#chita rivera

[bomberqueen17]

RIP to the OG

Alas! Broadway star and legend Chita Rivera has died aged 91.

My cat is named for her, and it's a funny story I feel I should share. See, in 2007 or so, Dude was working for the local alt-newsweekly (remember those?) and during the time he was there, Chita Rivera was scheduled to come to Buffalo for a show. The theatre editor was so excited about this that he insisted on having a 52-week countdown on the theatre page, which annoyed the graphic design department enormously because that page otherwise had a static header.

But it became a running joke. "ONLY FORTY-NINE WEEKS UNTIL CHITA RIVERA!"

The theatre editor was so excited he commissioned a mural of her to be painted on his dining room wall.

I'm not sure how this came about, but somehow she was offered and accepted an invitation to come to his house to dine on the night she was in town. I cannot imagine painting someone on my dining room wall and then inviting her over, but I also have never been the theatre editor in an alt-newsweekly; there are many things I have not experienced in life.

In the midst of this, that's when Dude and I got our kitten. It was like-- of course we had to name her Chita. So we did. But not just Chita. She's Chita Rivera, which confuses the vet enormously, because neither of us have the last name Rivera. "She's not related to us," Dude explained patiently to the vet receptionist, who did not find this enlightening.

Anyway-- she was apparently a wonderful guest to dinner, the show she came to do was delightful, it all went swimmingly. She apparently was not at all disconcerted by the mural of herself, which I suppose if I were a legend I might also not find that disconcerting.

And while she was there, she told them her margarita recipe. I have made this recipe on several occasions and please serve it over a lot of ice because it will kill you otherwise. It is refreshing and actually really delightful to drink. It does not taste as strong as it is. It is incredibly strong.

Lo: The Chita Margarita, in memory of the realest of them all.

Take 1 can of limeade concentrate and empty it into a pitcher. Refill the empty can with tequila, and add that to the pitcher. Now refill the empty can with cheap beer-- Corona will do, something pale-- and add that to the pitcher.

Voila! No, this cannot be scaled down. Please serve it over ice.

Rest in peace, legend!

#chita rivera #dolores conchita figueroa del rivero #obituaries #cocktail recipes #a life well lived

[bestmusicalworldcup]

Chita Rivera has passed away today at the age of 91. She originated many of the most iconic roles on Broadway, including Anita in West Side Story and Velma Kelly in Chicago. Rivera was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning Leading Actress in a Musical twice for her roles in The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman.

#chita rivera #musicals #not a poll

[thesobsister]

The legendary Chita Rivera has left the building, age 91. One of the most distinctive and distinguished singer/actor/dancers of the second half of the 20th century, she worked with some of the leading lights of Broadway and originated roles as iconic as West Side Story's Anita and All That Jazz's Velma Kelly, winning two Tonys in the process.

Here, she pulls off some very Fosse-ish moves in a dance number on The Judy Garland Show just over 60 years ago.

As they say, the lights of the Great White Way are dimmer for this loss.

aav.

#chita rivera #obituary #boricua #puertorriqueña #latina #musicals #jerome robbins #bob fosse #broadway #Youtube

[tonymarias]

REST IN PEACE CHITA RIVERA

January 23rd, 1933 - January 30, 2024

always our anita

#im gutted #an icon #she has done so much for Latino representation #the best part of the original cast recording is Chita’s singing #chita rivera #broadway #mine

[citizenscreen]

Just learned that Broadway legend Chita Rivera passed away 😭 I’m so sorry to hear this. May she R.I.P.

#chita rivera #broadway legends

[operaqueen]

Chita Rivera - Kiss of the Spider Woman

#chita rivera #kander and ebb #kiss of the spider woman #broadway

[loveboatinsanity]

R.I.P. Chita Rivera

#chita rivera

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Jerome Robbins, second from left, rehearsing the cast of the upcoming Broadway musical "West Side Story," July 22, 1957. Chita Rivera is beside Robbins at center.

Photo: Associated Press via AP/Instagram

#vintage New York #1950s #Jerome Robbins #West Side Story #Chita Rivera #July 22 #vintage Broadway #22 July #Broadway musical #musical theater #theater #rehearsal

[thevisualvamp]

Adieu Chita

#chita rivera #r.i.p.

[armandjolras]

She was so talented, it’s a shame there aren’t good recordings of her early career

#chita rivera

[costumeloverz71]

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson - aka - Chita Rivera, (January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024)

#chita rivera #west side story #r.i.p.

[thelonelyqueenofthenight]

Rest in Peace, Miss Chita Rivera

Thank you for everything 🕊️🕊️🕊️🌹🌹🌹

#rest in peace #rest in paradise #icon #singer #dancer #actress #broadway #chita rivera

[citizenscreen]

After 607 performances and four Tony Awards, the original Broadway production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” starring Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke , closed at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 7, 1961.

#bye bye birdie #broadway #chita rivera #dick van dyke

[operaqueen]

The LEGENDARY - breathtaking Chita Rivera has passed away today, at 91.

#chita rivera

[anton-wyzek]

Chita Rivera (1933-2024)

#no one talk to me #i will never recover #chita rivera