Chita Rivera ... Side Story” in 1957. Rivera’s career skyrocketed when she derived the role of Anita in “West Side Story” in 1957. Corbis via Getty Images She then followed that ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer ... she flashed her cast and belted out “Put on a Happy Face” from the musical “Bye, Bye, Birdie.” It took months of physical therapy ...

"Very simply, there was then — and is now — nobody who can sing, dance and act like Chita Rivera." Those were director Hal Prince's opening words when Chita Rivera was honored at the Kennedy ...

Chita Rivera, right, and Michelle Veintimilla perform at the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/ Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) “We all have ...