The Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography (previously titled the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards) celebrate outstanding dance and choreography in theatre, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway and in film at an annual ceremony in New York City at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Now carrying the namesake of two-time Tony-winning dance icon Chita Rivera, The Rivera Awards will be presented under the auspices of American Dance Machine, an organization dedicated to the preservation of great musical-theater choreography.
Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography
Current: 33rd Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography
Outstanding Dance and Choreography on Broadway and Film
Country
United States
First awarded
1982
Website
www.chitariveraawards.com
The awards
The awards are given for theatre and film productions and performances for each season they fall in. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are also given, including a Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and an Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre and Film award.[1] The awards were named after Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire.[2][3] The awards for Off-Broadway performances and productions were first presented with the 2016 awards.[4][5]
Now named The Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography, The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards were established in 1982. It was initially known as simply The Astaire Awards. The award was established with the cooperation of Fred Astaire to honor him and his sister, Adele, who starred with her brother in ten Broadway musicals between 1917 and 1931.[2] The awards previously honored the "best dance on Broadway in the categories of best choreographer, best female dancer and best male dancer."[6]
The first Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tommy Tune in 2008.[7][8] The awards were expanded to include dance in and choreography for film in 2008.[9]Stanley Donen received the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.[10] Other Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include Kenny Ortega in 2010, and Jacques D’Amboise in 2011. Liza Minnelli received the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012,[11]Marge Champion was the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in 2013,[12] and Patricia Birch received the award in 2014.[13]Joel Grey received the 2015 Watt Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as film producer Harvey Weinstein (Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre & Film).[14][15] The Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 was given to Judith Jamison, and Maurice Hines was given a special recognition award for Outstanding Body of Work in Dance.[5]
On March 30, 2017, it was announced that the Astaire Awards were "rebranded" as the Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography. The awards will be presented by the American Dance Machine for the 21st Century, with the first awards presented on September 11, 2017 at the Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City. The show was directed by Randy Skinner and hosted by Bebe Neuwirth.[16] Nominations for the Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography were announced on May 1, 2017, and included the first Lifetime Achievement Award to Tommy Tune and the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theater as Director to Diane Paulus. The new musical Bandstand received 5 nominations, and the Off-Broadway production of Sweet Charity received 6 nominations.[17]Bandstand won the award for Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show and Sweet Charity won the award for Outstanding Choreography In An Off-Broadway Show.[18]
The award nominations for 2018 were presented on May 20, 2018. The Broadway revival of Carousel received the most nominations, with seven. Carmen De Lavallade (Lifetime Achievement Award), John Kander (Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theater Award) and Harold Prince (SDC Director Award for Exemplary Collaboration with Choreographers) received special awards.[19][20] Steven Hoggett, on Broadway this season with Angels in America and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, received the inaugural Douglas and Ethel Watt Critics' Choice Award. Sergio Trujillo, won the award for Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical; Zach Morris and Jennine Willet won the award for Outstanding Choreography in an Off-Broadway Show for Ghost Light; the award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show was a tie between Carousel and Mean Girls.[21]
^Viagas, Robert. "Savion Glover and Ana Villafañe Among 2016 Astaire Award Nominees Today" Playbill, May 16, 2016
^Smart, Jack. "Fred and Adele Astaire Awards Announce 2016 Nominees" Backstage, May 3, 2016
^ ab" Shuffle Along, She Loves Me's Jane Krakowski Top 2016 Astaire Awards; All the Winners!" broadwayworld.com, May 16, 2016
^McBride, Murdoch. "Stroman, Yates and Alves Win 2000 Astaire Award" Playbill, May 18, 2000
^Simonson, Robert. "Playbill.Com's Brief Encounter With Tommy Tune" Playbill, April 29, 2008
^Hetrick, Adam (May 6, 2008). "Shields to Present Tune with Watt Lifetime Acheivement [sic] Award". Playbill. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^"Tommy Tune to Receive 2008 Fred & Adele Astaire Award" broadwayworld.com, February 15, 2008
^"Minnelli, Rush & Cumming Announce 2009 Astaire Award Nominations 5/4" broadwayworld.com, April 30, 2009
^"Liza Minnelli to Receive Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award at 30th Annual Astaire Awards" broadway.com, April 1, 2012
^Martins, Tyler. "'Pippin,' 'Motown' Lead Astaire Award Winners" Backstage, June 4, 2013
^Sheward, David. " After Midnight Dances Off with the Astaire Awards" newyork.com, June 3, 2014
^Editorial Staff (4 May 2015). "2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Award Nominations Announced". TheaterMania.com.
