Stage and Screen Icon Rita Moreno to Perform in Queens This Weekend

Rita Moreno's show-stopping performances from the American Songbook and Broadway classics will enthrall audiences at QPAC on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 3:00pm.

Moreno's illustrious career has spanned over seven decades. She belongs to an elite group of only 12 living performers who have won entertainment's grand slam of the industry's most prestigious awards: The Oscar (West Side Story--for which she also won a Golden Globe; The Emmy (both for The Muppet Show and The Rockford Files); The Tony (The Ritz) and The Grammy (Electric Company Album).

From her early years in theater to the height of her film stardom, Moreno rose above the limitations of Hollywood typecasting, establishing herself as a versatile performer with virtually unlimited talent. She collected dozens of show business awards and honors, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named a Kennedy Center Lifetime Artistic Achievement Honoree. Her status as a national treasure was officially recognized when President George W. Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004. She was also awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2010 by President Barack Obama for her lifetime of service and contributions to the arts.

Her stage credits, which are too many to fully list here, include: She Loves Me, Sunset Boulevard, and The Ritz; and on television: The Electric Company, Oz and Law and Order Special Victims. She just completed production on the Latino remake of Norman Lear's classic sitcom, One Day at a Time, which will premiere on Netflix in January 2017.

"We are thrilled to welcome this timeless star of stage and screen, whose journey took her from Puerto Rico to Hollywood and then here to Queens!" said Susan Agin, Executive Director of QPAC. "Our audiences are in for an electrifying afternoon of world class entertainment featuring a living legend."

For more information, please contact the QPAC Box Office at 718.631.6311. Tickets are available online at www.visitQPAC.org and don't forget to visit us on Facebook! Don't let the high cost of shows in Manhattan plus the added expense of parking your car stop you from seeing quality entertainment. QPAC's excellent location, diverse schedule of events, reasonable ticket prices, free parking, beautiful theatre, infrared listening devices and exceptional service make it an excellent choice for a memorable outing.

Distinguished artists who have performed throughout the decades at QPAC include jazz legend Thelonius Monk; renowned dance choreographer Merce Cunningham; 60's folksinger Judy Collins; and more recently Dionne Warwick, Joel Grey, Robert Klein, Ben Vereen, Wayne Newton, Chita Rivera, Mandy Patinkin, Norm Lewis, Rob Schneider, Tommy Tune, Patti LuPone and Michael Bolton.

Photo Credit: Mark Hill

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