The 2023 nominees for the Chita Rivera Awards recently gathered at NYC's Bond 45 to celebrate. See photos of the starry event below.
Nominees for the honors, which recognize dance and choreographic excellence on stage and screen, were revealed April 28, with Kolton Krouse, J. Harrison Ghee, and Dylis Croman among the dancers receiving nods for their work in Broadway shows.
See photos of the nominee event below:
Aydin Eyikan, Neka Zang, Chita Rivera, and Dylis Croman
Bobby “Pocket” Horner and Kolton Krouse
Ryan Steele , Gaby Diaz, and Ida Saki
Joe Lanteri and Chita Rivera
Kolten Krouse
Charlotte d'Amboise
Chita Rivera
Joe Lanteri and Charlotte d'Amboise
Ensemble of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Khori Michelle Petinaud
Ensemble of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Jennifer Weber and Esosa Oviasu
Ensemble of & Juliet
Casey Nicholaw
Peter John Chursin
Jacob Guzman
Kolton Krouse
Dylis Croman
Jess LeProtto
Mattie Love
Chita Rivera and Joe Lanteri
Chita Rivera
Bonnie Comley and Stewart Lane
The awards will be handed out May 22 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Jared Grimes (Funny Girl) will host the evening, produced by NYC Dance Alliance Foundation Founder and Executive Director Joe Lanteri in conjunction with Patricia Watt.
The honors aim to celebrate dance and choreographic excellence, recognizing the best in dancing on stage and screen. This year's awards are the first to go gender neutral, with a single gender-free category with twice as many nominees as the former categories. Two winners will be named.
In addition to the competitive categories, John Kander will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, and BroadwayHD will receive the Ambassadors for the Arts Award. Non-competitive special recognitions are also being bestowed upon Gaby Diaz and Ryan Steele, both named Outstanding Dancers in an Off-Broadway Show for their work in Only Gold; and Andy Blankenbuehler, receiving Outstanding Choreography in an Off-Broadway Show, also for Only Gold.
