The Broadway-bound musical closed on the road. In she appeared as Velma Kelly in the original cast of the musical Chicago. In , while performing in the Jerry Herman musical, Jerry's Girls , Rivera was in a severe accident when her car collided with a taxi on West 86th Street in Manhattan. Injuries sustained included the breaking of her left leg in twelve places, requiring eighteen screws and two braces to mend.
After rehabilitation, Rivera continued to perform on stage. Miraculously revitalized, in , she endeavored in a restaurant venture in partnership with the novelist, Daniel Simone.
The eatery, located on 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenue, was named 'Chita's' after her. It soon became a significant attraction for the after-theater crowds and remained open until In addition to her ballet instructors, Rivera credited Leonard Bernstein and Gwen Verdon, with whom she starred in Chicago , as being people from whom she learned a great deal. She appeared as Fastrada in a filmed-for-television version of the musical Pippin in In she appeared in a revised production of the musical at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, co-starring George Hearn.
She appeared with Antonio Banderas. She later appeared on the revival's cast album. She received another Tony nomination for her self-portrayal. Though she was expected to reprise her role in a Signature Theatre staging of The Visit in autumn of , that was later postponed to the following season.
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