Photos: Meet the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards Nominees
Other nominees at this year's awards named for the late, great dance legend include Robyn Hurder, Jerry Mitchell, Warren Carlyle and more.
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy May. 05, 2025
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Jonathan Groff (Just In Time), Robyn Hurder (Smash), Josh Bergasse (Smash), Warren Carlyle (Pirates! The Penzance Musical), Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop! The Musical), Shannon Lewis (Just In Time), and more are nominees at this year's Chita Rivera Awards! Check out photos of this year's honorees at The 2025 Chita Rivera Awards Nominees Reception.
Full List of 2025 Chita Rivera Awards Winners
Carrying the name of one of the great dance icons of the American musical theater, the Chita Rivera Awards celebrate dance and choreographic excellence past, present and future. 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 ensembles in shows on Broadway as well as outstanding choreography in film, that opened in the 2024-2025 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.
The 2025 Chita Rivera Awards will be presented on May 19 at 7:30pm at NYU Skirball (566 LaGuardia Place off Washington Square Park), and produced by Joe Lanteri, Founder and Executive Director of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. in conjunction with Patricia Watt.
Tickets to the Chita Rivera Awards are available to the general public at www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter-Keddy
Christopher Gattelli and Donna McKechnie
From Boop! The Musical. Cast and Creative that includes- Nina Lafarga, RJ Higton, Gabriella Sorrentino, David Wright Jr., Courtney Arango, Jerry Mitchell, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Joshua Michael Burrage, Christian Probst, Victoria Byrd, Lawrence Alexander and Tristen Buettel
Valeria Yamin, Julia Grondin, Shannon Lewis, Khori Michelle Petinaud and Larkin Reilly
Shannon Lewis and Joshua Bergasse
Valeria Yamin and Julia Grondin
Larkin Reilly, Julia Grondin, Shannon Lewis Jonathan Groff, Valeria Yamin and Khori Michelle Petinaud
Shannon Lewis and Jonathan Groff
Joe Lanteri, Shannon Lewis and Jonathan Groff
DeWitt Fleming, Jr. and Jenny Fleming
Rickey Tripp and DeWitt Fleming, Jr.
Justin Peck, Shannon Lewis, DeWitt Fleming, Jr., Rickey Tripp, Joshua Bergasse, Jerry Mitchell and Christopher Gattelli
Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Hector Juan Maisonet, Marielys Molina, Justin Peck, Ilda Mason, Angelica Beliard and Carlos Falu
Randi Rahm, Desmond Richardson and Davide Torchio
Tatiana Lofton, Tyrone L. Robinson and Ninako Donville
Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colon, Christopher Gattelli, Kaleigh Cronin ad Sarah Meahl
Brett Sturgis, Dori Waymer, Wesley J. Barnes, DeWitt Fleming, Jr., Rickey Tripp, Meridien Terrell, Kate Louissaint anf Renell Taylor
Hector Juan Maisonet, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Marielys Molina, Ilda Mason, Angelica Beliard, Carlos Falu and Anthony Santos
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
Deanna Cudjoe, Libby Loyd, J Savage, Joshua Bergasse, Katie Webber, Nadja Dream Hoskins, Chelle Denton and David Paul Kidder
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