Chita Rivera Postpones January Engagements
Chita Rivera has had to postpone some of her engagements.
The Tony award winner postponed her January residency at Café Carlyle after having suffered an injury during the Christmas holiday. According to the New York Times she suffered a pelvic stress fracture which she will need to recover from.
She was slated to perform in "An Evening of My Favorite Songs" and was scheduled for Jan. 12-23. As a result of her injury it has been rescheduled April 19-30.
Rivera was recently nominated for the Tony Award for her work on "The Visit" but lost to Kelli O'Hara for her work on "The King and I." The show was Terrence McNally's final musical and one that obtained a lot of praise.
Rivera has also been in seen in multiple Broadway shows including the Tony award-winning show "Nine," and "The Rink." Her best known roles include "Chicago" and "Bye Bye Birdie." Her breakout role came in 1957 when she starred as Anita in Leonard Bernstein's famed musical "West Side Story." She has also been nominated for 10 Tony Awards in multiple categories. In 2002 she was among the Kennedy Center Honors and has been nominated multiple times for the Drama Desk awards. In 2009 she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Rivera, who turns 83 in January, has also appeared on numerous Television shows including "The Outer Limits," "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," "The New Dick Van Dyke Show," "Once Upon a Brothers Grimm," "Pippin: His Life and Times," "One Life to Live," and "Mayflower Madam." She has also appeared in multiple films including the Oscar-winning "Chicago" and the 1969 film "Sweet Charity."
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