Photo Coverage: Chita Rivera and David Hyde Pierce Light the Broadway Holiday Tree
By: Ben Strothmann
On December 7th at 5 PM, Chita Rivera and David Hyde Pierce led the lighting of the 2005 Broadway Holiday Tree in Father Duffy Square.
Tony Award-winner Rivera (the current The Dancer's Life, Kiss of The Spider Woman, West Side Story) and Tony Award-nominee Hyde Pierce (Spamalot, "Frasier") were joined by the cast of Altar Boyz, who sang "What Christmas Is...," a song by Gary Adler, one of the composers of the hit show. In addition, sixth graders from the Professional Performing Arts School sang in front of the tree, and a $5,000 check was given to the family-oriented The New Victory Theater by Theatre Development Fund and The League of American Theatres and Producers. The latter two organizations sponsored the tree-lighting with The Times Square Alliance.For more information, visit www.tdf.org.
The 2005 Broadway Holiday Tree--unlit
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera, Star of The Dancer's Life
David Hyde Pierce and Chita Rivera
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce and Chita Rivera
David Hyde Pierce and Chita Rivera with the Altar Boyz
A star for Altar Boyz
Sixth grade students from The Professional Performing Arts School
Chita Rivera and David Hyde Pierce
The 2005 Broadway Holiday Tree--all lit up
The New Victory Theatre receives a gift
The Altar Boyz perform
Cast members from Altar Boyz
The kids sing in front of the tree
The cast of Altar Boyz
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