THE IRREPLACABLE CHITA
Chita Rivera (1933"2024). Photo by Gregg Delman for The New York Times from "The Visit" (2015).January 31, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Chita Rivera first started kicking up her legs up on Broadway at age nineteen and she didn't stop until she was ninety-one. Female legends of the musical theatre are a rare breed: Merman and Martin, Gwen and Angela, and Chita. No question she's up there on…