
Acting
Born January 23, 1933 · Washington, D.C., USA
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025

Studio One Forever
2024

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022

Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020

Amy's Victory Dance
2020

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018

Every Act of Life
2018

Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015

Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
2014

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011

Kalamazoo?
2006

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

Chicago
2002

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996

Night of 100 Stars III
1990

Mayflower Madam
1987

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

That's Dancing!
1985

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984

Pippin
1981

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973

Sweet Charity
1969

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969