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CHITA RIVERA
has won two Tony Awards (Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Rink) and received five
additional Tony nominations. In December 2002, she received a Kennedy Center Honor in Washington, DC. Chita created
the role of Velma Kelly in the original Broadway production of Chicago opposite Gwen Verdon (1975) and appears in the
film version. Recent starring roles include the new Kander/Ebb/McNally musical The Visit and The House of Bernarda Alba;
the London/Las Vegas/Toronto productions of Chicago: The Musical; and Chita & All That Jazz, a musical celebration of her
spectacular life in the theatre. Her electric performance as Anita in the Broadway premiere of West Side Story (1957) brought
her stardom, which was repeated in London. Career highlights: starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie and Jerry's Girls (original
Broadway casts), Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Seventh Heaven, Mr. Wonderful; tours: Born Yesterday, The Rose Tattoo, Call Me
Madam, Threepenny Opera, Sweet Charity (and film version), Kiss Me, Kate. Her most treasured production is her daughter,
singer/dancer/choreographer, Lisa Mordente.
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