Chita Rivera performs "America" and "All That Jazz"

[schnoooozie]

PS: Debbie Reynolds is SOOOO irritating. She makes my teeth ache.

[schnoooozie]

My god the woman could dance!!!!!!!!!! I would pretty much give everything I own to have seen the original stage shows of West Side Story & Chicago with Chita in them!

[FlowersInHisHair]

:O

[laycho2002]

i hope u could post the whole show pls...tnx...

[dennigatinho]

Yeah, That´s how you do it!!! Bravi... Bravi... BRAVISSIMI!!

[dw070]

THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT, CHILDREN!

[browncoatkevin]

Now THAT was choreography! Chita is the very model of a triple-threat thespian, with those moves and her singing (and KNOWING she's a fantastic actress as well).

[wendyverdades]

What an original!

[MJudsonBerry]

Debbie Reynolds cracks me up in this!

[wbworkout]

I always loved this song, because of the rhythm, wonderful!

[tomitzasound]

I see it but I don't believe my eyes. I hear it but I don't trust my ears. I feel it but all the joints of my body are trembling. This must be perfection. And perfection has a name: Chita Rivera. Respect from Romania.

[TheHawk1959]

CLASSIC, CLASSY, CHITA

[MayaMMGaGa]

Jesus Christ CHITA RIVERA KICKS SO MUCH ASS.

[steveljudkins]

Wow

[hardballget]

STANDING OVATION - APPLAUSE - APPLAUSE. One of the all time greats Chita had the pow factor. No one else in the fosse era got away with so much freedom under him due to the fact she was so good. Which goes to show that the likes of Gwen and Chita very much helped shape the great man.

[screaminPirate]

iloveheriloveheriloveheriloveh­eriloveheriloveheriloveherilov­eher. why is she so amahzinggggg.

i lover in the beginning when she rushes to her spot and also little business like 3:01 where she's like "oy! mic!" and 5:01 when she crosses herself. hahhah she's just too amazing to be human

[screaminPirate]

OH MY LORD that was beyond amazing. she makes me smile. HOW ARE THEY NOT STANDING FOR HER at the end of that amazing performance?!?!?!

[hardballget]

Agree totally, I just watched for the first time in a while and was left teary eyed and smiling from ear to ear with so much joy after having stood up in lounge room by myself and gave that performance a standing ovation. Gee If I was to actually be there I think I would of exploded from too much excitement. Great description "BEYOND AMAZING"@screaminPirate

[rogemif]

@screaminPirate that's just what I thought when I watched the video... nowadays ppl give standing ovation to performers who are not even close to be half good as chita is...

[hardballget]

Brilliant.



[texbear21]

She was 49 when she performed this. OMG! Most 25 year olds couldn't do that (in heels no less).

[keiliana]

How are these people not giving her and the great dancers a standing ovation?! Guess they didn't realize her talent was rare.

I'd like to see any of the singers of today sing w/a mic like that.

[JmB8207]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED!! How is there so much talent and passion in that little body?!!?! What I would give to be Chita <3

[JmB8207]

Wow. Seeing this woman perform makes me regret that I have never taken dance lessons. She dances with her heart and soul, I wish I could do what she does! The definition of a triple threat...Love her!!!!!!

[shakand]

wow esto esta genial!

[missjessielou]

watching this makes me tingle!!! I want to be her x

[jimmyrae]

You just had to see her do this LIVE!!! There was nothing like it! and she is a humble and grascious lady!! I loveyou Chita!!

[rlee1976]

When they hoisted her up on their shoulders and put that mic there and had her sing from on top of their shoulders, that was frickin INSANE! The things this woman could do were incredible!

[5934931]

OMG!! that is just......OMG!! i love it

[porterhouse1974]

Chita is the Shit!!!!

[jmiluminado]

The children of Bob Foss... they must've made him proud!!!

[PercyJacksonfan01]

I love the "radndadandada " :)

[derdriui]

WOW! Fuck the fancy sets, this is GOLD!

[porterhouse1974]

Dancers are not made like this anymore...

[badrice]

MIC-OGRAPHY!!!!!

[Bradley7708]

I LOVE THIS!!

[texbear21]

I have seen her perform live twice. I hope to see her again. Thats one of the first things she says when she talks to the audience "i am Chita not Rita!"

[albinollama]

My face was literally like O_O for that entire sequence! To say that she is amazing would be a huge understatement. I would've given anything to see her perform live.

[Kampfkeks94]

she's so wonderful! The choreography ist awesome!

[groovygirl23]

She is magnificent -- and those 2 microphone holders are adorable!

[G8rvb]

O M G! Sooo talented...I love CZS but she can not even come CLOSE to Chita!:)

[VivaLaMerman]

the talent. it's just incredible and unbelievable

[mbrooks972]

Chita Rivera: Legend! Fabulousness! :)

[bettylegsdiamond]

Follow that!...

[texbear21]

I couldn't disagree more Ziti Jones-Are you kidding me?

[misterred23]

She's got a great voice, but she's the classic Broadway singer. Cathrine Zeta-Jones did it better. not that she's bad, she just doesn't performe it the same way. Same with the first song.

[jtcarey2]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!

[xtinaflva]

one word... legend

[Bradley7708]

THAT WAS WONDERFUL!!

[valleyboi12]

YES LIVING!

[MewPudding]

Chita! Everybody, if you love Chita more than Rita like me and the rest of the self-respecting Broadway fans, listen to Chita-Rita from Forbidden Broadway.

[texbear21]

I sure hope she in not dead. I watched her perform a week ago. She is still amazing at 76!

I luv u Chita!

[orvgg]

Who are the cute homosexuals dancing and singing with the amazing Chita? They are very talented as well.

