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Jan 31, 2024 · It was the role that made the name of Broadway legend Chita Rivera, who died yesterday – a sparky, sarky, independent-minded Latinx woman who had never been seen before on stage.
Apr 21, 2023 · In Chita: A Memoir, Rivera recounts her career originating roles in major Broadway shows. Now 90, Rivera remembers West Side Story from the beginning: "I was there at the first flicker...
In 1957, she was cast as Anita in West Side Story, the role which would make her a Broadway star. In 1960, Rivera was nominated for a Tony Award for creating the role of Rose in Bye Bye Birdie opposite Dick Van Dyke.
Jan 30, 2024 · Broadway legend Chita Rivera, the dynamic performer who blazed a trail for Latina artists onstage as Anita in "West Side Story," has died at 91.
Dec 14, 2020 · Chita Rivera's fiery performance as Anita in the original Broadway cast of West Side Story made her a star. Rivera says a highlight of the experience was watching Leonard Bernstein and...
Jan 30, 2024 · Broadway icon Chita Rivera, best known for her role as Anita in the original 1957 Broadway cast of "West Side Story," has died at age 91. Rivera died Tuesday in New York after a brief illness, her...
Jan 30, 2024 · Chita Rivera, the fire-and-ice dancer, singer and actress who leapt to stardom in the original Broadway production of “West Side Story” and dazzled audiences for nearly seven decades as a...
Jan 30, 2024 · She was 91. The actor-singer-dancer originated the role of Anita in the original Broadway production of “West Side Story,” as well as the title character in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and the...
Jan 31, 2024 · NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chita Rivera, the musical theater legend and multiple Tony winner who created the role of Puerto Rican firebrand Anita on Broadway in "West Side Story" and...
Jan 30, 2024 · At first, making her way up in the 1950s, from the chorus of “Guys and Dolls” to Anita in “West Side Story,” dancing was her calling card.
