Café Carlyle is pleased to welcome back Broadway legend Chita Rivera, May 9-20. Last year’s sold out Café Carlyle debut received raves from The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, and TheaterMania among many other outlets. An accomplished and versatile actress/singer/dancer, Chita Rivera has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and has received eight additional Tony nominations for an exceptional 10 Tony nominations. At the Carlyle, Chita will be accompanied by her music director Michael Croiter and trio.

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For a limited run, you can catch the amazing queen of Broadway, Chita Rivera, and at the same time experience one of New York’s most special venues, Café Carlyle. Let’s first talk about the venue: Located in the Carlyle hotel, the Café is a series of beautifully appointed rooms that exude a luxury from a bygone era. As you walk in, the staff are all extremely helpful and charming, guiding you through the maze of rooms and making everyone feel special. The mood is truly exquisite: candlelit lighting, great service and fantastic food. The main act, Chita Rivera, is best known for a her breakout roles in the original productions of West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Sweet Charity, Bye Bye Birdie, and as the original Velma Kelly in Chicago. Her later years garnered her a Tony Award in The Rink, as well as knocking out audiences in Jerry’s Girls, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Visit, Nine, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the filmed version of Pippin. With all of this glorious material to pull from, Rivera pulls together a knockout show that fans will truly take pleasure from. But how well does this 84-year-old dancer perform? First off, let’s say that not every actor can make the t …Read more