AwardsCarmen De Lavallade, John Kander, and Harold Prince Will Be Honored at Chita Rivera AwardsThe celebration of dance will be held May 20 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
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Andrew Gans
April 04, 2018
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Carmen De Lavallade, John Kander, and Harold Prince will be honored at the 2nd Annual Chita Rivera Awards May 20 at 7:30 PM at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place, off Washington Square Park).
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Actor, dancer, and choreographer De Lavallade will receive the second annual Lifetime Achievement Award, composer Kander will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theater Award, and director and producer Prince will be presented with the SDC Director Award for Exemplary Collaboration with Choreographers. All three are Kennedy Center Honorees.
The nominations for the Chita Rivera Awards, which celebrate dance and choreographic excellence, will be announced April 27, and the nominee reception will be held April 30.
Nominators will consider outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensembles in shows on Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as outstanding choreography in films that premiered in the 2017–2018 season.
Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased at ChitaRiveraAwards.com or by calling (855) NYC-5678.
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Go Inside the Inaugural Chita Rivera Awards Honoring Dance on Stage and Screen
Go Inside the Inaugural Chita Rivera Awards Honoring Dance on Stage and Screen
Choreographers and dancers from Bandstand, Come From Away, The Great Comet, Hello, Dolly!, and more, were among the nominees.
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Chita Rivera
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Chita Rivera
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Chita Rivera and Lisa Mordente
Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune, and Bebe Neuwirth
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Nikki Feirt Atkins and Lee Roy Reams
Phillip Attmore
Bandstand
Giuseppe Bausilio
John Behlmann and Lora Lee Gayer
John Bolton
A Bronx Tale
Jenn Colella and Chilina Kennedy
Come From Away
Marcia Milgrom Dodge
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Melissa Errico
Melissa Errico, David Hyde Pierce, and Brian Hargrove
Robert Fairchild and Megan Fairchild
Megan Fairchild and Robert Fairchild
Javier de Frutos
Lora Lee Gayer
Hello, Dolly!
Holiday Inn
Denis Jones
Eloise Kropp
Nikka Graff Lanzarone
Carmen de Lavallade
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Carmen de Lavallade and Antonio Vendome
Pam MacKinnon and Diane Paulus
Morgan Marcell
Morgan Marcell and Ryan Vandenboom
Melanie Moore
Melanie Moore and Brandt Martinez
Merete Muenter
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Bebe Neuwirth
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Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth and Chris Calkins
Chris Noth
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Diane Paulus
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Diane Paulus and family
Diane Paulus and Carmen de Lavallade
Georgina Pazcoguin
Georgina Pazcoguin
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce and Brian Hargrove
Jean Shafiroff
Megan Sikora
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Christine Cornish Smith
Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy
Antonio Vendome
Guest and Antonio Vendome
Jaime Verazin and Max Clayton
Cody Williams and Alysha Umphress
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Lyrica Woodruff
Tony Yazbeck
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Tony Yazbeck and Carmen de Lavallade
Karen Ziemba
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Blake Zolfo
Andy Blankenbuehler
Andy Blankenbuehler
Kennedy Caughell
Javier de Frutos and Guest
Megan Sikora
Lyrica Woodruff
Restless Creatures company members
Members of the Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ensemble