Eartha Kitt has died
Eartha Kitt has died
#1Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 4:59pm
Singer, Actress Eartha Kitt Dies At 81
NEW YORK (AP) ― Actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer at age 81, a close family friend revealed Christmas evening.
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#2re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:01pm
*jaw-drop*
This just fcuked my day up.
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#2re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:02pm
Yeah~ I saw that at OT! 
I'm glad at least I saw her on broadway in early 2000 (THE WILD PARTY)
Condolences to her family!
J*
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#4re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:04pm
https://www.reflector.com/features/a-family-friend-says-singer-and-actress-eartha-kitt-has-died-of-colon-cancer-at-age-81-325063.html
(per Associated Press)
NEW YORK — A family friend says singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer at age 81.
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Updated On: 12/25/08 at 05:04 PM
#5re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:07pmOh my gosh, no! Pinter and Kitt within 24 hours?! I'm dreading the third! Merry Christmas indeed...
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FinishingTheHat2
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#6re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:09pmAw, this really put a damper on my Christmas! She was an amaIngly talented woman, and will be sorely missed. :-/
#7re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:10pmWow. I never had the chance to see her live, but I find her absolutely phenomenal on THE WILD PARTY recording. RIP
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#8re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:10pm
Moving Uptown
(music & lyrics by Michael John La Chuisa)
You are looking at a woman who invented “The Walk”.
You know “The Walk.”
I invented that you are looking at a female
who has driven men to homicide
How? Must you ask?
Look at these beautiful legs
These legs were built to drive men mad-
would you like to dance?
But first-
I hear you’re moving uptown
I’ll move with you
I hear your taking talent
Talent I do. I do
I’ve headlined with the best
I can still pack them in
You need help moving uptown!
I know the way cuz I’ve already been…
When you look around the room- look?
Tell me what do you see
Imitations of imitations
I invented myself!
I’m a creature who sacrificed love for her art
Why, you may ask
With these smoldering lips:
Do you know what it’s like to kiss
such smoldering lips?
Would you like to find out?
But first:
I hear you’re movin’ uptown
Let’s go, you lead
I’m ready for the big times
That’s what I need, I need
I need to return to the place
Where I used to belong
I hear you’re moving uptown
Gold
Well, Miss Montoya-
Dolores
Dolores
Gold
Dolores. It’s early in the game. Who can
tell? Lots of details to be worked out.
Goldberg
Lots.
Gold
Lots
(confidentially)
Which is exactly what it feel like.
Lot’s wife. And she is Sodom and Gomorrah incarnate.
Goldberg
Then don’t turn around. Don’t look back.
(they look back)
Dolores
I hear you’re taking me a long
I hear you’re taking me
You’re taking me, you’re taking me, you’re
Taking me
Along!
Eartha Kitt in THE WILD PARTY performing "Moving Uptown"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6giQUInFovo
Updated On: 12/25/08 at 05:10 PM
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#9re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:11pm
NOOO!!! This is so sad.
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#10re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:14pm
I'm in tears.
Santa Baby
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#11re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:16pmThis is such sad news !!! What an amazingly talented performer ! And she couldn't be nicer and more gracious when I met her at the "NINE" stagedoor ! She happily posed for a picture and chatted with me for about 10 minutes, recalling to me stories of her stay in Greece, a long time ago ! RIP, wonderful LADY !
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#12re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:27pm
This is so sad. She was one of my favorite performers ever. RIP to her.
Whispering
Swing Joined: 9/9/08
#14re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:31pmOh my God. I just read this and couldn't believe it, literally gasped. The theater has lost two great ones today. RIP Eartha Kitt.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#15re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:34pm
Her tango w Banderas in "Nine" was one of the highlights of that show. A real "triple threat". So much talent and she kept working obviously even after her diagnosis.
A real loss to us all.
#15re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:34pmThis is truly devistating news. RIP, Eartha. One of the best performers of our time.
#17re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:36pm
Eartha May Kitt
1927-2008
Productions Dates of Production
Nine [Revival, Musical, Drama]
Performer: Eartha Kitt [Liliane La Fleur] - Replacement
(Oct 7, 2003 - ? )
Apr 10, 2003 - Dec 14, 2003
The Wild Party [Original, Musical, Drama]
Performer: Eartha Kitt [Dolores]
Apr 13, 2000 - Jun 11, 2000
Timbuktu! [Original, Musical]
Starring: Eartha Kitt [Shaleem-La-Lume]
Mar 1, 1978 - Sep 10, 1978
Jolly's Progress [Original, Play]
Starring: Eartha Kitt [Jolly Rivers]
Dec 5, 1959 - Dec 12, 1959
Shinbone Alley [Original, Musical]
Starring: Eartha Kitt [mehitabel]
Apr 13, 1957 - May 25, 1957
Mrs. Patterson [Original, Play, Play with music]
Starring: Eartha Kitt [Theodora (Teddy) Hicks]
Dec 1, 1954 - Feb 26, 1955
Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Eartha Kitt [Featured Dancer];
Performer: Eartha Kitt [Featured Singer];
Performer: Eartha Kitt [Polynesian Girl]
May 16, 1952 - Mar 28, 1953
Bal Negre [Original, Special, Dance, Revue]
Performer: Eartha Kitt
Nov 7, 1946 - Dec 22, 1946
Carib Song [Original, Musical]
Performer: Eartha Kitt [Company]
Sep 27, 1945 - Oct 27, 1945
She also did MIMI LEDUC with Annie Golden, few years ago! So sad! We lost a broadway legend today!
J*
Updated On: 12/25/08 at 05:36 PM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#18re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:38pm
The Wild Party & Mimi La Duck were the last 2 things we saw her in
I fondly remember her as the 2 nd & Maybe best Catwoman on Batman. We have lost another one . What a rotten year. Their is a bright spot. According to CNN, she taped a special in Chicago 6 weeks ago for PBS & it will air in february. No details were given regarding this. At least we have this to look forward to.
RIP
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Updated On: 12/25/08 at 05:38 PM
#19re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:43pm
In her honor, we should all play "Santa Baby" on loop.
Truly a great loss. My thoughts go out to her family and friends.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#21re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:51pmSo very sad to hear this. Eartha gave one of the best -- no, the best -- one-person shows I ever saw back in the late 80s/early 90s. She looked phenomenal and didn't miss a beat throughout the whole show. Also saw her in Wild Party -- you couldn't look at anyone else when she was onstage. And her version of Monotonous was definitive. I spoke to her once after Wild Party -- she was walking her dog at the time and I held the leash while she was signing autographs. RIP, Eartha, you were truly one of a kind and they just don't make 'em like you anymore. And don't forget that she took on Lady Bird re: the mess in Vietnam.
BroadwayEd
#22re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 5:53pm
The Wild Party 
The Emperor's New Groove 
The Wizard of Oz (National Touring Company) 
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#23re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 6:03pm
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#24re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 6:06pmawwww, I'm so sorry to read that! I saw her Santa Baby at the Actors Fund concert a few years ago. Such sad news!
#25re: Eartha Kitt has died
Posted: 12/25/08 at 6:10pmSo sad to see a legend go.
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