Carol Lawrence - Chita Rivera Interviews

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=1 style="border-right: 1px solid #555555;" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1294" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 ><NOBR><div> <U><IMG SRC="1dd80bc80.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALT="Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U><IMG SRC="1dd90bc80.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALT="Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1dda0bc80.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALT="Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000033><NOBR><bR> <div> Run For Your Life</div> <div> Starring Ben Gazzara</div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ben Gazzara Episode Guide to Run For Yo">Homepage</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Carol Lawrence - Chita Rivera Interviews</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000033 HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="806"><bR> <div>            <A HREF="videos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Video List">List of Videos</A>             <A HREF="http://run4.us/journal/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://run4.us/journal/">Paul Bryan's Journal</A> (and Chronology of Events)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="477"><bR> <div> To contact us, click Homepage link above</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Ultimate Guide to Run for Your Life Starring Ben Gazzara salutes Carol Lawrence - Kate Pierce in the series - in her role as the original Maria of West Side Story</div> <bR> <bR> <div> In a landmark interview on the 50th anniversary of West Side Story, Carol Lawrence, the original Maria, speaks about the significance of the production, and describes her final audicion, called by Leonard Bernstein the most mesmerizing he had ever seen. In a separate interview, Chita Rivera, the first Anita, gives more exciting background on the musical as it developed.</div> <bR> <div>  <embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" scale="noscale" salign="lt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" background="#333333" width="425" height="279" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" FlashVars="si=254&uvpc=http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/uvp_cbsnews.xml&contentType=videoId&contentValue=50053151&ccEnabled=false&hdEnabled=false&fsEnabled=true&shareEnabled=false&dlEnabled=false&subEnabled=false&playlistDisplay=none&playlistType=none&playerWidth=425&playerHeight=239&vidWidth=425&vidHeight=239&autoplay=false&bbuttonDisplay=none&playOverlayText=PLAY%20CBS%20NEWS%20VIDEO&refreshMpuEnabled=true&shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3303118n&tag=related;photovideo&adEngine=dart&adPreroll=true&adPrerollType=PreContent&adPrerollValue=1" />  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> MORE WEST SIDE STORY ORIGINAL CAST VIDEOS</div> <bR> <div> As a salute to Carol Lawrence, who plays Paul Bryan's fiancée Kate Pierce in Run For Your Life, we showcase Ms. Lawrence in her memorable role as Maria in the original Broadway production of West Side Story.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Thrilling to watch! In 2007, a large number of the original Broadway cast of West Side Story joined members of a revival production to rehearse for a benefit show - performing The Jet Song, I Feel Pretty, A Boy Like That, I Have a Love and Tonight</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="westsidestoryoriginalcast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Side Story Original Cast in 2007">Carol Lawrence, Chita Rivera, Michael Callan & Ken Le Roy in a 2007 West Side Story Rehearsal</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Watch another view of the same rehearsal session, but this one more intimate, and ending with all joining Reri Grist as she reprises her Broadway performance of “Somewhere” in a moment that will deeply touch every heart.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="westsidestorysomewhere.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Side Story Original Cast Somewhere">Carol Lawrence, Chita Rivera and company join Reri Grist singing Somewhere</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> On stage, Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence in the West Side Story scene she refers to in the above interview, where Tony searches for Maria, and finds her on the fire escape.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mariatonight.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Original Broadway Maria and Tonight">Larry Kert sings "Maria" followed by "Tonight" duet with Carol Lawrence</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="anita.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting Developing the Part of Anita">From her stage show, “A Dancer's Life,” Chita Rivera talks about getting the part of Anita, and how Leonard Bernstein helped her to develop the West Side Story role. Delightful!</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="anita.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting Developing the Part of Anita">Chita Rivera talks about and sings “A Boy Like That”</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The 2007 rehearsal scenes above were for a benefit performance at the Gypsy of the Year Awards. Here's a video of their performance on stage.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="westside2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Side Story Original Cast on Stage i">Original Broadway cast members of West Side Story on stage in 2007</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> In 1957 Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show to perform their hit duet from West Side Story.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="tonight.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carol Lawrence Larry Kert sing Tonight">Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert sing Tonight on television</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Between 1966 and 1967, Carol Lawrence made three appearances on Run For Your Life. The following scene is from “The Day Time Stopped” where she plays Paul Bryan's fiancée.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://run4.us/journal/30oct_6nov65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://run4.us/journal/30oct_6nov65.htm">Maria, Carol Lawrence as Kate Pierce in Run For Your Life</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dc96450.png" border=0 width="150" height="69" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>