Illinois, Hell's Kitchen and more nominated for 2024 Chita Rivera Awards

The 2024 Chita Rivera Award nominations were announced today by Tony Award winner and dance icon Bebe Neuwirth on ABC News' “GMA3: What You Need to Know.” In keeping with the mission of the Chita Rivera Awards, nominees considered shows and films that will be released in the 2023-2024 theater season.

The 2024 Chita Rivera Award will be presented on May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts and will be presented by New York City Dance Alliance Foundation Founder and Executive -Director Joe Lanteri will co-produce with Patricia. Watt.

This year's Chita Rivera Awards will honor Bernadette Peters with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented by Joel Gray.

Tickets for the Chita Rivera Awards are available to the public at www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com.

The mission of the Chita Rivera Awards is to celebrate excellence in dance and choreography, preserve remarkable dance history, and recognize past, present, and future talent, while promoting high standards of dance education and educating future generations. is to make an investment.

Nominees considered outstanding choreography from Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, featured dancers and ensembles, as well as outstanding choreography from films opening in the 2023-2024 season. Nominations for works under consideration this season are determined by a designated nominations committee. There are separate nominating committees for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Film. Broadway also has an awards committee that determines the final nominations received from Broadway's Nominating Committee.

All proceeds from the Chita Rivera Award will benefit the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation Scholarship Program. The NYCDA Foundation is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) dedicated to expanding awareness of the performing arts while advocating for high standards of education and excellence in dance.

This year, all funds and proceeds will support the creation of the new Chita Rivera Training Scholarship.

Tickets for the Chita Rivera Awards are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com. Ticket prices are as follows: Balcony tickets to the awards show are $125, orchestra tickets to the awards show plus admission to the pre-show red carpet cocktail party and VIP reception are $750, and 10 orchestra tickets to the awards show are $7,500. , admission for 10 to the pre-show red carpet cocktail party and a table for 1 to the VIP reception.

2024 Chita Rivera Award Nomination

broadway

Outstanding choreography in Broadway shows

Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen
Julia Chen, Kit Kat Club Cabaret
Rick Cooperman and Jeff Cooperman, “The Outsiders”
Lorin Latallo, Tommy of The Heart of Rock and Roll/The Who (co-nominated)
Justin Peck, Illinois
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, “Giving the Elephants Water”

outstanding dancers in broadway shows

Antoine Boisereau “Elephant Water”
Ben Cook, Illinois
Chloe Davis “Hell's Kitchen”
Gabby Diaz, Illinois
Tilly Evans-Kroeger “The Outsider”
Rachel Lockhart, Illinois
Philip Johnson Richardson “The Wiz”
Byron Title, Illinois
Ricky Ubeda, Illinois
Avery Wilson, The Wiz

Outstanding Ensemble of a Broadway Show

Kit Kat Club Cabaret
hell's kitchen
illinois
heart of rock and roll
Outsider
give water to elephant

movies and documentaries

Excellent choreography for theatrical releases

Barbie, choreographer: Jennifer White
Carmen, choreography: Benjamin Millepied / Marina Tamayo
The Color Purple, Choreographer: Fatima Robinson
Mean Girls, Choreographer: Kyle Hanagami / Casey Nicholaw
Wonka, choreographer: Christopher Gattelli

Award for outstanding production of a dance documentary

Daughters, directed by: Angela Patton / Natalie Ray
El Dorado: Everything the Nazis Hate, directed by Benjamin Cantu / Matt Lambert
The Lift, Director: David Petersen
Studio One Forever, Director: Mark Saltarelli
Swan Song Director: Chelsea McMullan

Photo by Matthew Murphy

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