Chita Rivera has died
Chita Rivera has died
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#1Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:30pm
https://www.theatermania.com/news/broadway-icon-chita-rivera-dies-at-91_1727997/
https://deadline.com/2024/01/chita-rivera-dead-1235808748/
Truly one of the greats.
#2Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:33pm
Wow.
Rest in peace, legend.
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#3Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:34pm
Despite her age, this is still a shock. She was still so active.
#4Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:35pmNOOOOOOOOO
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#5Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:37pm
Wow. This is such a titanic lost for the Broadway community. I remember the only time I ever staged doored was after Mystery of Edwin Drood just so I could meet her. Once I ask if she would sign my Playbill, I said to the girl beside me, "I can die now". Chita smiled, laughed and touch my shoulder.
What an amazing woman and life!
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#6Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:39pm
I know it shouldn't be surprising given her age, but I'm completely in shock. Devastating.
#7Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:42pm
HenryTDobson said: "I know it shouldn't be surprising given her age, but I'm completely in shock.Devastating."
I agree, I'm not sure why but it just felt like she was going to be around forever.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#8Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:43pm
One of the greats. When people say legend, she is what they mean. May her memory be a blessing.
#9Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:46pm
What a loss for the community. Chita was so full of life and energy which I think is part of why this comes as a shock despite her advanced age. She was one of the greatest performers right through until the end and truly deserves to be remembered as a legend in musical theater. RIP Chita.
BCfitasafiddle
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
#10Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:47pm
A lot of people are labeled legends, Chita was one in every sense of the word. And always will. My heart is broken, but beyond grateful for the years of enjoying her gifts.
#11Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:47pm
Rest Easy Chita! We’ll see you again one day! True Legend!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#12Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:47pm
I’m devastated.
Having had the privilege of meeting a legend like her not once, but twice (the second time in the midst of a snowstorm at Drood), she was a woman as gracious as she was legendary. Fly high, dancing queen 💃.
I hope they put a sign for her in the lobby at CHICAGO like they did for Ann Reinking
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#13Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:50pm
Siempre seras un orgullo para la comunidad Puertorriqueña.
Leyenda y reina hasta el fin.
Que descanse en paz.
#14Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:52pm
Very sad. She gave us a lot to be thankful for. A life well lived.
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Updated On: 1/30/24 at 02:52 PM
#15Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:53pm
So sad. She was amazing. RIP.
I’m grateful I got to see her many times on stage.
#16Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:58pm
Heart broken. RIP
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#17Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 2:59pm
I just started listening to her memoir! It’s going to hit very differently going forward. RIP to one of the greatest Broadway stars of all time. If there was a Mount Rushmore of Broadway, she’d be up there.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:07pm
Wow, not a name I was prepared to see.
May her memory be a blessing and thanks for all the beauty.
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#19Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:08pm
Rest in Peace Chita! She will forever be a legend. What a MF queen.
#20Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:13pm
I was blessed to have been in her presence 3 or 4 times. Once as a teen in the lobby of the, then, Shubert Theater in Philadelphia. Lisa was in the musical "Platinum". I had seen it and got another ticket to go back on opening night. I was standing in the lobby holding a soft drink and next thing I knew I was laying on the floor staring up at a lot of red fabric. That fabric was the kaftan Ms. Rivera was wearing. She accidentally bumped into me and knocked me to the floor. She offered to replace my drink but I was so star struck I was totally fine being knocked to the floor by her and didn't need a replacement!
Fast forward to 2012 at the Stage door of Studio 54. I don't stage door much at all but I just wanted to see her. It wasn't busy so when she came out we were actually able to chat. I started telling her about the incident at the Shubert and before I could finish she said "Oh my goodness, I knocked you down didn't I"? I was floored that she remembered it. We chatted more and took a picture together.
A legend and a wonderful human being. May she rest in peace.
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Marlothom
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/04
#21Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:15pm
I was not prepared for this. I will always treasure seeing her with Carol Channing (Together at Last), and in Drood. I regret not seeing her in Spiderwoman. What a loss!
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#22Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:18pm
Aww, got to see her a few times, most recently in The Visit, and was awaiting her BCEFA Spiderwoman ornament to arrive...
#23Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:25pm
An absolute legend! Curious to hear what Chicago does tonight to ho or her.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#24Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:31pm
What a life. Farewell Chita.
There will be a special Stars in The House tonight at 8pm ET Celebrating the Life of Chita Rivera.
Here's the link to that tribute
#25Chita Rivera has died
Posted: 1/30/24 at 3:32pm
I got to work with her and meet her during the run of the NINE revival. I just always thought she’d be here forever… So sad.
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