Broadway legend Chita Rivera adds author to her resume RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer rich@dallasvoice.com Broadway icon Chita Rivera brings her signature showtunes to the Eisemann Center in Dallas this month.
From her Kander and Ebb work to Stephen Sondheim, Rivera, 90, not only performs legendary songs from the theater, she also shares her legacy of singing, dancing and acting.
The Tony Award-winner will recreate highlights from her Broadway career that has included roles in classic hits from West Side Story, Sweet Charity and Bye Bye Birdie to Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Visit and more in The Rhythm of My Life on June 23.
Joining her will be Broadway actor and friend George Dvorsky. Rivera also this month released Chita: A Memoir, telling all her stories from the Great White Way to now.