Broadway legend Chita Rivera was a triple threat, a trailblazer – and a hoot
Chris Wiegand
Chita Rivera – a life in pictures
Chita Rivera, illustrious Broadway star, dies aged 91
May 2023
‘I was going to be a nun!’ Broadway legend Chita Rivera on Chicago, West Side Story – and her love of sumo wrestling
The singing, dancing and acting superstar originated some of the best roles in musicals – yet none of it would have happened had she not fallen through a table at the age of nine
November 2021
'His songs are like a fabulous steak': an all-star toast to Stephen Sondheim
The supreme lyricist and composer has died aged 91. In a piece first published to mark his 9oth birthday, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and many more celebrate the man and his musicals
December 2020
Tony-winning Broadway star Ann Reinking dies aged 71
Choreographer and Fosse collaborator starred as Roxie in Chicago and appeared on screen in Annie
March 2020
Terrence McNally: a life in pictures
Playwright Terrence McNally, who has died aged 81, was a four-time Tony award winner whose works include Kiss of the Spider Woman and Frankie and Johnny at the Claire de Lune
January 2019
Chita Rivera's songbook: West Side stories, killer tunes and all that jazz
From Chicago to Sweet Charity, the American musical legend looks back at some of the key tracks in her career
April 2018
Behind the scenes at the Olivier awards – in pictures
Guardian photographer David Levene was backstage at Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, south-west London
September 2017
How we made
How we made West Side Story
‘I wanted to be the first guy to use a four-letter word in a musical – but the line ended up as “krup you” instead’
April 2015
The Visit review – vengeful Chita Rivera sharpens Kander and Ebb’s dark vision
This musical treatment of Dürrenmatt’s revenge satire has star turns from Rivera and Roger Rees, but a romanticised plot plays weakly beside its macabre twists
