorecording] / Marty Bell, Aldo Scrofani, Martin Richards, Chase Mishkin, Bernard Abrams/Michael Speyer, Tracy Aron, Joe McGinnis, in association with Stefany Bergson, Scott Prisand/Jennifer Maloney, G. Marlyne Sexton, Judith Ann Abrams/Jamie deRoy, Addiss/Rittereiser/Carragher, present ; written by Terrence McNally ; original songs by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty ; directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Publication: New York, c2006.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Videodiscs 1 and 2	Moving image	Restricted use	NCOV 2995 Videodiscs 1 and 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Description

2 videodiscs (DVD) (113 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Musical biography relating the life story of dancer/actress Chita Rivera, featuring abbreviated versions of songs and dance numbers from the Broadway shows she has appeared in, as well as original songs devised for this production.

Uniform Title

Chita Rivera: the dancer's life.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Musicals.

Access (note)

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

Musical concepts, arrangements & direction by Mark Hummel ; scenic design by Loy Arcenas ; costume design by Toni-Leslie James ; lighting design by Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer ; sound design by Scott Lehrer ; orchestrations by Danny Troob ; Jerome Robbins choreography reproduced by Alan Johnson ; Bob Fosse choreography reproduced by Tony Stevens ; associate choreographer, Madeleine Kelly ; company manager, Judi Wilfore ; prod. stage manager, Arturo E. Porazzi.

Event (note)

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, New York, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2006.

Funding (note)

Recorded with the financial assistance of the Harold Prince Endowment Fund.

Call Number

NCOV 2995

OCLC

NYPG06-F522

Title

Chita Rivera : the dancer's life, a musical [videorecording] / Marty Bell, Aldo Scrofani, Martin Richards, Chase Mishkin, Bernard Abrams/Michael Speyer, Tracy Aron, Joe McGinnis, in association with Stefany Bergson, Scott Prisand/Jennifer Maloney, G. Marlyne Sexton, Judith Ann Abrams/Jamie deRoy, Addiss/Rittereiser/Carragher, present ; written by Terrence McNally ; original songs by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty ; directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Imprint

New York, c2006.

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Musical concepts, arrangements & direction by Mark Hummel ; scenic design by Loy Arcenas ; costume design by Toni-Leslie James ; lighting design by Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer ; sound design by Scott Lehrer ; orchestrations by Danny Troob ; Jerome Robbins choreography reproduced by Alan Johnson ; Bob Fosse choreography reproduced by Tony Stevens ; associate choreographer, Madeleine Kelly ; company manager, Judi Wilfore ; prod. stage manager, Arturo E. Porazzi.

Performer

Starring Chita Rivera, with Richard Amaro, Cleve Asbury, Lloyd Culbreath, Isabella DeVivo, Malinda Farrington, Edgard Gallardo, Deidre Goodwin, Madeleine Kelly, Richard Montoya, Liana Ortiz, Lainie Sakakura, Alex Sanchez, Allyson Tucker.

Event

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, New York, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2006.

Funding

Recorded with the financial assistance of the Harold Prince Endowment Fund.

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Added Author

Bell, Marty, producer.

Scrofani, Aldo, producer.

Richards, Martin, producer.

Mishkin, Chase, producer.

Abrams, Bernie, producer.

Speyer, Michael, producer.

Aron, Tracy, producer.

McGinnis, Joe, producer.

Bergson, Stefany, producer.

Prisand, Scott, producer.

Maloney, Jennifer, producer.

Sexton, G. Marlyne, producer.

Abrams, Judith Ann, producer.

deRoy, Jamie, producer.

Addiss, Pat Flicker, producer.

Rittereiser, Robert, producer.

Carragher, Bernard, producer.

McNally, Terrence, librettist.

Ahrens, Lynn, lyricist.

Flaherty, Stephen, composer.

Daniele, Graciela, 1939- director.

Daniele, Graciela, 1939- choreographer.

Hummel, Mark, 1956- conductor.

Hummel, Mark, 1956- arranger of music.

Arcenas, Loy, set designer.

James, Toni Leslie, costume designer.

Fisher, Jules, lighting designer.

Eisenhauer, Peggy, lighting designer.

Lehrer, Scott, sound designer.

Troob, Danny, orchestrations.

Johnson, Alan (Choreographer)

Stevens, Tony, choreographer.

Kelly, Madeleine, choreographer.

Wilfore, Judi, company manager.

Porazzi, Arturo E., production stage manager.

Rivera, Chita, performer.

Amaro, Richard, performer.

Asbury, Cleve, performer.

Culbreath, Lloyd, performer.

DeVivo, Isabella, performer.

Farrington, Malinda, performer.

Gallardo, Edgard, performer.

Goodwin, Deidre, performer.

Kelly, Madeleine, performer.

Montoya, Richard, performer.

Ortiz, Liana, performer.

Sakakura, Lainie, performer.

Sanchez, Alexis, performer.

Tucker, Allyson, performer.

Stucker, Richard, videographer.

Hoffman, Patrick.

Addiss/Rittereiser/Carragher, producer.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Harold Prince Endowment Fund.

Added Title

Chita Rivera: the dancer's life.

Research Call Number

NCOV 2995

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