Champion Chita Opens Tonight - Happy New Year!

DIRECT FROM BROADWAY!

KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR AS MID-SEASON HIGHLIGHT OF STANFORD BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA-MIAMI 2006-2007 THEATRICAL SEASON PRESENTED BY MOËT & CHANDON AT CARNIVAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS JANUARY 2 – 7, 2007

BROADWAY LEGEND IN CAREER-SPANNING MUSICAL JOINED BY A CAST OF BROADWAY'S MOST TALENTED SINGERS & DANCERS

BOOK BY FOUR-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER Terrence McNally NEW SONGS BY TONY AWARD WINNERS Lynn Ahrens & />Stephen Flaherty

DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY BY GRACIELA DANIELE

Chita Rivera IN THE ROLE SHE WAS BORN TO PLAY! Now, direct from Broadway, two-time Tony Award® winner Chita Rivera kicks off the new year January 2 – 7, 2007 as highlight of 2006-2007 theatrical season for Stanford Broadway Across America – Miami presented by Moët & Chandon at Miami's Carnival Center for the Performing Arts.

Chita Rivera: THE DANCER'S LIFE, a musical celebrating the life and career of one of America's most beloved stage performers, is written by four time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally, and directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele.

Chita Rivera: THE DANCER'S LIFEwill play Tuesday, January 2 through Sunday, January 7 with performances Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Sunday evening at 7:30pm and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets range from $20.00 - $68.00 not including applicable handling or service charges. Purchase tickets only from the following authorized ticket sellers at Broadway Across America – Miami, Carnival Center for the Performing Arts or Ticketmaster. Tickets can be purchased in person through Carnival Center Box Office or by phone at 305-949-6722 or online at www.carnivalcenter.org. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster phones at 954-523-3309 in Broward, 305-358-5885 in Dade, and 561-966-3309 in Palm Beach or at www.ticketmaster.com and at Ticketmaster outlets.

Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling Broadway Across America at 1-800-6GROUPS (647-6877) or Carnival Center at 305-949-6722.

This musical, featuring a cast of Broadway's most talented singers and dancers, offers its audience a rare look into that moment when great musical numbers in the theatre were born, as related and performed by the woman for whom they were created. Chita Rivera: THE DANCER'S LIFE is a magical tour through landmark creations in the American theatre that were helmed by some of the greatest talents in its history, including Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Fosse, Gower Champion and Michael Kidd and features new songs by the Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and />Stephen Flaherty. Along the way, Rivera and company will celebrate some of her most stunning and legendary Broadway performances – from West Side Story to Chicago to Kiss Of The Spider Woman.

As an aspiring 17-year-old ballerina, Chita Rivera decided to accompany a friend to an audition for the chorus of Call Me Madam without any serious intention of pursuing a part in the show. Jerome Robbins took one look, cast her as a principal dancer, and the rest is theatre history. She has received two Tony Awards, and seven additional Tony nominations and the Kennedy Center Honor. Throughout her 50-year career, Chita has been referred to by critics as no less than "a force of nature" and a "true Broadway star."

Chita Rivera: THE DANCER'S LIFE features scenic design by Loy Arcenas, costume design by Toni Leslie James, lighting design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer and sound design by Scott Lehrer. Musical direction is by Mark Hummell.

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