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In 1951, Rivera accompanied a friend to the audition for the touring company of Call Me Madam starring Elaine Stritch and ended up winning the role herself. She followed this by landing roles in other Broadway productions such as Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Mr. Wonderful starring Sammy Davis Jr., and Seventh Heaven [13] and dancing on The Maurice Chevalier Special in 1956. [14]
Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal ...
Broadway legend Chita Rivera has died at age 91. “It is with immense personal sorrow that I announce the death of the beloved Broadway icon Chita Rivera,” her friend Merle Frimark shared in a ...
Chita Rivera. Chita Rivera, the Broadway icon and beloved star of West Side Story, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman, has died.She was 91. The news was confirmed by her daughter, Lisa Mordente ...
From 1957 to 1966, Mordente was married to Chita Rivera. [9] Their daughter is actress Lisa Mordente, who received a best actress Tony nomination in 1982 for the musical Marlowe. Mordente and Rivera divorced but remained on good terms. [10] [9] [11] Mordente married Jean G. Fraser in 1978. They were parents to screenwriter Adriana Mordente. [12]
Chita Rivera, an iconic performer of stage and screen with credits including “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Sweet Charity,” has died. She was 91.
In 1961, Moreno landed the role of Anita in Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Broadway musical West Side Story, which had been played by Chita Rivera on Broadway. Moreno earned acclaim for her performance.
Broadway legend Chita Rivera, a two-time Tony winner who received eight additional nominations, died on Tuesday morning after a brief illness, her publicist announced. She was 91. The actor-singer ...