Dick Van Dyke
New York : Chita Rivera will reunite on Broadway with her co-star in Bye Bye Birdie when Dick Van Dyke joins her in Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life.
Van Dyke will make a guest appearance for four performances only from January 24th-26th. He was last seen on Broadway twenty five years ago in The Music Man . Van Dyke and Rivera starred together in Bye Bye Birdie.
Rivera said this in a statement about the casting, "I loved every performance of Birdie that I did with Dick, and am thrilled that we will be together again on stage!"
Van Dyke has appeared on Broadway in The Girls Against the Boys; The Music Man ; and Bye Bye Birdie for which he was awarded with the Tony Award. His many television and film credits include The Dick Van Dyke Show, Diagnosis Murder, Mary Poppins , and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Chita Rivera brings her life on the stage to Broadway. The Dancer’s Life is a tour through landmark creations in the American Theater that were helmed by some of the greatest talents in its history including Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Fosse, Gower Champion, and Michael Kidd.
Of course Chita Rivera stars as herself alongside Liana Ortiz as a young Chita. The show features a book by Terrance McNally and choreography by Graciela Daniele.
Rivera has one Tony Awards for The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman , and has been nominated for Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Bring Back Birdie, Merlin, Jerry's Girls , and Nine .
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