Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera (January 23, 1933 - January 30, 2024) was an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for creating roles in musical theatre hits such as Anita in "West Side Story," Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie," Velma in "Chicago" and Aurora in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." She received 2 Tony Awards (from a record 10 nominations), a Kennedy Center Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Notable Roles
Chicago
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
tick, tick... BOOM!
Sweet Charity
Pippin
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Studio One Forever
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Kalamazoo?
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs