Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune "Two for the Road" at the Parker Playhouse January 19, 2018

 She is 84--he is 78 and who knows when/if we'll get a chance to see either again. I love the Parker Playhouse and even in the last row the acoustics and sightlines are perfect--the tickets range from $43-$173 --okay I wanted to get the $173 but Allen and Anthony outvoted me so we got the $58 which is fine. Tickets went on sale today and half the house is sold so far.

If you go to the box office tell Leland I sent you. No, I won’t get anything but he is one of the best at customer service!

Broadway legends Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune will hit the road this fall in a new concert act entitled Chita & Tune—Two for the Road. “I am thrilled to be joining my dear friend, the incomparable Tommy Tune on this concert tour,” said Rivera in a statement. “When we performed together in my benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in 2013, we knew then that we had something special.” Tune added, “I love Chita Rivera. This is a dream come true!”

Chita Rivera has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and received eight additional Tony nominations. Her career is highlighted by starring roles in West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, The Rink (Tony Award), Chicago, Jerry’s Girls, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award), The Visit, and the original Broadway casts of Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Seventh Heaven, and Mr. Wonderful. She was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Barack Obama. In 2002 she received the Kennedy Center Honors, becoming the first Hispanic woman ever chosen to receive this award.

Tommy Tune has been honored with 10 Tony Awards recognizing him as an outstanding performer, choreographer, and director: Best Actor in a Musical for My One and Only; Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Seesaw; Best Choreography for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, My One and Only, Grand Hotel, and The Will Rogers Follies; and Best Direction of a Musical for Nine, Grand Hotel,and The Will Rogers Follies. In 2015 he was the recipient of the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. 

Chita in 2 roles she originated on Broadway: Anita in West Side Story and Thelma in Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2E30HG5QNs

Tommy Tune tapping up a storm "Putting on the Ritz"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-xmVjr570k