Jules Fisher News

Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera will kick off the national tour of her autobiographical Broadway musical Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life at the Aronoff Theater in Cincinnati December 19 - 31, 2006

Tonya Pinkins will reprise her Tony Award-nominated performance in the upcoming London staging of Caroline, or Change

Two new productions of operas by Rossini and Puccini will be helmed, respectively, by The Light in the Piazza's Bartlett Sher and Dirty Rotten Scoundrel's Jack O'Brien as part of the Metropolitan Opera's 2006-2007 season

yIn light of the recent closing notice, the dancers of CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE have announced 'THE BROADWAY GIVES-BACK FUND,' whereby they will subsidize the purchase of tickets to the final performances of CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE for students and up-and-coming performers. The show play's its last performance this Sunday (2/19).

Solid hits winning acclaim from critics and audiences, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE, and WICKED will set the stage for the season. A fifth show, still to be announced, will round out the 2006-2007 season.

The producers of CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE have announced 'LIVE 'THE DANCER'S LIFE' WEEKEND.'

The Dreamgirls film now has a fuller creative team, with a production designer, costume designer and others on board

The Dreamgirls film is set to be unveiled in theatres nationwide on December 22nd

Tony Award-winning lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer have joined the creative team of the Dreamgirls film

Chita Rivera will reunite with her legendary Bye, Bye Birdie co-star when Dick Van Dyke makes a special guest appearance in CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE, it was announced by the show's producers. Mr. Van Dyke will appear in the musical for four performances: Tuesday, January 24 - Thursday, January 26, 2006.

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life will feature the addition of 'America' from West Side Story beginning this weekend

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life may be embarking on a national tour in 2007

Written by four-time Tony winner Terrence McNally and featuring a cast of 11, THE DANCER'S LIFE charts Chita Rivera's amazing journey from aspiring ballerina to Broadway legend. BroadwayWorld was there to cover the opening night party.

Elaine Stritch will welcome 2006 by performing an extra New Year's Eve show of At Home at the Carlyle before the show returns for a one-month stint on Jan. 3

Broadway legend Chita Rivera will play seven performances a week in The Dancer's Life, which begins Broadway previews on November 23rd and opens on December 11th

Elaine Stritch's hit cabaret show At Home at the Carlyle has added on an extra week of performances to its reprise run in January 2006, with the show now set to re-open on January 3rd

Elaine Stritch has added on a second engagement of her sold-out show At Home at the Carlyle from January 10th through February 4th, 2006