GRAND SLAM AWARD WINNER RITA MORENO AT FEINSTEIN'S
FEINSTEIN'S at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue, NYC - 212-339-4095
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http://www.feinsteinsattheregency.com/
) continues its Spring 2008 season with the return engagement of Oscar,
Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner Rita Moreno from Tursday through Saturday,
April 1st through 5th. Her show will include songs by Andrew Lloyd
Webber, Kander & Ebb, Harold Arlen and Charles Strouse. Rita Moreno
is an iconic performer who has won all four of the most prestigious
show business awards: the Oscar, the Emmy, the Tony, and the Grammy.
In fact, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for
this achievement. Performances are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30
pm and Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 & 10:00 pm.
She received an Oscar for her performance as "Anita"
in the motion picture West Side Story and two Emmys for her variety
appearance on "The Muppet Show," and for her dramatic guest appearance
on "The Rockford Files." She received a Tony for her role as "Googie
Gomez" in The Ritz and the Grammy for her performance on "The Electric
Company Album" for children, which was based on the long-running
television show of the same name. Ms. Moreno is also the recipient
of the Golden Globe Award, the Golden Apple Award, and the Joseph
Jefferson Award for her performance as "Serafina" in The Rose Tattoo.
Also, for her portrayal of "Olive Madison" in the female version
of The Odd Couple she received the Sarah Siddons Award. Ms. Moreno
was featured in Hal Prince's She Loves Me, and Lorraine Hansbury's
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window.
Ms. Moreno's Broadway credits include Gantry, The
Last of the Red Hot Lovers, The National Health, Wally's Cafˇ, and
The Odd Couple. Her film credits include Untamed, Seven Cities of
Gold, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, Garden of Evil, The King and I,
The Night of the Following Day, Marlowe, Popi, Carnal Knowledge,
The Four Seasons, The Italian Move, and the film version of The
Ritz. Ms. Moreno also starred in her own television series, the
TV version of the film "9 to 5," opposite Burt Reynolds in "B.L.
Stryker," Fox-TV's "The Top of the Heap," and "Bill Cosby Mysteries."
She performed for President Clinton's inauguration and later that
month was asked to perform at the White House. She continues to
perform concerts in theaters as well as guest starring with symphony
orchestras. In 2004, the President awarded her the Presidential
Medal of Freedom at the White House, the highest honor bestowed
upon a civilian. Currently Ms. Moreno can be seen in the CBS drama
"Cane."
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