Article posted: 12/2/2012 5:00 AM

Chita Rivera, almost 80, can’t sit still

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Singer, dancer, actress Chita Rivera in a performance of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" in New York.

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Even when she should be relaxing, Chita Rivera just can't. Currently starring in the ensemble musical "The Mystery Of Edwin Drood," the two-time Tony Award-winning singer, dancer and actress spends some time backstage during the show in her dressing room — and isn't used to it. "I play solitaire. I read. I'm thinking of doing needlepoint," she says with a big laugh. "In my DNA, I'm a dancer and we don't sit still. It's just a different formula. I'm loving it. But it's different."