^Hetrick, Adam and Viagas, Robert. "A Pair of Ties at the Astaire Awards, Honoring Season's Best in Dance" Playbill, June 2, 2015
^McPhee, Ryan. ":The Astaire Awards, Honoring the Best in Dance, Are Now the Chita Rivera Awards" Playbill, March 30, 2017
^McPheee, Ryan. " 'Bandstand', 'Sweet Charity' and More Earn Chita Rivera Award Nominations" Playbill, May 1, 2017
^" 'Great Comet', 'Bandstand' and More Take Home 2017 Chita Rivera Awards" broadwayworld.com, September 11, 2017
^McPhee, Ryan. " 'Carousel', 'Once On This Island' Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations" Playbill, April 27, 2018
^Gans, Andrew. "Carmen De Lavallade, John Kander, and Harold Prince Will Be Honored at Chita Rivera Awards" Playbill, April 8, 2018
^Clement, Olivia. "Ariana DeBose, Tony Yazbeck, and More Recipients of 2018 Chita Rivera Awards" playbill.com, May 20, 2018
External links
Chita Rivera Awards Official Site
January 25, 2023
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The Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography previously titled the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards celebrate outstanding dance and choreography in theatre both on Broadway and Off Broadway and in film at an annual ceremony in New York City at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts Now carrying the namesake of two time Tony winning dance icon Chita Rivera The Rivera Awards will be presented under the auspices of American Dance Machine an organization dedicated to the preservation of great musical theater choreography Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and ChoreographyCurrent 33rd Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and ChoreographyChita Rivera in 2008Awarded forOutstanding Dance and Choreography on Broadway and FilmCountryUnited StatesFirst awarded1982Websitewww wbr chitariveraawards wbr comThe awards EditThe awards are given for theatre and film productions and performances for each season they fall in Several discretionary non competitive awards are also given including a Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and an Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre and Film award 1 The awards were named after Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire 2 3 The awards for Off Broadway performances and productions were first presented with the 2016 awards 4 5 Now named The Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards were established in 1982 It was initially known as simply The Astaire Awards The award was established with the cooperation of Fred Astaire to honor him and his sister Adele who starred with her brother in ten Broadway musicals between 1917 and 1931 2 The awards previously honored the best dance on Broadway in the categories of best choreographer best female dancer and best male dancer 6 The first Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tommy Tune in 2008 7 8 The awards were expanded to include dance in and choreography for film in 2008 9 Stanley Donen received the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 10 Other Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include Kenny Ortega in 2010 and Jacques D Amboise in 2011 Liza Minnelli received the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 11 Marge Champion was the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in 2013 12 and Patricia Birch received the award in 2014 13 Joel Grey received the 2015 Watt Lifetime Achievement Award as well as film producer Harvey Weinstein Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre amp Film 14 15 The Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 was given to Judith Jamison and Maurice Hines was given a special recognition award for Outstanding Body of Work in Dance 5 On March 30 2017 it was announced that the Astaire Awards were rebranded as the Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography The awards will be presented by the American Dance Machine for the 21st Century with the first awards presented on September 11 2017 at the Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City The show was directed by Randy Skinner and hosted by Bebe Neuwirth 16 Nominations for the Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography were announced on May 1 2017 and included the first Lifetime Achievement Award to Tommy Tune and the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theater as Director to Diane Paulus The new musical Bandstand received 5 nominations and the Off Broadway production of Sweet Charity received 6 nominations 17 Bandstand won the award for Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show and Sweet Charity won the award for Outstanding Choreography In An Off Broadway Show 18 The award nominations for 2018 were presented on May 20 2018 The Broadway revival of Carousel received the most nominations with seven Carmen De Lavallade Lifetime Achievement Award John Kander Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theater Award and Harold Prince SDC Director Award for Exemplary Collaboration with Choreographers received special awards 19 20 Steven Hoggett on Broadway this season with Angels in America and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child received the inaugural Douglas and Ethel Watt Critics Choice Award Sergio Trujillo won the award for Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show for Summer The Donna Summer Musical Zach Morris and Jennine Willet won the award for Outstanding Choreography in an Off Broadway Show for Ghost Light the award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show was a tie between Carousel and Mean Girls 21 References Edit The Astaire Awards The Astaire Awards a b The Astaire Awards The Astaire Awards Viagas Robert Savion Glover and Ana Villafane Among 2016 Astaire Award Nominees Today Playbill May 16 2016 Smart Jack Fred and Adele Astaire Awards Announce 2016 Nominees Backstage May 3 2016 a b Shuffle Along She Loves Me s Jane Krakowski Top 2016 Astaire Awards All the Winners broadwayworld com May 16 2016 McBride Murdoch Stroman Yates and Alves Win 2000 Astaire Award Playbill May 18 2000 Simonson Robert Playbill Com s Brief Encounter With Tommy Tune Playbill April 29 2008 Hetrick Adam May 6 2008 Shields to Present Tune with Watt Lifetime Acheivement sic Award Playbill Retrieved October 28 2016 Tommy Tune to Receive 2008 Fred amp Adele Astaire Award broadwayworld com February 15 2008 Minnelli Rush amp Cumming Announce 2009 Astaire Award Nominations 5 4 broadwayworld com April 30 2009 Liza Minnelli to Receive Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award at 30th Annual Astaire Awards broadway com April 1 2012 Martins Tyler Pippin Motown Lead Astaire Award Winners Backstage June 4 2013 Sheward David After Midnight Dances Off with the Astaire Awards newyork com June 3 2014 Editorial Staff 4 May 2015 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Award Nominations Announced TheaterMania com Hetrick Adam and Viagas Robert A Pair of Ties at the Astaire Awards Honoring Season s Best in Dance Playbill June 2 2015 McPhee Ryan The Astaire Awards Honoring the Best in Dance Are Now the Chita Rivera Awards Playbill March 30 2017 McPheee Ryan Bandstand Sweet Charity and More Earn Chita Rivera Award Nominations Playbill May 1 2017 Great Comet Bandstand and More Take Home 2017 Chita Rivera Awards broadwayworld com September 11 2017 McPhee Ryan Carousel Once On This Island Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations Playbill April 27 2018 Gans Andrew Carmen De Lavallade John Kander and Harold Prince Will Be Honored at Chita Rivera Awards Playbill April 8 2018 Clement Olivia Ariana DeBose Tony Yazbeck and More Recipients of 2018 Chita Rivera Awards playbill com May 20 2018External links EditChita Rivera Awards Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography amp oldid 1084556468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
