The 2025 Chita Rivera Awards will be presented on Mondsy, May 19 at 7:30 PM at NYU Skirball Center, produced by Joe Lanteri, Founder and Executive Director of the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, Inc. in conjunction with Patricia Watt.
This year, the Chita Rivera Awards will be honoring Ben Vereen with the Lifetime Achievement Award. To see the liist of nominees, click here.
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.
All proceeds of the Chita Rivera Awards benefit the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation (NYCDAF), which is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) committed to broadening performing arts awareness while advocating education and high standards of excellence in dance. This year, all funding and proceeds will support the creation of a new Chita Rivera Training Scholarship, a program of NYCDAF.
Ticket prices are as follows: $125 for a balcony ticket to the Awards ceremony, $750 for an orchestra ticket to the Awards ceremony and admission to the pre-show red carpet cocktail party and VIP reception, and $7500 for 10 Orchestra tickets to the Awards ceremony, admission for 10 to the pre-show red carpet cocktail party and 1 table at the VIP reception. Tickets are available at ChitaRiveraAwards.com.
Skirball Center is located at 566 LaGuardia Place, off Washington Square Park, NYC
