'Buena Vista Social Club' leads dance-tastic Chita Rivera Award nominations

By Matthew Wexler

While most theatergoers are biting their nails in anticipation of the Tony Award nominations, coming May 1, another awards committee has announced its nominees for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards, which celebrate choreographers, dancers, and ensembles on Broadway.

Proceeds from the May 19 event will benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation, and this year, will support a new Chita Rivera Training Scholarship.

Rivera’s career included a staggering 18 Broadway shows, garnering 10 Tony Award nominations, two wins (for The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman), and a special award for lifetime achievement.

This year’s nominations include:

Outstanding choreography in a Broadway show

Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Warren Carlyle, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Patricia Delgado / Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Shannon Lewis, Just In Time
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Rickey Tripp / DeWitt Fleming, Jr., A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

Outstanding dancer in a Broadway show

Robyn Hurder and the cast of "Smash." — Robyn Hurder and the cast of “Smash.” Photo: Matthew Murphy.

Angélica Beliard, Buena Vista Social Club
Kevin Csolak, Gypsy
Carlos Falú, Buena Vista Social Club
DeWitt Fleming, Jr., A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jonathan Groff, Just In Time
Robyn Hurder, Smash
Héctor Juan Maisonet, Buena Vista Social Club
Ilda Mason, Buena Vista Social Club
Marielys Molina, Buena Vista Social Club
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical

Outstanding ensemble in a Broadway show

Taurean Evertt and the cast of 'Death Becomes Her.' — Taurean Everett and the cast of ‘Death Becomes Her.’ Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Boop! The Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Just In Time
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Smash

The Chita Rivera Awards will be held at NYU Skirball in New York City on May 19.