Cast of “Elephant Water”. Marea Jo Moon and Chris Lee in “Hell's Kitchen''
(Photo: Matthew Murphy, Mark J. Franklin)
The 2024 Chita Rivera Awards, which annually recognize excellence in dance and choreography in film and theater, were held on May 20 at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The event was produced by Joe Lantelli, founder and executive director of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, in collaboration with Patricia Watt.
As previously reported, Bernadette Peters received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Joel Gray presented the award.
Read the full list of winners and nominees below. Winners are indicated in bold with an asterisk.
broadway
Outstanding choreography in a Broadway show (tie)
*Camille A. Brown, hell's kitchen
julia chen cabaret
Rick and Jeff Cooperman Outsider
Lorin Latalo The Heart of Rock'n'Roll / Tommy of The Who
Justin Peck illinois
*Jesse Robb and Shanna Carroll, water for elephants
Outstanding dancer in a Broadway show (tie)
*Antoine Boiszereau water for elephants
ben cook illinois
chloe davis hell's kitchen
Gabby Diaz Illinois
*Tilly Evans-Kroeger Outsider
rachel lockhart illinois
philip johnson richardson With
byron title illinois
Ricky Ubeda illinois
avery wilson With
Outstanding Ensemble of a Broadway Show
cabaret
hell's kitchen
*Illinois
heart of rock and roll
Outsider
water for elephants
movies and documentaries
Excellent choreography for theatrical releases
*BarbieChoreographer: Jennifer White
carmenChoreography: Benjamin Millepied / Marina Tamayo
the color purpleChoreographer: Fatima Robinson
mean girlsChoreography: Kyle Hanagami / Casey Nicholaw
WonkaChoreographer: Christopher Gattelli
Award for Outstanding Direction of a Dance Documentary
daughtersDirector: Angela Patton / Natalie Ray
El Dorado: Everything the Nazis HateDirector: Benjamin Cantu / Matt Lambert
*liftDirector: David Petersen
studio one foreverDirector: Mark Saltarelli
Swan SongDirector: Chelsea McMullan
All proceeds from the Chita Rivera Award will benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation Scholarship Program. This year, all funds and proceeds will support the creation of the new Chita Rivera Training Scholarship.
