Show Rigby Stars in Farewell Performance of Peter Pan Amanda Chamberlain The Globe Cathy Rigby is doing it again o but for the very last time With a Tony Award nomination nomination nomination nomi nomi- nation two-time two Olympic gymnast title and plethora of performances on her resume Rigby is saying goodbye to the stage as she takes place in her final appearance in the Capitol Theaters Theater's week-long week hosting of the classic James M. M Barrie tale of Peter Pan As far away from being an acting rookie as a hurricane from the Sahara desert Rigby's Peter Pan performances performances performances mances include the Broadway production Tony Award nomination a major National Tour in the 91 1990 Season the revival of the tour in 1998 and the Emmy A winning Award AE Special which she won loads of critical critical critical crit crit- crit- crit ical acclaim for With all of the Pan appearances Im I'm pretty sure the Darling Family knows her personal preferences by now Cathy Rigby perfectly personifies Peter Pan in this remarkably re-imagined re production production production pro pro- proclaimed the Los Angeles Times And with her background in other features as lengthy as a giants giant's pajamas she is used the getting into character charac charac- ter for whatever role she might assume Rigby's professional debut came with her stage performance performance performance mance as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz 21 years ago She has also starred in the national tour of Annie Get Your Gun and Meet Me in St. St Louis Paint Your Wagon and Playing Our Song are also under her belt along with her most recent debut in her whimsical performance as the Cat in the Hat in both on Broadway and on tour With Witha a line of performances as successful as these she will undoubtedly make a recognizable recognizable recognizable impression in the Peter Pan performance Cathy Rigby is remarkably remarkably remarkably remark remark- ably talented she sings wonderfully with precision with range with style she is irresistible Rigby will lift you out of your seat I claimed the Boston Globe And Cathy is no stranger to praise But the praise is not her main motivation her heart is in the production wholly and she enjoys multiple multiple multiple multi multi- aspects of starring in the 1 anniversary of the classic classic classic clas clas- sic story One of the e greatest gifts of my theatrical career has been the opportunity to play Peter Pan Rigby said She also said that her greatest joy is the reaction letters and emails that she receives from countless children children children chil chil- dren and adults alike The thrill of seeing the faces of children as I fly over their heads sprinkling fairy dust and having the chance eight times a week to relive the adventure of a perfect make believe childhood she said Seeing Rigby in her farewell performance just might inspire a fairy fairytale tale thought or two especially with adults who witness the talented affair After all the show has earned heaps of acclaim from sources nation nation- wide The Seattle Times heralded With its wonderful cast crackerjack stagecraft and robust choreography the show leaps off the stage and into the heart With that said Peter Pan begins at Capitol Theatre on Tues Tires Sept 27 and goes through Sun Oct 2 Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling ARTS going online at or by visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing any outlet Prices range from 30 to service charge charger plus weekdays weekdays week week- times are Performance days at times pm p.m. and Fri Fn show Other at p. p Pm P.m. times include Sun a at 7 00 matinees at and pm p.m. This pm p.m. on Sat and Sun production presented by Zions Zion's Bank Broadway in Utah r f. f t 1 f. f S lr C f Cathy Rigby shines in her last performance in Theatres Theatre's Peter Pan |