Broadway legend Chita Rivera dead at 91

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, shared in a statement.

A brilliant dancer who mastered the moves of some of the twentieth century’s greatest choreographers, including Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse, Rivera is best remembered for her performances as Velma Kelly in “Chicago” and Anita in “West Side Story.”

She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1983, for John Kander and Fred Ebb’s “The Rink” and again for that duo’s “Kiss of The Spider Woman.”

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