We here at Cocktails at Table 7: Inside New York’s Joe Allen racked our brains to come up with the perfect Christmas gift for our listeners. We think we may have outdone ourselves with today’s episode! It’s a hilarious, heartfelt, and thoroughly inspiring conversation with a true Broadway legend, Chita Rivera. We were so honored to get to spend some time with this spectacular lady and hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it. Merry Christmas!
Chita Rivera is one of the most admired and beloved performers in Broadway history. Starting at the age of 11, she trained as a ballerina at the School of American Ballet and made her Broadway debut six years later in Irving Berlin’s Call Me Madam. In her incomparable seven-plus decade career, she originated roles in numerous Broadway classics including West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Visit, as well as the autobiographical Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. She has performed to sold out crowds in theaters throughout the United States and frequently graced the London stage recreating some of her most distinguished roles to great acclaim. She has won two Best Actress in a Musical Tony Awards and received a Tony Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. She is also the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honor, and in 2009 was awarded a Presidential Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama.
Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.