Yesterday, The Post ran an iconic photo of the original Broadway production of the musical “West Side Story” that appeared alongside an obituary of Chita Rivera, the theater legend who died Tuesday at 91. But the dancer we pictured in a cropped version was not Rivera, in fact, but actress Liane Plane, another Shark girlfriend … Read more
When the news broke Tuesday of Broadway legend Chita Rivera’s death at age 91, the song “Somewhere” started playing in my head. A beautiful tearjerker from “West Side Story” often used during “In Memoriam” segments is about the young Sharks and Jets eventually finding peace. “There’s a place for us,” it goes. But then it … Read more
Chita Rivera, the dazzling Broadway star who originated roles in the musicals “Chicago,” “West Side Story” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” died on Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera died peacefully in New York following a brief illness, her daughter, Lisa Mordente, said in a statement. A brilliant dancer who mastered the moves of some … Read more
Chita Rivera catapulted to fame playing Anita in the 1957 musical “West Side Story” on Broadway. But please don’t confuse the 90-year-old diva with the actress Rita Moreno, who played the same role in the 1961 film. When people tell her that they loved her in the movie, “I straighten them out,” Rivera writes in … Read more