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Chita Rivera Dead - Broadway Icon Passes Away at 91

Chita Rivera has sadly passed away at the age of 91.

The Tony-winning entertainer was a legend of the stage, originating the roles of Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie, Velma Kelly in Chicago, and Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman, just to name a few.

Chita‘s death was confirmed by her daughter Lisa Mordente.

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Helen Mirren & Sara Bareilles Hit the Stage at the 2022 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala

Helen Mirren shines in a silver gown on the red carpet at the 2022 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday (March 7) in New York City.

The 76-year-old actress took to the stage to honor three-time Tony recipient Chita Rivera with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre.

“I know this is a prestigious award because I’ve received it,” Helen joked during her speech, per Variety. She added, “Even a global pandemic can’t keep Chita down. I love you for showing women that our light can be inextinguishable, our energy unstoppable.”

Other guests at the event included Sara Bareilles, who performed a special concert in honor of Chita, Jane Lynch, Cherry Jones, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Kind, Michael Kors and his husband Lance LePere, Betsy Wolfe, Kenny Leon and more.

In case you missed it, Helen recently received a major honor of her own!

FYI: Sara is wearing an M.M.LaFleur suit.

Click through the gallery for 75+ photos of 2022 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala…

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Andrew Garfield, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Vanessa Hudgens Attend the NYC Premiere of 'tick, tick...BOOM!'

Andrew Garfield, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Hudgens are celebrating the release of tick, tick…BOOM!

The stars were seen arriving at the premiere of their new film at the Schoenfeld Theater in New York City on Monday night (November 15).

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Tony Awards: Chita Rivera Returns to Winter Garden Theatre, Exactly 64 Years After Opening 'West Side Story' There!

The 2020 Tony Awards ceremony was a homecoming for legendary actress Chita Rivera.

The 88-year-old actress appeared at the event to present the award for Best Musical alongside composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sunday (September 26) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

Chita originated the role of Anita in the classic musical West Side Story and the musical actually played at the Winter Garden Theatre in the 1950s. The production’s opening night was on September 26, 1957, which means Chita just returned to the same exact location 64 years later.

The new movie version of West Side Story will be hitting theaters in December and a brand new trailer was recently released.

Even though we’re in 2021, this is actually the 2020 Tony Awards because it’s the ceremony delayed from June 2020. The awards show will honor the best of Broadway’s 2019-20 season!

Paramount+ will stream the two-hour Tony Awards ceremony starting at 7pm ET and CBS will then air a two-hour primetime special, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, starting at 9pm ET. The primetime special will include performances from beloved classics and the three Best Musical nominees.

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Zachary Quinto & Antoni Porowski Lend Their Support to Family Equality Council

Antoni Porowski and Zachary Quinto pose for a photo together while attending the Family Equality Council’s “Night at the Pier” Gala on Monday night (May 6) at Chelsea Piers in New York City.

The annual event is a celebration of LGBTQ families, and the people and organizations that have made an impact on our families and communities. Visit the Night at the Pier website for more information.

Some of the best Broadway performers stepped out, including Tootsie‘s Lilli Cooper, The Cher Show‘s Micaela Diamond and Jarrod Spector, and Caitlin Kinnunen and the cast of The Prom.

Kelli O’Hara and Chita Rivera both spoke to honor director Scott Ellis while Jack Noseworthy honored his husband, choreographer Sergio Trujillo.

More stars who stepped out included Carla Gugino, Debra Monk, Mary-Louise Parker, Molly Ringwald, Orfeh, Troy Britton Johnson, and Victor Garber with husband Rainer Andreesen.

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Glenn Close Supports Andrew Lloyd Webber at Tonys 2016!

Glenn Close walks the red carpet with Andrew Lloyd Webber at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.

The famous composer is up for an award this evening for Best Original Score for School of Rock. Best of luck to all the nominees!

Also seen hitting up the red carpet were Broadway greats Chita Rivera, Judith Light, and Bebe Neuwirth.

Make sure to tune in for the Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, at 8/7c on CBS!

FYI: Glenn is wearing a Paule Ka dress.

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Jessica Lange & 'Eclipsed' Ladies Recognized at Drama Desk Awards 2016

Eclipsed‘s Saycon Sengbloh and Danai Gurira pose backstage with their awards at the 2016 Drama Desk Awards at Anita’s Way on Sunday (June 5) in New York City.

Also winning big that evening was Long Day’s Journey Into Night‘s Jessica Lange and Michael Shannon for Best Actress in a Play and Best Featured Actor in a Play, respectively.

Meanwhile, Saycon won Best Featured Actress while Danai won the Sam Norkin Award.

Also in attendance at the event were Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who won for Outstanding Solo Performance for Fully Committed, nominees Mamie Gummer and Marin Ireland, Broadway’s Judith Light, Jennifer Simard, Chita Rivera, and Celia Keenan-Bolger, as well as presenters Maura Tierney and Michael Urie, and the cast of The Humans, which won Outstanding Play.

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