Her death was announced by her daughter, Lisa Mordente, who said that Rivera died peacefully.
TV specials included 1983sBroadway Plays Washington!
Kennedy Center TonightandThe Road to Cordoba-National Theatre of the Deaf.
Chita Rivera
When we filmed the diner scene inttB(Tick, Tick..Boom!
8 months later on our reshoots, she joined us and held court all day.
It remains one of the all-time joys of my life.
Chita Rivera in original Broadway production of ‘West Side Story’ (1957)Everett Collection
She IS magnificent, not ready for the past tense just yet.
Her first appearance, at age 19, was as a principal dancer inCall Me Madam.
Among her many recordings were original Broadway cast albums forMr.
Concert recordings includeLegends of Broadway, Chita Rivera: And Now I Swing,andChita!
And Now I Sing.
She published a long-awaited, critically-acclaimed bookChita: A Memoirlast year (HarperOne).
She was predeceased by sister Carmen.
