Celebrate Chita Rivera by Having Lunch with Broadway's Most Beloved Dancer and Star

Bidding Supports: BROADWAY CARES-EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC (New York, NY)

Item Number
P-035
Online Close:
2018-09-28 16:00:00.0  –  Bid Extension
Bid History:
12 Bids

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Description

Celebrate Chita Rivera by Having Lunch with Broadway?s Most Beloved Dancer and Star

In 2018, Chita Rivera was presented with a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. One of Broadway?s most beloved stars, she has garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice for  Best Actress in a Musical for The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman. In addition to her extraordinary Tony achievements, she was presented with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2009. One of Broadway Cares? greatest champions and longtime trustee, Ms. Rivera and Broadway Cares have shared a passionate love affair with Broadway for more than 20 years.

  • You and a guest will join Ms. Rivera and one of her best pals, BroadwayWorld.com host and commentator Richie Ridge, for lunch at Ms. Rivera?s favorite Broadway restaurant, the West Bank Café at 42 Street and Ninth Avenue.
  • Take home a matted and framed poster from Chita: A Legendary Celebration, the unforgettable benefit produced by Broadway Cares/Equity FIghts AIDS on October 7, 2013, at the August Wilson Theatre. The poster is signed by Ms. Rivera, her special guests Tommy Tune and Ben Vereen, and her reunited male ensemble from Kiss of the Spider Woman. You?ll also receive the archival DVD and see what all the cheering was about.
  • Take home a copy of her CD ?Chita Rivera, And Now I Swing,? signed by Ms. Rivera.
  • And share the best inside stories and create memories for a lifetime!

Item Special Note

Winner must have flexibility in scheduling a mutually agreeable date after January 1, 2019

Courtesy of Chita Rivera, Richie Ridge and Rosie Bentinck