Broadway legend Chita Rivera dead at 91
New York (AFP) - Chita Rivera, who electrified Broadway stages over six decades in shows including "West Side Story" and "Chicago" as one of the foremost entertainers of her generation, died Tuesday at age 91, her publicist said. Rivera -- a singer, dancer and actress -- died in New York after a "brief illness," her daughter Lisa Mordente said in a statement released by publicist Merle Frimark. Trained in voice, piano and ballet from a young age, Rivera was dancing on Broadway before she was 20 and kept at it all the way into her early 80s. Rivera became one of the most nominated actors in the...