Nominations for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards, the only awards ceremony celebrating excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and film, were announced today at 10 am. Determined by separate nominating committees for Broadway and film, nominators considered outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensembles in shows and films that opened in the 2024-25 season, prior to Sunday, April 27. For the past two years, the category of Outstanding Dancer in a Broadway Show has been gender-free and has twice as many nominees as the former gendered categories; two winners will receive awards. The Off-Broadway nominations are not in competitive categories, and as was the case last year, will be chosen by the Awarding committee.
As was previously announced, Tony Award-winning theater and dance icon Ben Vereen will be honored with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony on Monday, May 19, at NYU Skirball. The evening will include Broadway performances, special guest honorees, and celebrated presenters. All proceeds benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation College Scholarship Program, which awards college scholarships to talented teenagers. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over $5 million to more than 500 dancers attending 50 of the most prestigious college dance programs in the country.
And the nominations are:
BROADWAY
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BROADWAY SHOW:
Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Warren Carlyle, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Patricia Delgado / Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Shannon Lewis, Just In Time
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Rickey Tripp / DeWitt Fleming, Jr., A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
OUTSTANDING DANCER IN A BROADWAY SHOW:
Angélica Beliard, Buena Vista Social Club
Kevin Csolak, Gypsy
Carlos Falú, Buena Vista Social Club
DeWitt Fleming, Jr., A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jonathan Groff, Just In Time
Robyn Hurder, Smash
Héctor Juan Maisonet, Buena Vista Social Club
Ilda Mason, Buena Vista Social Club
Marielys Molina, Buena Vista Social Club
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOW:
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Boop! The Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Just In Time
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Smash
FILM & DOCUMENTARY
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM:
A Nice Indian Boy, Choreographers Zina D. Mello, Breanna English, and Christian Lagasse
Emilia Perez, Choreographer Damien Jalet
Sh’ma: A Story of Survival, Choreographer Suki John
Snow White, Choreographer Mandy Moore
Wicked, Part 1, Choreographer Christopher Scott
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DANCE DOCUMENTARY:
A Resilient Man, Director Stephane Carrel
Better Man, Director Michael Gracey
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, Director Bruce David Klein
Two Roads, Director Susan Wittenberg
Who Cares About Pal Frenak, Director Gloria Halasz.
Congratulations to all the nominees for the recognition of their excellent work!
The Chita Rivera Awards will be presented on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 7:30 pm, at NYU Skirball, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC. For tickets (priced at $131-756, including fees), go online.