[AJthemoviebuff]

I love this woman. She is one of the greats!!

[claytonwoot]

WOW! She was 49 years old when this aired! And 25 years after West Side Story opened! OMG!

[draymond1024]

4 words: Chita Rivera is amazing!

[tigz0]

she is. I know it's cliche, but what she's got, you can't teach, you can't learn. She's electric!

[veronica896]

WOW!!! This is the 1st tym I've seen one of Chita Rivera's performances n I hav to say... she is my new fav broadway performer.

[mitchpaul9]

that performance of All That Jazz, was AMAZING!!!! truly remarkable

[spaceman24]

I have to agree...great performance. I thought

Liza's was great until I saw Chita's. What

enormous talent!

[HAPPYDAZE67]

how the hell does she move like that? it just looks so natural and eas

[tirayi]

There was never anyone like Chita. And in those heels!!!

As Freddie would say, " My nerves!"

[thisbemyteevee]

She is just SMOKIN'!!!

[KickyRicky]

Absolutely one of America's greatest talents! She is truly missed! Loving her...

[theaterbear]

Chita is still alive and performing.

[KickyRicky]

my bad, i thought i heard on the radio that she had died. didn't mean to disrespect her

[bnorem09]

@KickyRicky uhm. she's still alive.

[JohnWilliamMoore93]

@KickyRicky She was just at EPCOT Candelight Processional on Saturday. She is very much alive:)

[bwebs25]

chita chita chita.......what can i say?

[palmatozoa]

Superb!

[oooliaz]

Amazing. And look how she changes gears to another style and rocks it just as well

[dancerfrompr]

fierrrce... hard shoes to fill.

[Sheridan61]

My name is Chita and NOT Rita!!! Gerard Allesandrini could not have been more right! Brilliance....complete, utter brilliance.

[ExJetCityWoman]

Thank you so much for posting this! And THAT ladies and gents is how its done. All the young 'uns just got served! YEAH Chita! We love you!!!

[sriswan]

the best

no doubt

[tirayi]

I am pretty certain THAT is the single greatest staging and performance of a number i have ever seen. Full stop.

[scribbles1282]

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is a TRUE Broadway star.

[shamoe]

that mic handling is amazing!

[wanditacolon]

Without words......

[DCMan4Man]

Hot damn!

[MichaelCrawfordsFan]

I love Chita!

[timbjammer]

Wow!

[rufuspotterly]

Oh I just LOVE her! Those legs! That voice! She is one HELL of an entertainer ya'll!

[yaduhyoo]

she is simple wonderful!!!!

[GoodbyeToBlueberyPie]

Chita moves like no other actress in Broadway's history. Jerome Robbins' choreography is phenomenal too. Fosse might be the more famous, but Robbins' is truly groundbreaking and, in my opinion, superior in just about every way.

[Elaizzle]

That's really funny that you say that, because most of the actors could NOT stand him. They hated his choreography. Once, he fell off the stage, and the actors just looked at him. But I do agree with you.

[xolivelovedancexo]

i saw chita live last year! and our school is going to see this on broadway in may!!!

[autumnchild17]

WOW WOW WOW!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!

[Rudo2050]

This makes my day.

[barbras7]

OMG, this is unfreaking believable!!! She is such a gift!

[rbaca]

Un freakin' believable! Chita is the very definition of talent. She is a true triple threat. She made my day many years ago when she commented about my dancing at an audition, "I like the way he moves." That was a blessing from god.

[markt0292]

At 3.38 that is were Catherine Zeta-Jones got the idea for her 'all that jazz'

[missmeehan]

I watched this on PBS years ago. So glad you posted it.

[NashvilleCuteGuy]

Chita Is Sooooooooo Fabulous!!! :-) I Love Her! :-)

[judy800]

Chita IS amazing! Do you realize this was done with hand held mics?! Oh...and the very talented, good-looking guy with the hair? That's my brother, Leland Schwantes. He's also the principal dancer #7 (in the center with the sexy blonde) in "Take off with us" or "Air-otica" from Bob Fosse's movie, "All That Jazz". Look for him. Fantastic!!!

[Johnzane]

Hi Judy, Leland looks great in this video, did he ever work on Broadway in "Fosse". He's perfect.

[swycguy]

Let me tell you that I saw her a couple years ago at The Old Globe in San Diego. She still sounds GREAT and LOOKS EVEN BETTER!!! She still dances like she did when she first started

[GiselleKan]

wow! wow! wow! wow! This woman is an amzing performer! Wonderful!

[prebsimax]

The one and only - nobody does it like her!!!!

[winkieandleah]

Honest - I'm getting chills watching her!

[reallyharried]

Wasn't that Debbie Reynolds at the begining? Was the the M.C.?  I totally missed this first time around... any more clips from this?

[alverapr]

Speechless. Wonderful. Breathtaking, Amazing. Wonderful.

[musicalluver101]

she must be the hottest over 30 year old woman on the planet or at least one of them

[SOPHII3333]

i think shes bloody amazing!! her voice is brilliant, and if she was reall 49 when she did this, then shes the perfect defonition to brillience!! i think catherine zeta jones sings this fantasticly too, in the film chicago xxx

[jcliff26]

She IS Broadway, the way Ethel Merman was a generation or two (!) ago, and she can dance! Check out Casablanca, The Dance, here, and tell me what you think, but thanks SO much for posting this. Wonderful!

[RosieChita]

Every time I see this video, I am amazed by this woman...she was 49 years old in 1982! Having just seen her this past May in "The Dancer's Life", I was flabbergasted to see she still has the same talent and charisma in her 70's. Thank you for posting this video and thank you Chita...can't wait to see Chita in NYC this coming November in her new show-TWICE!