{"id":64942,"date":"2024-01-31T00:17:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=64942"},"modified":"2024-01-31T00:17:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:17:18","slug":"chita-rivera-broadway-star-and-singer-dead-at-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/31\/chita-rivera-broadway-star-and-singer-dead-at-91\/","title":{"rendered":"Chita Rivera, Broadway Star and Singer, Dead at 91"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64940\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chita-5-1-30-2024-19-34-0011.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chita-5-1-30-2024-19-34-0011.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chita-5-1-30-2024-19-34-0011-300x175.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><br \/>\nChita Rivera, an iconic performer of stage and screen with credits including \u201c<em>Chicago<\/em>,\u201d \u201c<em>Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>Sweet Charity<\/em>,\u201d has died. She was 91.<\/p>\n<p>Her daughter, Lisa Mordente, announced the death but did not provide a specific cause saying Rivera died \u201cpeacefully\u201d on Tuesday, January 30,\u00a0 2024, \u201cin New York after a brief illness.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-798123732\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64943\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chita-Rivera-bio.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64943\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chita-Rivera-bio.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chita-Rivera-bio.webp 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chita-Rivera-bio-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chita Rivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 1933, Rivera was a trained ballerina from a young age and went on to study at the School of American Ballet before heading to Broadway. By age 16, she had auditioned for famed choreographer George Balanchine and moved to New York City to attend the School of American Ballet. Her early Broadway career included roles in \u201c<em>Guys and Dolls<\/em>\u201d (1953) and \u201c<em>Can-Can<\/em>\u201d (1954).<\/p>\n<p>It was in 1957\u2019s \u201c<em>West Side Story<\/em>\u201d that Rivera had her breakout Broadway role, playing \u201cAnita\u201d in one of the most popular musicals of all time. On that show, she worked with musical theater legends Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, and Stephen Sondheim. Rivera was also known for her association with the creative team of John Kander and the late Fred Ebb.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera was a triple threat, amassing 10 total Tony nominations and winning twice, the first time for &#8220;<em>The Rink<\/em>&#8221; in 1984 and then for &#8220;<em>Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em>&#8221; in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>She rebounded from a car accident in 1988 that crushed her right leg and became an indefatigable star on the road. She was on Broadway in a raucous production of \u201c<em>The Mystery of Edwin Drood<\/em>\u201d in 2012 and the chilly \u201c<em>The Visit<\/em>\u201d in 2014, earning another best actress Tony nomination.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2304934305\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rivera also appeared regularly on TV entertainment shows and was in the film version of &#8220;<em>Sweet Charity<\/em>&#8221; in 1969 with Shirley MacLaine and &#8220;<em>Chicago<\/em>&#8221; in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>In her mid-70s, when other dancers had slowed down or retired, she starred in &#8220;<em>Chita Rivera: The Dancer&#8217;s Life<\/em>,&#8221; a stage show that combined music, dance, and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2009, Rivera was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the U.S. can give a civilian. Rivera put her hand over her heart and said she shook her head in wonderment as President Barack Obama presented the medal. In 2013, she was the marshal at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/30\/theater\/chita-rivera-photos-life.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chita Rivera: A Life in Photos\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chita_Rivera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More About Chita Rivera<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chita Rivera, an iconic performer of stage and screen with credits including \u201cChicago,\u201d \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman\u201d and \u201cSweet Charity,\u201d has died. She was 91. 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