the tutelage of her mentor, Doris W. Jones. Chita shares that Jones took her to New York City at age 17 to audition for George Balanchine, who bandages Chita's injury personally when he notices her bleeding through her toe shoe. After winning a scholarship to the School of American Ballet, Chita accompanies a friend to an audition for a tour of Call Me Madam, starring Elaine Stritch. Chita is hired, ending her career in classical ballet. As a young "gypsy," Chita talks about her aspiration to get a "crossover" – a featured bit of dancing or business to do during a scenery change ("Something to Dance About"). Though Chita doesn't get a crossover in Call Me Madam, she does get lessons in stage presence from Stritch, who tells her to "make them hear you!" Still, Chita yearns for fame ("I'm Available"). In her first Broadway show, Seventh Heaven, she plays a prostitute ("Camille, Colette, Fifi"). Later, she appears in The Shoestring Review with Bea Arthur. Singing "Garbage", Chita reminisces about working with Arthur, who originally sang the number while Chita jumped in and out of a garbage bag – she jokes that the audience will have to "[leave] the jumping to our imaginations." The number segues into the title song of Can-Can, where Chita is now a member of the chorus. Later, she joins the cast of Mr. Wonderful ("Mr. Wonderful"), and she dates the young star, Sammy Davis, Jr. Chita recreates the audition that earned her the role of "Anita" in West Side Story, her first lead. When the show's composer, Leonard Bernstein, finds Chita'a audition piece, "My Man's Gone Now," laughable, he gives her "A Boy Like That" to sing. After several false starts, she lands the number and the role. Modern-day Chita then performs "America" from the show and tells of learning from West Side Story director/choreographer Jerome Robbins ("Jerry gave me detail, style, and substance") and Peter Gennaro (the choreographer of material for the Sharks gang in the show). She then performs "The Dance at the Gym" and "Somewhere" with the ensemble. A sequence devoted to Chita's various co-stars over the years, who all appear in silhouette, follows. In Bye Bye Birdie there was Dick Van Dyke (for four performances, Van Dyke joined Rivera on stage) ("Put On A Happy Face" and "Rosie"). In The Rink Chita worked with Liza Minnelli ("Don't Ah Ma Me"). Antonio