May 22th, 2023

In New York City

Nominations for the 2023 Chita Rivera Awards were announced last week and will be presented on May 22nd at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. At the Awards, John Kander with receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. John Kander is an American composer who wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including Cabaret and Chicago, which were later adapted into acclaimed films. 

 BroadwayHD, founded by Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane, will receive the Chita Rivera Ambassadors For The Arts Award. BroadwayHD.com is an online streaming service on a mission to promote and preserve live theater by extending the reach of Broadway and Broadway-caliber shows to anyone, anywhere. BroadwayHD will be honored for its dedication to sharing the best of Broadway dance with a global audience. Some Broadway dance show favorites include 42nd Street, An American in Paris, Cats, Billy Elliot, and of course, Pippin featuring Chita Rivera! A reception was held for all the nominees at Bond45 on May 1st. Check out the photos below. 
The NYC Dance Alliance Foundation presents the Chita Rivera Awards in conjunction with Patricia Watt. 
 

For more information and a full list of 2023 nominees, see www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com

And to learn more about BroadwayHD, see www.BroadwayHD.com 

Photos on the cover: 

Chita Rivera, Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley

Photos below: 

Chita Rivera

Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley, Joe Lanteri

Choreographer Casey Nicholaw

The cast of & Juliet

Esosa Oviasu, Jennifer Weber

Devin Ritchie, Tatiana Lofton, Deandra Savon, Jess LeProtto, Makai Hernandez

The cast of Bob Fosse's Dancin'

Chita Rivera, Joe Lanteri

Charlotte D'Amboise reads the list of nominees

Joe Lanteri, Chita Rivera