Cathy Rigby Soars Into La Mirada as Peter Pan
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (14900 La Mirada Boulevard La Mirada, CA 90638)
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The last date listed for Peter Pan was Saturday June 23, 2012 / 8:00pm.
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Written on Jul 15 2012We were mesmerized by Cathy Rigby in her soaring success, as a GRANDMOTHER, no doubt. This grandma has still got it, she was smokin' hot!
Jonathan Cordero
Written on Jul 06 20122nd time to this venue and it was just like I expected the first time, excellent. The production was great and the show was wonderfully done. Cathy Rigby is vivacious as she was when she was a gymnast. My 2 girls (7yrs and 5 yrs) had the time of their lives. Especially when Peter Pan flew right above us and sprinkled fairy dust everyone. Kudos Goldstar, kudos!
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Written on Jun 27 2012The performance was amazing and entertaining for the entire family. The costumes and decor were astonishing. Highly recommend to everyone.
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Written on Jun 26 2012This is was the most spectacular event I have ever attended. My 3 grandchildren were mesmerized. They have not stopped talking about it. They will remember this forever. I am looking forward to to other kid friendly musicals.
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Website
http://www.lamiradatheatre.com/peterpan2012.htm
Quotes & Highlights
- See the video promo on YouTube.
- There will be audience talk-back sessions with the cast on Wednesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 20. These sessions are open to ticketholders.
- "To see [Rigby's] fearless and ebullient flying, newly choreographed by Paul Rubin with even more athletic flips, is to suspect that the role actually functions as a youth elixir ... [Brent Barrett as Captain Hook] is extremely charming, but children will be too busy cheering for Peter to mourn his fate. Afterward they’ll scramble to gather the fallen pixie dust from the carpet. Adults should consider grabbing a handful for themselves. Maybe it won’t confer eternal youth, but it can’t hurt." --Los Angeles Times
Description
Musical Production of the Play by Sir James Barrie
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
Music by Moose Charlap
Additional Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Additional Music by Jule Styne
Directed by Glenn Casale
America first took notice of Cathy Rigby at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, where she became the highest-scoring U.S. gymnast. Her spunkiness and drive to succeed quickly charmed audiences and she became known as “America’s Sweetheart of Gymnastics.”
During her gymnastics career, Rigby won numerous international medals (including eight gold) and competed in the Olympics a second time in 1972. She also won a silver medal on the balance beam at the 1970 World Championships, becoming the first American woman to medal in World Gymnastics.
In 1998, Rigby was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. After the ’72 Olympics, Rigby retired from gymnastics and joined ABC Sports, where she would stay for 18 years, providing expert commentary on the sport of gymnastics. During this time, ABC’s venerable Wide World of Sports named her one of “America’s Most Influential Women in Sports.”
Rigby later embarked on a new career in performing arts, making her stage debut as Peter in the arena version of Peter Pan. Rigby’s national and regional tour credits include Annie Get Your Gun, Meet Me In St. Louis, South Pacific, Paint Your Wagon, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. On Broadway, she starred as the title role in Peter Pan in 1991 and 1998 and in Seussical the Musical as Cat-In-The-Hat in 2002.
Recently, Rigby starred in both A.R. Gurney’s Silvia and Steel Magnolias to rave reviews at the La Mirada as well as Lil’ Abner at UCLA’s Reprise. Rigby has been honored with the National Broadway Theatre Award’s 2004 Distinguished Lifetime Service Award from The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. In 1991, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical when she starred in the 35th Anniversary production of Peter Pan on Broadway. The show also earned more Tony and Emmy nominations after touring nationally. In 2001, A&E filmed Peter Pan and it is now available on DVD along with the soundtrack in stores nationwide.
Currently, Rigby and her husband, Tom McCoy, are Executive Producers of the McCoy Rigby Entertainment Series at LaMirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, and the new Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside. There, they have successfully produced over 17 seasons of musicals, plays, concerts and special events. McCoy Rigby Entertainment has also launched many national touring productions, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Peter Pan, Camelot and Happy Days, the Musical.
Rigby and her husband also own and operate the McCoy Rigby Conservatory of the Arts in Yorba Linda with the goal of bringing the joy of acting, dancing and singing to their students. Rigby spends much of her spare time as a motivational speaker on the topics of nutrition and wellness.