Among many friends in New York City, Rita was close to Dustin Hoffman in the years before his discovery by Mike Nichols and his casting in “The Graduate”. In fact Rita accompanied Dustin for a seemingly disastrous audition for a musical. Mike Nichols somehow remembered the impression Dustin made at the audition (he didn’t get the job) but called him in for a screen test for his upcoming film “The Graduate”, and the rest is history.

[I appeared in an article featuring Dustin in "Life Magazine", some time after his 'discovery'... we are searching for a copy of this article. - Rita]

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Rita performed in London on September 25th, 2007:

“W.H. AUDEN • LOUIS MacNIECE • BRITTEN • ELGAR • STRAVINSKY”
Poems on the Underground Series
Readers Gerard Benson & Cecily Herbert
and the Apollo Chamber Orchestra (conductor David Chernaik)
with guest performer RITA LOVING.

‘A celebration of the works of five 20th Century writers and composers who transformed our world.’

Tuesday 25th September, 2007, 7.30pm • St. Giles Cripplegate (opposite Barbican Center)
Tickets: £12 (concessions £8) from Barbican Box Office 0845 120 7500 (www.barbican.org.uk)

Concert: Kleine Konzertsaal, Bal Tölz.

Date: January 20, 2007.

Performers: June Card, soprano & Rita Loving, piano.