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Jeremy Jordan: Her name is Liza, and not Chita
Last Edit: WaymanWong 09:35 pm EDT 04/05/18
Posted by: WaymanWong 09:31 pm EDT 04/05/18

Anyone remember that ''Forbidden Broadway'' parody about people who confuse Chita Rivera with Rita Moreno (or vice versa)?

Here's a variation: Two weeks ago, I reported that Jeremy told a funny story about his literal run-in with Chita Rivera at the Tonys.

He said Chita, frightened by an onslaught of male dancers running offstage, grabbed Jeremy and said, ''Save me!''

Turns out he meant to say that was Liza, not Chita. So we've updated our story to include Jeremy's cute correction/mini-apology at the end.
Link BroadwayWorld.com: Jeremy Jordan sings 'West Side' & zings Weinstein (with editor's note at the bottom)
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Rita discussed this when she was on Norman Lear's podcast
Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 10:48 am EDT 04/06/18
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:47 am EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: Jeremy Jordan: Her name is Liza, and not Chita - WaymanWong 09:31 pm EDT 04/05/18

And btw, if you haven't head it, it's fascinating. Lots of discussion about her relationships with Marlon Brando and Elvis:
Link Rita Moreno visits All of the Above with Norman Lear
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Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno and Bette Midler salute 'America'
Last Edit: WaymanWong 12:24 pm EDT 04/06/18
Posted by: WaymanWong 12:23 pm EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: Rita discussed this when she was on Norman Lear's podcast - MockingbirdGirl 10:47 am EDT 04/06/18

Just found this on YouTube, from a 2002 benefit. Looks like it was shot for some broadcast. And Bette could've rehearsed a bit more. Still fun!
Link Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno and Bette Midler do 'America'
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re: Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno and Bette Midler salute 'America'
Posted by: bicoastal 01:45 pm EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno and Bette Midler salute 'America' - WaymanWong 12:23 pm EDT 04/06/18

This is some serious fun, but then youtube linked me to this next Chita number from The Judy Garland Show. My Friday just got a lot better.
Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAXg3Pfj5Ns
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Fox anchor to Chita: ''I love ['West Side Story']. You were so great in that movie!''
Last Edit: WaymanWong 01:38 am EDT 04/07/18
Posted by: WaymanWong 01:36 am EDT 04/07/18
In reply to: re: Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno and Bette Midler salute 'America' - bicoastal 01:45 pm EDT 04/06/18

Here's the video: Fox 5 anchor Rosanna Scotto even sings part of ''America'' to Chita before gushing about her in the film. Oops!
Link Interviewer mistakes Chita Rivera for Rita Moreno on live TV (it's around the 3:10 mark)
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re: Jeremy Jordan: Her name is Liza, and not Chita
Posted by: Thom915 12:54 am EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: Jeremy Jordan: Her name is Liza, and not Chita - WaymanWong 09:31 pm EDT 04/05/18

This confusion should prove once and for all that Jeremy Jordan is not gay.
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I needed a good laugh on this last day of a long week, so thank you. nmi
Posted by: carolinaguy 08:55 am EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: re: Jeremy Jordan: Her name is Liza, and not Chita - Thom915 12:54 am EDT 04/06/18

nmi
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Yes, that was very funny! (nmi)
Posted by: mikem 09:37 pm EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: I needed a good laugh on this last day of a long week, so thank you. nmi - carolinaguy 08:55 am EDT 04/06/18

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Jeremy has a good sense of humor about being mistaken for the other Jeremy Jordans
Last Edit: WaymanWong 10:09 am EDT 04/06/18
Posted by: WaymanWong 10:09 am EDT 04/06/18
In reply to: I needed a good laugh on this last day of a long week, so thank you. nmi - carolinaguy 08:55 am EDT 04/06/18

His Twitter intro reads: ''Google me. I'm not the 90's pop singer/model. I'm also not the gay porn star. I'm the other one.''

Jeremy has said that his first professional stage gig might have added to the confusion. In Douglas Carter Beane's ''The Little Dog Laughed'' at Hartford TheaterWorks in 2008, he played the gay call boy, and there are pictures of him in bed, with another man (Chad Allen).

For the record, Jeremy's longtime love, and wife, is Ashley Spencer, whom he'd met in ''Rock of Ages.''
Link Production photos of Jeremy and Chad in 'The Little Dog Laughed' at Hartford (2008)
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