The Chita Rivera Awards are produced by Joe Lanteri, the founder and executive director of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation Inc., in conjunction with Patricia Watt.

Lorna Luft remembers Chita Rivera Luft remembered the late but great Chita Rivera. “I met Chita when I was eight years old,” she revealed. “Chita was an incredible friend to my family.

The 2025 Chita Rivera Awards will be presented on May 19 at 7:30pm at NYU Skirball (566 LaGuardia Place off Washington Square Park), and produced by Joe Lanteri, Founder and Executive Director of ...

DeBose went on: "I am heartbroken and yet ever inspired as she showed so many of us what was possible. Rest well Queen." 'Chicago' star Catherine Zeta-Jones to Chita Rivera: 'Sleep tight my Queen ...

Chita Rivera, the iconic Broadway performer known for her groundbreaking roles and energetic performances, passed away at the age of 91. Rivera's legacy as a trailblazer for Latina artists and her ...

Chita Rivera, the iconic Broadway performer known for her groundbreaking roles and energetic performances, passed away at the age of 91. Rivera's legacy as a trailblazer for Latina artists and her ...

Dick Van Dyke, left, and Chita Rivera, second from right, stars of the Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie", visit with Nashville theater fans backstage at the 54th Street Theater in New York, Nov. 5 ...

The 2025 Chita Rivera Awards will honor Tony Award-winning performer Ben Vereen with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifelong commitment to dance in … ...

Chita Rivera, left, and Lisa Mordente arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini ...

Chita Rivera during a performance of "The Visit" in New York City on April 23, 2015. Walter McBride / Getty Images file CHITA RIVERA, 91, legendary Broadway actor and singer.

LEAD: CHITA RIVERA, the dancer and singer, is opening a new restaurant today at 444 West 42d Street that looks like a Broadway set of a New York restaurant: vivid, spirited, capable of delivering ...