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  Cathy Rigby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rigby's participation in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, as the highest-scoring US gymnast made her a favorite with US television audiences, and helpted to popularize the sport in the US.
Rigby turned efforts to television working for 18 years as a commentator for ABC Sports and appearing in made-for-television movies.
The biggest theatrical acclaim was given to Rigby when she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for her 1990–91 performance as Peter Pan.
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 Encyclopedia: Cathy Rigby
Rigby's participation in the The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968.
Rigby turned efforts to television working for 18 years as a commentator for 2002 identity of the ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962.
1980s, Rigby also began publicly speaking about her experiences with Eating disorders are a group of mental disorders that interfere with normal food consumption.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cathy-Rigby   (1619 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rigby turned efforts to television working for 18 years as a commentator for (Click link for more info and facts about ABC Sports) ABC Sports and appearing in made-for-television movies.
During the (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s, Rigby also began publicly speaking about her experiences with (A disorder of the normal eating routine) eating disorders.
The role of Peter Pan suits Rigby well, she has played that part on (A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters) Broadway and on tour throughout the (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cathy_rigby.htm   (447 words)

  
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Rigby’s dramatic television movie credits include the “Perfect Body,” “Hard To Read,” “The Great Wallendas” and “Triathlon.” A two-time Olympic gymnast, Cathy Rigby is the first American woman to win a medal in the World Gymnastics competition and holds 12 international medals, eight of them gold.
In this Peter Pan production Cathy is mother to “Nana,” the dog, “Jane,” Wendy’s daughter, “One of the Twins,” and “Indian/Pirate.” She is sister to the Assistant Prop Coordinator, auntie to “John,” sister to the General Manager, and sister-in-law to Tom in concessions.
Cathy is mother in law to “Tiger Lily,” who married her oldest son in the last national Broadway tour.
www.wolf-trap.org /press/news/pr05cathyrigby.doc   (329 words)

  
 Athletes and Eating Disorders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Cathy weighed about 94 pounds at the time and was eating one meal a day to maintain her weight at the prescribed 90 pounds.
Cathy Rigby has come a long way since she was one of those super-competitive teenagers.
Cathy was able to overcome her problems when she "started to focus on other things that I wanted in my life, not just something that I thought would please somebody else." Perhaps the most difficult thing to learn is "to reach your own goals, your own gold medals of achievement."
www.millville.org /Workshops_f/Camp_DISORDER/WHACKED/Rigby-Yoculan.htm   (1822 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Cathy Rigby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Though Cathy Rigby never won an Olympic medal, her plucky strength and vulnerability won the hearts of American sports fans in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when she competed as a gymnast.
Rigby was just under five feet tall and weighed a slight 92 pounds, but her coach insisted that she needed to reduce even further.
Rigby's resilient career, and the help she has offered those who come after her, continue to make her a role model, not only for young athletes, but for all young women seeking to discover their strengths and use them.
www.findarticles.com /g1epc/bio/2419201007/p1/article.jhtml   (946 words)

  
 Gymnast Cathy Rigby at the Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health
Rigby contended in the SI article that two Olympic sports, diving and gymnastics, should be performed nude, for esthetic reasons.
Rigby," would insinuate that an SI photo shoot of a star athlete is little more than a porn session.
Rigby, she is completely ignorant of professional photography.
www.mum.org /crigby.htm   (991 words)

  
 The 5th Avenue Theatre - Peter Pan in the Press
Watching Rigby, though, in the current incarnation of the lively 1954 musical only indicates her commitment to perfecting her performance as the impish, eternally youthful little boy who can fly.
The tour is Rigby's swan song in the role, the actress having vowed to hang up her tights and pixie dust when the production closes in early 2006.
Rigby brings much more than her agile antics and skill in the flying scenes: Her vocal skills are considerable, whether singing solo on the tender Neverland or providing the lower-register countermelodies for Sagardia in the wistful waltz song Distant Melody.
www.5thavenuetheatre.org /pp04_oc-register.shtml   (764 words)

  
 The Signal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rigby, who first took on the role in 1974, is not the first diminutive woman to portray “Peter Pan.” She inherited the role from actress Mary Martin, who originated the role on Broadway in 1954.
Rigby first came to public attention as “America’s Sweetheart of Gymnastics.” She competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and was the first American woman to medal in world gymnastics.
Rigby and her family are deeply involved in numerous charitable causes, and she is a popular motivational speaker, especially on the topics of nutrition and wellness.
www.the-signal.com /News/ViewStory.asp?storyID=6080   (1156 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Cathy Rigby begins last hurrah as Peter Pan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Cathy Rigby was barely out of her teens the first time she strapped on a sword and flew off a stage to do battle with the evil Capt. Hook in James Barrie's enduring children's classic, Peter Pan.
She's 51 now, and although the trim, youthful Rigby can soar across a stage better than ever, she has decided the time is right to hang up her sword, say goodbye to the Lost Boys and leave Neverland behind.
Except for one tree that came with the property, Rigby is responsible for all the landscaping.
www.usatoday.com /life/theater/news/2004-10-02-rigby_x.htm   (1374 words)

