| Bebe Neuwirth to announce The Chita Rivera Awards Nominations on 4/29 on ABC News' "GMA3: What You Need to Know"...Awards to be held on 5/20 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:43 pm EDT 04/25/24 | |
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| Tony Award® winner and dance icon Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), who is currently starring in Broadway's current revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, will announce this year's Chita Rivera Awards nominations on ABC News' "GMA3: What You Need to Know" on Monday, April 29 at 1pm on ABC, it was announced today by Joe Lanteri , Founder and Executive Director of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc.. Lanteri produces the awards in conjunction with Patricia Watt. Tickets to the Chita Rivera Awards are available to the public at www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com. "While the theater and dance communities continue to mourn the loss of Chita, we are looking at this year‘s awards as a celebration of love, life, and of her legacy," said Joe Lanteri. "Chita's performances on and off the stage have touched so many people and we have special surprises in store at this year's awards. We also couldn't be more thrilled that Bebe will be announcing our nominations on 'GMA3' on April 29." 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 awards honor the superb achievement of each nominee, while recognizing the talents and passion of every theatrical choreographer and dancer. Additionally, through education and scholarships, the awards are committed to nurturing future generations, as well as preserving notable dance history. Nominators will consider outstanding choreography, featured dancers and ensembles in productions on Broadway and off-Broadway as well as outstanding choreography in film, that opened in the 2023-2024 season. Nominations will be determined by the designated nominating committees. There are separate nominating committees for Broadway and Film. There is also an awarding committee for Broadway, which determines recipients that are received from the Broadway nominations committee. The off-Broadway honors won't have competitive categories with nominees. Any special recognitions will be determined by the Awarding committee. 2023-2024 CHITA RIVERA AWARD NOMINATING COMMITTEES Awarding Committee Chair: Sylviane Gold, Gary Chryst, Robert LaFosse, Donna McKechnie, Wendy Perron, and Lee Roy Reams, and Desmond Richardson Broadway Nominating Committee Chair: Wendy Federman, Melinda Atwood, Caitlin Carter, Gary Chryst, Don Correia, Jamie deRoy, Sandy Duncan, Peter Filichia, Dr. Louis Galli, Sylviane Gold, Jonathan Herzog, Jim Kierstead, Robert La Fosse, Joe Lanteri, Donna McKechnie, Michael Milton, Mary Beth O'Connor, Wendy Perron, Lee Roy Reams, Desmond Richardson, Andy Sandberg, and Randy Skinner Film Nominating Committee Chair: Jonathan C. Herzog, Steven Caras, Wilhelmina Frankfurt, Mary Beth O'Connor, and Andy Sandberg For tickets and information, please visit HERE * * * ABOUT BEBE NEUWIRTH Bebe Neuwirth has achieved extraordinary success in theatre, television, and film. In 1980, she made her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line. She then appeared in Little Me, Dancin', and Sweet Charity, for which she won her first Tony Award, followed by Damn Yankees , Fosse, and The Addams Family . Bebe won her second Tony, as well as the Drama Desk, Astaire, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Distinguished Performance of the Year Awards for her portrayal of Velma in Chicago. A few years later she played Roxie in the show, and a few years after that, she played Mama Morton, making her the only triple-threat to have played all three leading ladies' roles on Broadway. Bebe's Velma is recorded on the Grammy-winning cast album of Chicago. Most recently, she joined the cast of Broadway's Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club as Fraulein Schneider, which opens April 20, 2024. Her many and diverse roles in regional theatre and off-Broadway include Anita in West Side Story, Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Writer's Block by Woody Allen directed by Mr. Allen, and The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman, both at the Atlantic Theatre Company, among many others. On London's West End, Bebe followed Chita Rivera into the role of Aurora in Kiss of the Spiderwoman. In 2005, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Here Lies Jenny, a music theatre piece comprised entirely of music by Kurt Weill, at the Zipper Theatre. It was directed by Roger Rees and choreographed by Ann Reinking. Bebe is also well-known for her work in film and television. She won two Emmy Awards for her role of Lilith Sternin Crane on Cheers, and she earned Emmy nominations for her work on Frasier and for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in the TV movie Dash and Lilly. She's been a guest on many tv shows including The Good Fight and Blue Bloods, and recently played Julia Child's best friend Avis Devoto in HBOMax's Julia. She has appeared in numerous films, including Say Anything, Green Card, Bugsy, Jumanji, Summer of Sam, Liberty Heights, Celebrity, The Faculty, and Tadpole. Animation voice is also in Bebe's repertoire. Characters in films and many TV shows include All Dogs Go To Heaven, Aladdin (TV series), Duckman, and Ultra City Smiths, to name a few. Bebe toured a symphony show titled ‘Bebe Sings Weill and Kander & Ebb', and a piano cabaret show, ‘Stories with Piano'. Her two CDs are a studio album called ‘Porcelain', and another recorded live at 54 Below called ‘Stories. . . in NYC'. In November of 2023, Bebe was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. Her awards include the CTFD Rolex Dance Award, the Dance Magazine Award, and the Sarah Siddons Society Award, among many others. As a vice-chair of The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), she founded The Dancers' Resource – a program aimed at addressing the particular emotional and physical challenges faced by professional dancers. She has an Honorary Doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music, is an Honorary member of IATSE Local 1 (Stage Hands Union), and is an Honorary Zeigfeld Girl. ABOUT THE NYC DANCE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION, INC. The NYC Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. (NYCDAF), founded in 2010 by Executive Director Joe Lanteri, is committed to broadening performing arts awareness while advocating education and high standards of excellence in dance. The Foundation invests in the next generation of professional performers by offering scholarships for secondary and college education. To date, over 500 talented teenagers have shared in nearly $5 million awarded directly through NYCDAF. Those recipients are represented in 42 of the most prestigious university arts programs in the country. Many have since graduated and are now represented on Broadway, as well as concert dance companies based in NYC and around the world. www.NYCDAFoundation.net. |
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