Webnew york (ap) — chita rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actress who garnered 10 tony nominations, winning twice, in a long broadway career that.

Webone photograph, taken by actor and choreographer leo kharibian, that captures rivera's energy in the role hangs in a manhattan saloon owned by another.

Now 90, rivera remembers west side story from the beginning:

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A memoir, rivera recounts her career originating roles in major broadway shows.

Webbroadway legend chita rivera dances through her life in a new memoir.

Webbroadway legend chita rivera dances through her life in a new memoir.

At age 90, she’s a legendary.

A memoir, rivera recounts her career originating roles in major broadway shows.

Webthe dancer chita rivera, who “ dazzled audiences for nearly seven decades as a puerto rican lodestar of the american musical theater,” has died at 91.

In her new memoir, chita rivera says she could never relate to the song “i’m still here,” stephen sondheim’s beloved ode to persevering despite the odds.

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Weba quadruple threat, rivera could make a lasting impression in minutes, whether onstage or onscreen.

Webher new, eponymous memoir chita — written with patrick pacheco — dances through the patterns of her brilliant career.

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