  
 Newswise
Rigby is most famous for her career as a gymnast in which she earned 12 international medals, including eight gold medals.
As Rigby's health still challenged her, she ended her relationship with her husband, left ABC to seek medical attention and then began a new career as an actress and singer.
Rigby's life-changing move into acting was welcomed with critical acclaim and in her debut role as Dorothy in Broadway's The Wizard of Oz was a said to be a "genuine theatrical talent" by Variety.
www.newswise.com /articles/view/22820   (609 words)

  
 Short Persons Support: Who's Who of Short People : Biography : Cathy Rigby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Cathy Rigby was the first American woman to win a medal in the World Gymnastics competition in 1970.
Cathy has earned 12 international medals, eight of them gold, and was named one of America's Most Influential Women in Sports by ABC-TV's Wide World of Sports.
Cathy is also a motivational speaker for collegiate and corporate audiences.
www.shortsupport.org /cgi/whowho_bio.cgi?seq=222&orderby=height&direction=ASC   (218 words)

  
 U-Press Telegram - STAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rigby may be the high-flying headliner, but director Glen Casale makes sure she is capably surrounded.
Rigby's program biography charmingly notes that the actress is related to several members of the current "Peter Pan" company.
Two of her children are in the cast, as well as her daughter-in-law and nephew, and she has family ties to people in props and the concessions stand.
u.presstelegram.com /Stories/0,1413,218~24216~2436783,00.html   (573 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby is - Peter Pan
Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan broke box office records, garnered rave reviews, and received two Tony® Award nominations, one for Best Actress In A Musical, and another for Best Revival.
Cathy Rigby earned a Tony nomination, garnered rave reviews and set box office records when she starred in the 35th Anniversary production of Peter Pan on Broadway in 1991.
A two-time Olympic gymnast, Cathy Rigby also maintains the historic position of being the first American woman to win a medal in the World Gymnastics competition and holds 12 international medals, 8 of them gold.
www.jayrecords.com /recordings/peterpan/recording.htm   (345 words)

  
 Taking Flight
Rigby was the first American woman to win a medal in Gymnastics, bringing home 12 international medals, eight of them gold.
Cathy Rigby: I have two other favorites: The Cat in the Hat in "Seussical the Musical" and Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun." The Cat is because it's the first time I was able to be spontaneous and ad lib with the audience.
Cathy Rigby: As far as being a tomboy, when my daughter, who's now 19, was four, she told me that she wanted to grow up and be a boy just like me. I don't know if that's a compliment or not!
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/07/12/DI2005071200834.html   (2342 words)

  
 Maestro Arts and Reviews - Playbill - Cathy Rigby
Cathy Rigby's farewell appearance in the musical Peter Pan is expected to be seen on Broadway in late 2005, producer Tom McCoy told Playbill On-Line.
Tiny, nimble and acrobatic, the fiftysomething Rigby earlier announced this would be her last time in the green tights.
For one of her several trips to Broadway in the role, Rigby was Tony Award-nominated.
www.maestro.ws /arts/la/cathyrigby.html   (409 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Cathy Rigby reprises her famous stage role as the title character in "Peter Pan."
Cathy Rigby is a two-time Olympian and a Tony Award nominee.
And they're not only older than Rigby was when she competed on an international level, they're also taller than their 5-foot mom.
www.jaehakim.com /articles/stage/features/rigby.htm   (399 words)

