There is nobody like Chita! Chita Rivera made her Broadway debut as a replacement dancer in the original production of Guys and Dolls. She continued to dance in ensemble and small roles until she was cast as the fiery and fierce Anita in the original 1957 production of West Side Story. Never to be an ensemble dancer again, Rivera began a long and illustrious career as a leading lady in such shows as Bye Bye Birdie, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Nine and, most recently, The Visit, as well as an unforgettable performance as Nickie in the film Sweet Charity.

This sketch by legendary artist Al Hirschfeld features Rivera as Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller rink in The Rink, the 1984 Kander and Ebb musical that earned Rivera her first Tony Award. The Rink also starred Liza Minnelli as her daughter and opened at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre) on February 9, 1984. The musical received five Tony nominations and ran for 204 performances. The sketch of Rivera first appeared in The New York Times' Friday theater column on March 2, 1984. 

This giclée, part of an extremely limited edition, is printed on 15" x 18" hot press paper and has been generously autographed by Rivera, now a three-time Tony Award recipient. The edition is numbered, includes the official Hirschfeld Foundation embossed seal and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity directly from the Al Hirschfeld Foundation.