Rivera is a Tony Award winner for her performances in and . She has been nominated for her performances in , , , , , Nine, : The Dancer's Life and The Visit. She has also been seen on Broadway in , Seventh Heaven, , and , among others. Rivera is also a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and the first Latina woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors Award.
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Chita and celebrate Kander and Ebb at the Tony Awards:
Rivera performs "Spanish Rose" from Bye Bye Birdie on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Rivera, and join forces for "America" from West Side Story.
Chita as Evita? She belts and dances her way through a fantastic "Buenos Aires" at the Tony Awards:
"America" and "All That Jazz":
Rivera and performing "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago:
Rivera pays tribute to at Honors:
Rivera in Kiss of the Spider Woman:
"I Believe in You" alongside :
"The Shriner Ballet" from Bye Bye Birdie:
Rivera talks about West Side Story:
"Where You Are" from Kiss of the Spider Woman:
Rivera and Verdon perform "All That Jazz" and "Nowadays" at the Tony Awards:
Rivera and the cast of Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Tony Awards:
Rivera sings "All That Jazz" in concert:
Rivera and Liza Minnelli sing "The Apple Doesn't Fall" from The Rink:
Rivera wins the Tony Award in 1984 for The Rink:
Rivera wins the Tony Award in 1993 for Kiss of a Spider Woman:
Highlights from The Dancer's Life:
Inspiration for Spider Woman? Rivera performs Blood, Sweat, & Tears' "Lucretia McEvil" on "The Show":
Rivera conjures some 60's camp with some all-male dancers in "Pretty for Me" on "The Hollywood Palace":
Rivera performing from Bajour:
Rivera and Juliet Prowse perform "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" and "If They Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity at the 1985 Tony Awards:
Rivera, and sing "Let Me Entertain You":
Last, but certainly not least! Rivera's latest, Tony-nominated performance in Kander and Ebb's The Visit on Broadway:
