Overview
- Held May 18 at NYU Skirball, the Chita Rivera Awards named Schmigadoon! the season’s most recognized production with a Broadway sweep.
- Christopher Gattelli won Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show for Schmigadoon!.
- Film honors went to Aakomon Jones for Sinners and to Steve Boettcher for directing Dick Van Dyke, 100th Celebration.
- Dancer awards included Max Clayton and Isabelle McCalla for Schmigadoon! along with Robert “Silk” Mason for Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
- Ann‑Margret received the Lifetime Achievement Award, with the critics’ Douglas and Ethel Watt prize going to the Off‑Broadway retrospective Gotta Dance!.