Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show
The Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show is an annual award presented to a choreographer for their work on a Broadway production. The award has been presented since the awards inception in 1982, as the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards. Michael Bennet was the inaugural winner for his work in A Chorus Line.
The award was separated from Off-Broadway productions, which received its own category, in 2017, when the awards were renamed in honor of Chita Rivera.
Susan Stroman holds the record for most wins, with five, followed by Bill T. Jones with three. Sergio Trujillo and Warren Carlyle have each received eight nominations, the most of any other choreographer.
Winners and nominees
1980s
Year |
Production |
Choreographer |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
1982 |
A Chorus Line |
Michael Bennett |
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1983 |
On Your Toes |
Donald Saddler |
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1984 |
The Tap Dance Kid |
Danny Daniels |
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1985 |
No award given. |
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1986 |
Big Deal |
Bob Fosse |
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Song and Dance |
Peter Martins |
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1987 |
No award given. |
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1988 |
Anything Goes |
Michael Smuin |
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1989 |
No award given. |
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1990s
Year |
Production |
Choreographer |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
1990 |
Grand Hotel |
Tommy Tune |
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1991 |
The Will Rogers Follies |
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1992 |
Guys and Dolls |
Christopher Chadman |
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1993 |
The Who's Tommy |
Wayne Cilento |
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1994 |
The Red Shoes |
Lar Lubovitch |
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1995 |
Show Boat |
Susan Stroman |
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1996 |
Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk |
Savion Glover |
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1997 |
Chicago |
Ann Reinking |
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1998 |
Ragtime |
Graciela Daniele |
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1999 |
Parade |
Patricia Birch |
2000s
Year |
Production |
Choreographer |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
2000 |
Contact and The Music Man |
Susan Stroman |
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Swing! |
Lynne Taylor Corbett |
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Kiss Me, Kate |
Kathleen Marshall |
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2001 |
The Producers |
Susan Stroman |
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The Full Monty |
Jerry Mitchell |
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42nd Street |
Randy Skinner |
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2002 |
Oklahoma! |
Susan Stroman |
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Thoroughly Modern Millie |
Rob Ashford |
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Sweet Smell of Success |
Christopher Wheeldon |
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2003 |
Movin' Out |
Twyla Tharp |
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Flower Drum Song |
Robert Longbottom |
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Hairspray |
Jerry Mitchell |
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2004 |
Wonderful Town |
Kathleen Marshall |
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2005 |
No awards given. |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
Cry-Baby |
Rob Marshall |
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2009 |
Billy Elliot |
Peter Darling |
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9 to 5 |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
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Hair |
Karole Armitage |
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Guys and Dolls |
Sergio Trujillo |
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Pal Joey |
Graciela Daniele |
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2010s
Year |
Production |
Choreographer |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Fela! |
Bill T. Jones |
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Come Fly Away |
Twyla Tharp |
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Memphis |
Sergio Trujillo |
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Ragtime |
Marcia Milgrom Dodge |
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American Idiot |
Steven Hoggett |
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2011 |
The Scottsboro Boys |
Susan Stroman |
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Catch Me If You Can |
Jerry Mitchell |
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The Book of Mormon |
Casey Nicholaw |
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War Horse |
Toby Sedgwick |
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Sister Act |
Anthony van Laast |
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
Rob Ashford |
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Wonderland |
Marguerite Derricks |
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Anything Goes |
Kathleen Marshall |
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Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson |
Danny Mefford |
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2012 |
Porgy and Bess |
Bill T. Jones |
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Evita |
Rob Ashford |
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Leap of Faith |
Sergio Trujillo |
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Disney's Newsies |
Christopher Gattelli |
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Nice Work If You Can Get It |
Kathleen Marshall |
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Once |
Steven Hoggett |
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2013 (tie) |
Pippin |
Chet Walker |
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Motown |
Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams |
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Bring It On |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
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Chaplin |
Warren Carlyle |
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Matilda |
Peter Darling |
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Kinky Boots |
Jerry Mitchell |
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Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella |
Josh Rhodes |
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Hands on a Hardbody |
Sergio Trujillo |
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2014 |
After Midnight |
Warren Carlyle |
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Aladdin |
Casey Nicholaw |
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Big Fish and Bullets Over Broadway |
Susan Stroman |
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Rocky |
Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine |
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Beautiful — The Carole King Musical |
Josh Prince |
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder |
Peggy Hickey |
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Cabaret |
Rob Marshall |
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2015 |
An American in Paris |
Christopher Wheeldon |
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On the Town |
Joshua Bergasse |
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The King and I |
Christopher Gattelli |
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On the Twentieth Century |
Warren Carlyle |
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Something Rotten! |
Casey Nicholaw |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett |
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The Last Ship |
Steven Hoggett |
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Finding Neverland |
Mia Michaels |
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2016 (tie) |
Hamilton |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
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Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed |
Savion Glover |
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On Your Feet! |
Sergio Trujillo |
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She Loves Me |
Warren Carlyle |
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Waitress |
Lorin Latarro |
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Spring Awakening |
Spencer Liff |
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Tuck Everlasting |
Casey Nicholaw |
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Bright Star |
Josh Rhodes |
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Fiddler on the Roof |
Hofesh Shechter |
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Dames at Sea |
Randy Skinner |
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2017 |
Bandstand |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Joshua Bergasse |
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Hello, Dolly! |
Warren Carlyle |
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Groundhog Day |
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane |
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Come From Away |
Kelly Devine |
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Holiday Inn |
Denis Jones |
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A Bronx Tale |
Sergio Trujillo |
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2018 |
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical |
Sergio Trujillo |
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Once On This Island |
Camille A. Brown |
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SpongeBob SquarePants |
Christopher Gattelli |
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Mean Girls |
Casey Nicholaw |
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Carousel |
Justin Peck |
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2019 |
Hadestown |
David Neumann |
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Kiss Me, Kate |
Warren Carlyle |
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Tootsie |
Denis Jones |
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The Prom |
Casey Nicholaw |
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Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations |
Sergio Trujillo |
2020s
Year |
Production |
Choreographer |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
2020 |
No awards ceremony held due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
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2021 |
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2022 |
Paradise Square |
Bill T. Jones, Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus |
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for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf |
Camille A. Brown |
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The Music Man |
Warren Carlyle |
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American Utopia |
Annie-B Parson |
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Moulin Rouge! |
Sonya Tayeh |
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MJ |
Christopher Wheeldon |
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2023 |
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical |
Steven Hoggett |
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Some Like It Hot |
Casey Nicholaw |
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New York, New York |
Susan Stroman |
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& Juliet |
Jennifer Weber |
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2024 (tie) |
Hell's Kitchen |
Camille A. Brown |
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Water For Elephants |
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll |
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Cabaret |
Julia Cheng |
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The Outsiders |
Rick and Jeff Kuperman |
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The Heart of Rock and Roll and The Who's Tommy |
Lorin Latarro |
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Illinoise |
Justin Peck |
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2025 |
Buena Vista Social Club |
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck |
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Smash |
Joshua Bergasse |
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Pirates! The Penzance Musical |
Warren Carlyle |
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Death Becomes Her |
Christopher Gattelli |
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Just in Time |
Shannon Lewis |
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Boop! The Musical |
Jerry Mitchell |
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A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical |
Rickey Tripp and DeWitt Fleming Jr. |
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2026 |
Schmigadoon! |
Christopher Gattelli |
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Chess |
Lorin Latarro |
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Ragtime |
Ellenore Scott |
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Titanique |
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The Rocky Horror Show |
Ani Taj |
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Cats: The Jellicle Ball |
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons |
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Multiple wins
- 5 wins
- Susan Stroman
- 3 wins
- Bill T. Jones
- 2 wins
- Tommy Tune
- Savion Glover
- Andy Blankenbuehler
- Sergio Trujillo
Multiple nominations
- 8 nominations
- Sergio Trujillo
- Warren Carlyle
- 7 nominations
- Susan Stroman
- Casey Nicholaw
- 6 nominations
- Steven Hoggett
- 5 nominations
- Jerry Mitchell
- Christopher Gattelli
- 4 nominations
- Kathleen Marshall
- Andy Blankenbuehler
- 3 nominations
- Rob Ashford
- Christopher Wheeldon
- Peter Darling
- Bill T. Jones
- Joshua Bergasse
- Camille A. Brown
- Justin Peck
- Lorin Latarro
- 2 nominations
- Tommy Tune
- Savion Glover
- Graciela Daniele
- Randy Skinner
- Twyla Tharp
- Rob Marshall
- Josh Rhodes
- Kelly Devine
- Denis Jones