  
 edr: athletes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
After retiring in 1972, at 19, Rigby parlayed her expertise into a career doing sports commentary and commercials.
Born in Long Beach, Calif. Cathy is the daughter of a retired materials analyst and her engineer husband, who are now divorced.
Cathy believes it was her compulsiveness and lack of self-confidence that led to her problem.
www.eatingdisorderresources.com /peoplemag/081384cathyrigby.htm   (1876 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby still soars in 'Peter Pan' - 10/20/05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
What begins as a charming retelling of James Barrie's timeless tale about the boy who wouldn't grow up progressively loses its energy and edge, and ends up as a slog to the finish by a cast that seems to have been there and done that and really would rather not be doing it again.
At age 52, on what is billed as her farewell tour in a role she has owned for two decades, Rigby bounds through the air with a fairy's grace, and not just when she's suspended from a support cable.
Quite unsupported on her own springing legs, Rigby bounces literally from pillar to post, and she throws in a few forward flips and handstands for good measure.
www.detnews.com /2005/events/0510/20/E07-354730.htm   (576 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby Still Flies High In Her Farewell 'Peter Pan'
It has been nearly 20 years since Cathy Rigby vaulted into the role of the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up -- a character she subsequently played on Broadway several times -- and you'd think her interpretation would be a little long in the tooth by now.
Turning back flips and cartwheels, swooping over the stage, scattering a blizzard of silver pixie dust, Rigby still flaunts the athleticism that took her twice to the Olympics.
More importantly, she gives an uncanny depiction of a truculent small boy -- a guttersnipe hero, whose duels with pirates and magical aeronautics are fueled by the same hyperactivity that sets him bouncing on the beds in the Darling family nursery.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/20/AR2005072002181_pf.html   (605 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby in Peter Pan - CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS BROADWAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In her farewell performance, Tony Award® nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in the 100th anniversary of the immortal James M. Barrie tale - Peter Pan.
Take off with the ever youthful Cathy Rigby and revel in the magic and whimsy of this beloved classic.
Don’t miss the ever youthful CATHY RIGBY in the 100th Anniversary of the immortal James M. Barrie tale PETER PAN and revel in the magic and whimsy of this favored classic.
www.celebrityattractions.com /Allweb/Tmplate2Folder/artA01/T_PeterPan_Main.htm   (296 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Olympic gymnast energizes the timeless story of 'Peter Pan'
After a six-week vacation with her family, Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby is getting her production of "Peter Pan" back on the road.
Cathy Rigby, in her role as Peter Pan, holds tiny Tinkerbell
Rigby studied theater for seven years and ballet for 12.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,615152147,00.html   (723 words)

  
 2004 USA Gymnastics Olympic Site - Info / History / Top Olympians / Cathy Rigby McCoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Two time Olympian, Cathy Rigby, is best known for her silver medal balance beam performance at the World Championships in Liubliana, Yugoslavia in 1970.
Cathy performed flawlessly but we noticed her eyes focused on one particular spot as she performed.
Cathy became a media darling and appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine.
www.usa-gymnasticsolympics.com /2004/history/rigby.html   (141 words)

  
 Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
Tonight in Chicago, famed gymnast Cathy Rigby is starring as brave pointed-ear Peter in the play that made her famous as an actress.
Even though she made her professional debut as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" 21 years ago, Rigby is most famous as a two-time Olympic gymnast.
By the 1980s, Cathy Rigby became the most associated with playing the flying boy in green tights.
www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2005/02/01/features/ink/5db5de144b9e630c86256f9a005b9b7d.txt   (1234 words)

  
 Floridian: Making sense of Seuss
Cathy Rigby, starring in the Seussical tour that opens tonight at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, thinks the musical was a victim of high expectations.
She was a 15-year-old gymnast at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, then won the first individual medal by a U.S. gymnast in the world championships, a silver, two years later.
Rigby, whose 17-year-old daughter, Kaitlin McCoy, also is in the cast, likens the Cat to a "PG Cabaret emcee." She said it doesn't matter if a man or woman plays the role.
www.sptimes.com /2003/03/25/Floridian/Making_sense_of_Seuss.shtml   (751 words)

  
 Cathy Rigby will quit flying
BY MARTIN F. Cathy Rigby is once again soaring above the stage as Peter Pan and you should catch her while you can.
Whatever sense of loss Rigby may feel about relinquishing her longtime alter ego seems to color her performance, and very much for the better.
Rigby is the dominating presence, with James Clow close behind as Peter's nemesis, Captain Hook.
www.freep.com /entertainment/newsandreviews/peter20e_20051020.htm   (500 words)

  
 New Haven Advocate: Out of the Flying Pan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Cathy Rigby returns to the role this week in Stamford, while Yales Beinecke Library uncovers a century of documents related to Pan and his creator, J.M. Barrie.
Rigby owned the role for the entire 1990s and has decided to give the sprite one last spin this year, the 100th anniversary of Pan's creation.
Rigby didn't start acting until after she'd gained international fame as an Olympic gymnast (and spokeswoman for Stayfree).
www.newhavenadvocate.com /gbase/Arts/content?oid=oid:102336   (1250 words)

  
 Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service : Cathy Rigby finds her inner child in `Peter Pan'.(The Dallas Morning News) @ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The magic returns to television Sunday, where Cathy Rigby's exuberant new version of the "Peter Pan" stage musical debuts on the A&E Network, and on video and DVD on sale Oct. 10.
You can catch the fierce and infectious joy in the eyes of the gold medal-gymnast-turned-actress as she spreads her muscled arms and flies in the role she has brought to life on Broadway and in more than 60 cities.
Her performance may be all the more intense because for Rigby this isn't an extra ride on the carousel, but the first.
static.highbeam.com /k/knightriddertribunenewsservice/october042000/cathyrigbyfindsherinnerchildinpeterpanthedallasmor/index.html   (294 words)

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