Chita Rivera, Donna McKechnie, Bebe Neuwirth - "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This"

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7 жыл бұрын

Broadway legends Chita Rivera, Donna McKechnie and Bebe Neuwirth perform SWEET CHARITY's show-stopping "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" at this one night only concert at Lincoln Center in 1997. Also featuring Dom DeLuise. Watch the full concert here: • Video . **If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up, leave positive feedback and subscribe to my channel. Thanks!** • Chita Rivera, Donna Mc...

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@BloomywoodTheSeries 3 жыл бұрын

Chita is UNBELIEVABLE!! A dancer in her 30s couldn't bring that much to it....

@gregorykeithmorris3970 Ай бұрын

Absolutely marvelous!

@lindaeasley5606 2 жыл бұрын

Chita Rivera was in a class by herself on the stage in musicals 👍 Never saw Bebe Neuwirth bin anything but Cheers and Frazier . She is impressive

@nicolesolon8373 6 жыл бұрын

Bebe Neuwirth is so amazing! Own it!

@SDoesNotKnow 5 жыл бұрын

What's with all the negative comments? This was a one-night only benefit concert version inviting a lot of the past performers who played Charity or other roles throughout the years to come in. Little rehearsal time and the women were giving a bit of their time away from doing other things.

@bingovegas4867 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Simply wonderful.

@sallybowles2781 5 жыл бұрын

Chita River here is 64 and ten years earlier broke her leg in twelve points - can you believe it?

@chocolatesouljah 5 жыл бұрын

It's so hard to believe. I saw her in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and I got the impression that she was wearing out chorus boys half her age.

@kaylangford5265 5 жыл бұрын

Despite her age, Chita has vim and vigor for the role and is giving a good representation of what she did originally on stage and in the movie.

@kristoferwilson6593 5 жыл бұрын

She's magnificent. Most don't realizing that she was almost 50 when she did chicago

@ohyoullknowaboutit1823 5 жыл бұрын

She is unbelievable!!

@pertelote4526 5 жыл бұрын

@@ohyoullknowaboutit1823 Definitely! I will be happy with 10% of her energy by the time I am over sixty :-)

@westminster860 4 ай бұрын

Inlike this clip. I can see and feel Chita singing through it emosionally. ❤

@sheltonrt 5 жыл бұрын

Nope. This was a concert version benefit for and produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at Carnegie Hall. Amazing night!

@cards0486 3 жыл бұрын

Chita Rivera and Bebe Neuwirth. The most exciting and talented musical performers for two generations. I know there’s a lot of talented musical actresses for the 2000s. But Chita gave iconic performances in the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. I was fortunate enough to see Bebe on Broadway in Damn Yankees and Chicago! Double my dreams come true!

@garlowe8565 Ай бұрын

Neuwirth and Rivera… what a delight!!! Brilliant performance. ❤️

@munetoshiyamasaki7536 Жыл бұрын

Two actresses in Cheers also starred in Broadway.

@itstheburnz 6 жыл бұрын

3 stars! Killing it!!!!

@susieenglish302 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh the time when talent was revered and not the Kardashians

@piercemn1 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Chita Rivera onstage twice: in Milwaukee in 1970 as the Leader in Zorba, costarring John Raitt and Barbara Baxley. I met her backstage afterwards and she was lovely; then I met her at the stage door after seeing her in Kiss of the Spider Woman on Broadway, as Bebe Neuwirth said when she accepted her Tony for Chicago, Chita Rivera is a goddess! I also saw Neuwirth as Velma in Chicago. She has the most beautiful legs since Cyd Charisse! I went to see the show just for Neuwirth, who fulfilled every expectation. Marilu Henner was Roxie, and she wasn't bad. Hinton Battle had just taken over the role of the lawyer and could have used a bit more rehearsal; Joel Grey was marvelous as always as Amos, and the late Marcia Lewis was superb as Mama! I feel blessed!

@DorisDayFanatic 6 жыл бұрын

What a cast!!!

@ernestcastro6238 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, just wonderful.

@Damon. 6 жыл бұрын

Both of the Velma's yessss

@MirlaCriste 6 жыл бұрын

No Velmas in this number. Chita’s singing Nickie, Bebe’s singing Helene, and Donna’s singing Charity.

@kelleycrowley7739 5 жыл бұрын

Damon is referring to the fact that both Chita and Bebe played Velma in Chicago

@MichelleVazEbers 6 жыл бұрын

Do you still have the full concert??? Damn, I would pay for that! lol

@chrystaldlabal4935 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic performers..

@stephaniemariestabile6848 5 жыл бұрын

When was this? How was was Donna?

@calebcasas902 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t stop hearing the gasp she does for each word

@fkd1963 3 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@calebcasas902 3 жыл бұрын

@@fkd1963 chill out frank I said nothing negative all I said was I heard the gasp it’s literally her just breathing technique but go off ig

@arnoldstollar5375 6 жыл бұрын

Tony quality?

@SDoesNotKnow 5 жыл бұрын

This was a one-night only benefit concert.

@kaylangford5265 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen Carol Lawrence and Juliet prowse in the role of sweet charity. I've also seen Shirley MacLaine in the movie. And I've seen the originator of the role Gwen Verdon on the Tony Awards recreating some of these numbers. Before you give a lot of opinions maybe you need to have seen someone else in the role. Dancing is one thing singing is another thing and acting is something else altogether. This all calls for all three and Donna McKechnie does not have it together for all three. Although she's a wonderful standout dancer in feature turn or A Chorus Line.

@Starisborne 4 жыл бұрын

Kay Langford that’s rude to say when she is a triple threat singing, dancing an acting all the emotions out

@derikshopinski5651 4 жыл бұрын

Kay Langford exactly. Donna is a true triple threat. So ate Bebe and Chita. Clearly you are clueless

@DorisDayFanatic 3 жыл бұрын

She’s fabulous. Shut up

@nickdelacanal8548 6 жыл бұрын

I love Chita Rivera, but damn, she is struggling through this number,

@gi8093 6 жыл бұрын

well she was 64 at the time and doing amazing

@sosure 5 жыл бұрын

yes, i was nervous she was gonna give herself a heart attack!

@kaylangford5265 5 жыл бұрын

You need to catch the movie and you can see exactly how good Chita was in her prime. Also you can see what the show is supposed to be like in a cinematic way. Bob Fosse directed his own show here and Gwen Verdon the star of the original show helped the dancers understand the choreography. Not everyone can dance Fosse choreography.

@SDoesNotKnow 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think Chita was struggling much at all.