| The Chita Rivera Awards Announces Presenters and Performers...Awards to be held on 5/20 at NYU Skirball Center | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:04 pm EDT 05/08/24 | |
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| CHITA RIVERA AWARDS PRESENTERS AND PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED Debbie Allen, Corbin Bleu, Kristen Chenoweth, Anthony Crivello, Joel Grey, Bebe Neuwirth, Brooke Shields, Ben Vereen, and more to come Mayte Natalio to receive the Douglas and Ethel Watt Critics' Choice Award Phil LaDuca to receive the Vanguard Award and Bernadette Peters to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award Awards will be held on Monday, May 20 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place) www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com Presenters have been announced for the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards, being presented on May 20 at 7:30pm at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place off Washington Square Park). The Chita Rivera Awards are produced by Joe Lanteri, Founder and Executive Director of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. in conjunction with Patricia Watt. Presenters and performers include: Debbie Allen (Fame ), Corbin Bleu (High School Musical, Little Shop…), Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked), Anthony Crivello (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Joel Grey (Cabaret), Bebe Neuwirth (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Chicago), Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan; The Adams Family), Ben Vereen (Pippin), and more. In addition, Mayte Natalio (Suffs; How to Dance in Ohio ) will receive the Douglas and Ethel Watt Critics' Choice Award, Phil LaDuca will receive the Vanguard Award, for his outstanding contribution to the international dance community, and as previously announced, the Chita Rivera Awards will honor Bernadette Peters with the Lifetime Achievement Award . The Douglas and Ethel Watt Critics' Choice Award is bestowed by the journalists of the Chita Rivera Awards' Broadway judging committee, to recognize outstanding work that falls outside the framework of the original categories. It is named for the longtime Daily News theater critic Douglas Watt and his wife Ethel, an original cast member of Carousel and Kiss Me, Kate who later became a producer. Tickets to the Chita Rivera Awards are available to the general public at www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com. The mission of the Chita Rivera Awards is to celebrate dance and choreographic excellence, preserve notable dance history, recognize past, present, and future talents, while promoting high standards in dance education and investing in the next generation. Nominators considered outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensemble in shows on Broadway, as well as outstanding choreography in film, that opened in the 2023-2024 season. Nominations for the productions under consideration this season will be determined by the designated nominating committee. There are separate nominating committees for Broadway and Film. There is also an awarding committee for Broadway, which determines the final nominations that are received from the Broadway nominations committee. All proceeds of the Chita Rivera Awards benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation Scholarship Program. The NYCDA Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) committed to broadening performing arts awareness while advocating education and high standards of excellence in dance. This year, all funding and proceeds will support the creation of a new Chita Rivera Training Scholarship. 2023-2024 CHITA RIVERA AWARD NOMINATING COMMITTEES Awarding Committee Chair: Sylviane Gold, Gary Chryst, Robert LaFosse, Wendy Perron, and Lee Roy Reams Broadway Nominating Committee Chair: Wendy Federman, Caitlin Carter, Gary Chryst, Don Correia, Jamie deRoy, Sandy Duncan, Peter Filichia, Dr. Louis Galli, Sylviane Gold, Jonathan Herzog, Robert La Fosse, Joe Lanteri, Michael Milton, Mary Beth O'Connor, Wendy Perron, Lee Roy Reams, Andy Sandberg, and Randy Skinner Film Nominating Committee Chair: Jonathan C. Herzog, Steven Caras, Wilhelmina Frankfurt, Mary Beth O'Connor, and Andy Sandberg * * * Tickets for the Chita Rivera Awards are currently on sale and can be purchased at www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com. Ticket prices are as follows: $125 for a balcony ticket to the Awards ceremony, $750 for an orchestra ticket to the Awards ceremony and admission to the pre-show red carpet cocktail party and VIP reception, and $7500 for 10 Orchestra tickets to the Awards ceremony, admission for 10 to the pre-show red carpet cocktail party & 1 table at the VIP reception. * * * ABOUT THE NYC DANCE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION, INC. The NYC Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. (NYCDAF), founded in 2010 by Executive Director Joe Lanteri, is committed to broadening performing arts awareness while advocating education and high standards of excellence in dance. The Foundation invests in the next generation of professional performers by offering scholarships for secondary and college education. To date, over 500 talented teenagers have shared in nearly $5 million awarded directly through NYCDAF. Those recipients are represented in 42 of the most prestigious university arts programs in the country. Many have since graduated and are now represented on Broadway, as well as concert dance companies based in NYC and around the world. www.NYCDAFoundation.net MAYTE NATALIO Mayte Natalio is from Queens, New York by way of her Dominican parents. Favorite Choreography credits include The Winter's Tale (Dallas Theater Center/ Public Works), Runaways (NYU), Into The Woods (Barrington Stage Company), Measure for Measure (The Public Theater/ Mobile Unit), Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater), Hair (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage), How To Dance In Ohio (Syracuse Stage) La Hora Santa written, directed and choreographed by Mayte for Ars Nova's Vision Residency Program. Tribeca Film Festival Selected Film Playland directed by Georden West. Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio (2023) & Suffs (2024). 2024 CHITA RIVERA AWARD NOMINATIONS BROADWAY OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BROADWAY SHOW Camille A Brown, Hell's Kitchen Julia Cheng, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Rick and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders Lorin Latarro, The Heart of Rock and Roll / The Who's Tommy (joint nomination) Justin Peck, Illinoise Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants OUTSTANDING DANCER IN A BROADWAY SHOW Antoine Boissereau, Water for Elephants Ben Cook, Illinoise Chloe Davis, Hell's Kitchen Gaby Diaz, Illinoise Tilly Evans-Krueger, The Outsiders Rachel Lockhart, Illinoise Phillip Johnson Richardson, The Wiz Byron Tittle, Illinoise Ricky Ubeda, Illinoise Avery Wilson, The Wiz OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOW Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Hell's Kitchen Illinoise The Heart of Rock and Roll The Outsiders Water for Elephants FILM & DOCUMENTARY OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A THEATRICAL RELEASE Barbie, Choreographer: Jennifer White Carmen, Choreographer: Benjamin Millepied / Marina Tamayo Color Purple, Choreographer: Fatima Robinson Mean Girls, Choreographer: Kyle Hanagami Wonka, Choreographer: Christopher Gattelli OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DANCE DOCUMENTARY Daughters, Directors: Angela Patton / Natalie Rae Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate, Directors: Benjamin Cantu / Matt Lambert Lift, Director: David Petersen Studio One Forever, Director: Marc Saltarelli Swan Song, Director: Chelsea McMullan |
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