Chita Rivera in Mayflower Madam
In 1987, Chita co-starred with Candace Bergen in the tv movie Mayflower Madam, playing real-life attorney Risa Dickstein. No singing, no dancing, but plenty of New York attitude and courtroom drama while Chita displays her acting chops!
Inspired by an infamous sex-for-sale scandal that exploded in 1984 NYC. Socialite Sydney Biddle Barrows, runs an upscale private escort service catering to the rich and powerful. From a million-dollar Madam to the depths of bankruptcy and a red-hot tabloid court case, Barrows relies on attorney Risa Dickstein to challenge the city's elite.
