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Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91 NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actress who gar
The 10-time Tony nominee was a true icon of the theatre world.
A 10-time Tony Award nominee and two-time winner, known for her roles in the original stage productions of ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Chicago’, Chita Rivera died on Tuesday in New York, according to her daughter.
Chita Rivera, who has died aged 91, was the raven-haired American actress, singer and dancer who created Anita in the 1957 Broadway premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story; she did the same the following year for the British premiere, where she was considered so central to the show’s success that the London opening was postponed until she had given birth to her daughter.
While Broadway pauses to mourn the passing of Chita Rivera, fill your day with a little bit of Chita and hum along to the glorious music that she left us with.