Cathy Rigby is 60-years-old, but she looks more like 40 and moves like a teenager.
"I've done the role enough times to know how to do it without white knuckling it," she said.
She's a pro. She's been playing Peter Pan on stage for 20 years with great reviews, but before she was an actress, she was a gymnast. That discipline and her training habits make Peter Pan come easy to her.
"I think you get smarter the older you get in training and I think physically, I'm in better shape," she said.
She's always been in great shape. It's a habit. She says her secret to longevity is to follow her heart.
"We get to the point when we get older where we say this is who I am, this is what I do, this is what I love. There's a freshness that happens with your life."
She flies on stage and Cathy says she even flies in her dreams.
Rigby competed in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympics and was the first American woman to win a medal at a World Gymnastics Championship.
Tickets for Peter Pan are on sale at Gammage. Rigby says it's a play for kids, but adults enjoy it too.
Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby Through Jan. 13 ASU Gammage 1200 South Forest Ave. Tempe, AZ 85287 1-800-982-ARTS (2787) asugammage.com
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The actor James Gandolfini, best known for his award-winning portrayal of New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano in the HBO series "The Sopranos," has died in Italy. He was 51.
The actor James Gandolfini, best known for his award-winning portrayal of New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano in the HBO series "The Sopranos," has died in Italy. He was 51.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:53 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:53:25 GMT
Joe Torre's daughter caught a 1-year-old boy who fell from a fire escape outside a second-floor apartment in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn Wednesday morning.
Joe Torre's daughter caught a 1-year-old boy who fell from a fire escape outside a second-floor apartment in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn Wednesday morning.
New York state and Eastman Kodak Co. have reached a deal that will keep some of the troubled company's operations in Rochester and provide $49 million for environmental cleanup at the once bustling Eastman...
New York state and Eastman Kodak Co. have reached a deal that will keep some of the troubled company's operations in Rochester and provide $49 million for environmental cleanup at the once bustling Eastman Business Park.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:51:22 GMT
Franklin Reyes, 17, was in court Wednesday. He is charged with the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo.
Franklin Reyes, 17, was in court Wednesday. He is charged with the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo. He is accused of driving without a license, then fleeing police, jumping a curb, and hitting Ariel and her grandmother as they were walking to school.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:13:15 GMT
More than 70 percent of New Jersey residents have seen or heard the state's "Stronger than the Storm" advertising campaign, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll.
More than 70 percent of New Jersey residents have seen or heard the state's "Stronger than the Storm" advertising campaign, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:30:42 GMT
The FBI has found possible human remains in a dig at the New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster. An FBI spokesman confirmed Wednesday that agents found material that they want to test as part of an investigation.
The FBI has found possible human remains in a dig at the New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster. An FBI spokesman confirmed Wednesday that agents found material that they want to test as part of an investigation.
