Rivera, Chita
Variant names
Americans
Biographical notes:
Chita Rivera (born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, January 23, 1933, Washington, DC) began her career in theater after a successful audition to George Balanchine's School of American Ballet. She got her first role on Broadway in 1951 and is known for several original Broadway roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago. She is also the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honor (Dec. 2002) and was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009).
Links to collections
Fawcett, Novice G., 1909-. Eileen Heckart papers, ca. 1930-[ongoing].
Ohio State University Libraries
Ebb, Fred. Fred Ebb papers, 1927-2004.
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Rivera, Chita. Signature, dated : [S.l., s.d.], [n.d.].
Pierpont Morgan Library.
Flaherty, Stephen. Chita Rivera : the dancer's life / original music by Stephen Flaherty ; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens ; book by Terrence McNally, 2006.
New York Public Library System, NYPL
John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.
Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Anderson, Doug, 1919-. Doug Anderson theatrical drawings, 1957-1964.
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005.
Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Lucille Lortel papers
The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
DuPont Hospitality (a unit of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company). Records of the DuPont Theatre, 1919-2001 (bulk, 1975-1995).
Hagley Museum & Library
American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)
University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
Fred Ebb papers, 1927-2004
The New York Public Library. Music Division.
Related names in SNAC
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Anderson, Doug, 1919-
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Cullen, Frank, 1936-
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Ebb, Fred.
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Flaherty, Stephen.
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Lortel, Lucille
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McNeilly, Donald, 1945-
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Saddler, Donald
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Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980
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Balanchine, George
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American Museum of Vaudeville
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School of American Ballet
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Subjects:
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Occupations:
- Singers
- Actresses
- Dancers
Places:
- DC, US
Variant Names
Rivera, Chita, 1933-...
Chita Rivera.
Rivero, Dolores Concita del
Figueroa del Rivero, Dolores Conchita, 1933-...
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero 1933-
O'Hara, Chita
Rivero, Conchita del
Del Rivero, Conchita
Del Rivero, Dolores Concita
O'Hara, Conchita
Del Rivero, Concita
Rivero, Dolores Conchita Figueroa del, 1933-
Rivero, Concita del
O’Hara, Chita 1933-
Figueroa del Rivero, Dolores Conchita
Rivera, Chita, 1933-
Rivero, Dolores Concita del, 1933-
O'Hara, Chita, 1933-
Rivero, Conchita del, 1933-
Del Rivero, Conchita, 1933-
Del Rivero, Dolores Concita, 1933-
O'Hara, Conchita, 1933-
Del Rivero, Concita, 1933-
Rivero, Concita del, 1933-
Figueroa del Rivero, Dolores Conchita, 1933-
