Productions2 on Broadway
| 1984 | Martin Beck Original. February 9, 1984 · A. J. Antoon | 204 performances |
| 2018 | Playhouse Theatre Transfer. |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature25 passages
In 1984, she won a long-deserved Tony Award for The Rink, written specifically for her by longtime friends Kander and Ebb. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p182
Subsequent Kander and Ebb musicals include The Rink (1984), And the World Goes Round (1991), and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), all of which proved unsuccessful. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p1097
Minnelli originated roles in three Broadway musicals, Flora, the Red Menace (1965), The Act (1977), and The Rink (1984), and during the run of Chicago (1975) briefly replaced Gwen Verdon and later performed the title role of Victor/Victoria (1995), which had been originated by Julie Andrews. book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p65
The song “Over the Wall” was a reworked version of “The Top of the Hill” (Zorba, 1968) and “The Day after That” was a revised version of “Colored Lights” (The Rink, 1984). book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p138
Rivera won Tonys for Best Actress in a M usical for The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). book:the-golden-age-of-american-musical-theatre-1943-1965-naden-corinne-j-rowman-litt#p176
He was an active accompanist and rehearsal pianist on Broadway from 1978 to 2015, starting with A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (1980), Upstairs at O’Neals (a 1982 revue), and The Rink (1984). book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p250
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