Chita : a memoir / Chita Rivera with Patrick Pacheco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rivera, Chita, author.

Pacheco, Patrick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivera, Chita.

Actresses--United States--Biography.

Actresses.

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

Dancers--United States--Biography.

Dancers.

United States.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"The wildly entertaining memoir of the legendary Chita Rivera -- multi-Tony Award winner, Kennedy Center honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom." -- From dust jacket.

"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 and influential in creating some of Broadway's most iconic roles, including Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, Velma in Chicago, Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Claire in The Visit. Written in gratitude to her fans and with the hope that new generations may learn from her experience, Chita takes us backstage to reveal the highs and lows of one extraordinary show business career--the creative fermentation, the ego clashes, the miraculous discoveries. Chita invites us into the room with some of the greatest talents of the age, including Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Gwen Verdon, Shirley MacLaine, and more. This colorful memoir is the unforgettable story of a performer who blazed her own trail and inspired countless performers to forge their own paths to success." -- From dust jacket.

Contents:

Anita's gonna have her day: West Side Story

The skirt remembers

Tony Mordente: a not-so-quiet thing

Dolores finds her bliss

Blood in the toe shoes

Make 'em laugh: on the road with Call Me Madam

A momentous encounter: Gwen Verndon and Can-Can

A Roman candle

From inchworm to Marilyn Monroe: Shoestring Revue

Chita-Rita and other revues

Seventh Heaven

The year of Sammy: Mr. Wonderful

"Hello, Gower! Hello, Dick!": Bye Bye Birdie

London, Judy, the Beatles, and the lessons of fame

Bajour and other tricks up my sleeve

A heart on my shoulder: Sweet Charity

California, here I come

A crazy carousel: Chita Plus Two

A walk on the wild side: Chicago

The years of magical thinking

Scrambled eggs with Joe Allen

Around The Rink with Liza and the boys

Lisa Mordente: the world's only living shark-jet

Seeing God in the beat of Latin Rhythms

Have you cried yet? A Jerry girl hits a snag

Taking chances, facing fears: Kiss of the Spider Woman

A gorgeous bird called Antonio: The rival of Nine

Please don't pick me! Adventures with Edwin Drood

Robert Fehribach: love and betrayal

The unkillable Claire Zachanassian: The Visit.

ISBN:

9780063226791

0063226790

OCLC:

1356622150