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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]
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] He lived in Henderson, Nevada. [11] Mordente died following a brief illness on June 11, 2024, at the age of 88. [13] [11] His death occurred less than 5 months after his ex-wife ...
Born in the Long Island village of New Hyde Park, to choreographer and television director Tony Mordente and actress/dancer Chita Rivera (her birth postponed her mother's opening in the West End production of West Side Story), [2] Mordente made her Broadway debut opposite Alexis Smith in the short-lived 1978 musical Platinum.
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 ...
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 ...
Broadway legend and two-time Tony winner Chita Rivera, best known for originating the role of Anita in the 1957 stage production of West Side Story, has died.She was 91. Rivera passed away ...
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life was conceived by Chita Rivera in 2003, while she appeared in the musical Nine on Broadway.Since Rivera's next project, the Public Theater production of The Visit, had been canceled, Rivera approached that show's book writer, Terrence McNally, with the idea of a musical based upon her life.
Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera died Tuesday. She was 91. Her death was confirmed to The New York Times by her daughter, Lisa Mordente; a cause of death was not disclosed. Rivera’s ...