<p><small></small></p><p><em><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/katrina-lenks-latest-broadway-gig-the-bands-visit-2495976541.html" target="_blank">The Band's Visit</a></em><em> </em>wasn't far behind with 11, and revivals fared especially well with 10 nods each for <em>Carousel </em>and <em>My Fair Lady</em> and 8 for <em><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/camille-a-brown-choreographers-once-on-this-island-2564944982.html" target="_blank">Once On This Island</a></em>, choreographed by our April cover star <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/camille-a-brown-2545071257.html" target="_blank">Camille A. Brown</a>. (Though she didn't get a Best Choreography nod, we think Brown belongs in the category.) <strong></strong>Unsurprisingly, Justin Peck was called out for his <em>Carousel </em>choreography in perhaps the danciest show of the season. This year, a play even got a Best Choreography nom, as Steven Hoggett was praised for his movement direction in the very popular <em>Harry Potter </em>production.</p><p>Our hats are<strong> </strong>off to Christopher Gattelli who received recognition for choreography in the absurdly fun <em>SpongeBob </em>and the impeccable revival of <em>My Fair Lady</em>. The man who can make moves for an underwater kitchen sponge and Brits in 1913 London in the same season is truly versatile.On Friday, the <a href="https://www.chitariveraawards.com/nominations" target="_blank">Chita Rivera Awards nominations</a> were also announced. We love the committee's annual recognition of dance on Broadway, off-Broadway and film, shining a light not only on the headliners but the all-important ensembles.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>Rounding out the trifecta, the Drama Desk Awards nominations came out last Thursday. Putting all New York City productions on an even playing field, Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway shows vie for the same awards.<br></p><h2>Tony Awards Nominations</h2><p>Ahead of the June 10 Tony Awards show on CBS, here are the musicals and stars that were tapped for a potential win in select<strong> </strong>categories. (For a full list of nominees in all categories, click <a href="https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br></p><p><strong>Best Choreography</strong></p><p>Christopher Gattelli, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p><em></em>Christopher Gattelli, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical</em></p><p><em></em>Steven Hoggett, <em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two</em><br></p><p>Casey Nicholaw, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em></em>Justin Peck, <em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><strong>Best Musical</strong></p><p><em>The Band's Visit</em></p><p><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/frozen-on-broadway-2528653888.html" target="_blank"><em>Frozen</em></a></p><p><em>Mean Girls</em><br></p><p><em>SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical</em><br></p><p><strong>Best Revival of a Musical<br></strong></p><p><em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p><em>Once On This Island</em><br></p><p><em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><strong><em></em>Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical<br></strong></p><p>Harry Hadden-Paton, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p><em></em>Joshua Henry, <em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><em></em>Tony Shalhoub, <em>The Band's Visit</em></p><p><em></em>Ethan Slater, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical</em></p><p><strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical</strong></p><p>Lauren Ambrose, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p><em></em>Hailey Kilgore, <em>Once On This Island</em></p><p><em></em>LaChanze, <em><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/new-musical-donna-summer-features-all-female-ensemble-2561830584.html" target="_blank">Summer: The Donna Summer Musical</a></em></p><p><em></em>Katrina Lenk, <em>The Band's Visit</em></p><p><em></em>Taylor Louderman, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em></em>Jessie Mueller, <em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical<br></strong></p><p>Norbert Leo Butz, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p><em></em>Alexander Gemignani, <em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><em></em>Grey Henson, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em></em>Gavin Lee, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical</em></p><p><em></em>Ari'el Stachel, <em>The Band's Visit</em></p><p><strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/on-the-rise-ariana-debose-2307010117.html" target="_blank">Ariana DeBose</a>, <em>Summer: The Donna Summer Musical</em></p><p><em></em>Renée Fleming, <em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><em></em>Lindsay Mendez, <em>Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel</em></p><p><em></em>Ashley Park, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em></em>Diana Rigg, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/17581766/980x.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://assets.rbl.ms/17581766/980x.jpg"></a><small>Ariana DeBose sparkles as Disco Donna in Summer. Photo by Kevin Berne, Courtesy Boneau/Bryan-Brown.</small><p><small><br><br></small></p><p><strong>Best Direction of a Musical<br></strong></p><p>Michael Arden, <em>Once On This Island</em></p><p><em></em>David Cromer, <em>The Band's Visit</em></p><p><em></em>Tina Landau, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical</em></p><p><em></em>Casey Nicholaw, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em></em>Bartlett Sher, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p>Chita Rivera will receive a <strong>Special Tony Award </strong>for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.</p><h2>Chita Rivera Awards Nominations</h2><p>Here are the 2017–18 nominees ahead of the May 20 ceremony:</p><p><strong>Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show</strong><br></p><p>Camille A. Brown, <em>Once On This Island</em></p><p>Christopher Gattelli, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p>Casey Nicholaw, <em>Mean Girls</em> Justin Peck, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Sergio Trujillo, <em>Summer: The Donna Summer Musical</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show</strong></p><p><em>Carousel</em></p><p><em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em>Once On This Island</em></p><p><em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p><em>Summer: The Donna Summer Musical</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show</strong></p><p>Norbert Leo Butz, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p>Andrei Chagas, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Gavin Lee, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p>Amar Ramasar, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Tony Yazbeck, <em>Prince of Broadway</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show</strong></p><p>Yesenia Ayala, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Ariana DeBose, <em>Summer: The Donna Summer Musical</em></p><p>Hailey Kilgore, <em>Once On This Island</em></p><p>Katrina Lenk, <em>The Band's Visit</em></p><p><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/on-the-rise-skye-mat..." target="_blank">Skye Mattox</a><em>, </em><em>Carousel</em></p><p>Ashley Park, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p>Brittany Pollack, <em>Carousel</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Choreography in an Off-Broadway Show</strong></p><p>Nejla Yatkin, <em>The Boy Who Danced on Air</em></p><p>Sonya Tayeh, <em>Hundred Days</em></p><p>Zach Morris & Jennine Willett, <em>Ghost Light</em></p><p>Chris Bailey, <em>Jerry Springer: The Opera</em></p><p>Monica Bill Barnes, <em>One Night Only</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Female Dancer in an Off-Broadway Show</strong></p><p>Anna Bass, <em>One Night Only</em></p><p>Monica Bill Barnes, <em>One Night Only</em></p><p>Elizabeth Carena, <em>Ghost Light</em></p><p>Tiffany Mann, <em>Jerry Springer:</em><em> The Opera</em></p><p>Kenita R. Miller, <em>Bella</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Male Dancer in an Off-Broadway Show</strong></p><p>Colin Campbell, <em>Disco Pigs</em></p><p>Robert Fairchild, <em>Mary Shelley's Frankenstein</em><br></p><p>Troy Iwata, <em>The Boy Who Danced on Air</em></p><p>Evan Ruggiero, <em>Bastard Jones</em></p><p>Nikhil Saboo, <em>The Boy Who Danced on Air</em></p><p><strong>At the Movies</strong><br></p><p>In the film category, theses movies with theatrical release got a nod for their choreography:</p><p><em>Basmati Blues</em> (Noemie LaFrance, Rajeev, Dimple Ganguly, Vijay Ganguly and <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/ryan-heffington-2491084283.html" target="_blank">Ryan Heffington</a>)</p><p><em>Finding Your Feet</em> (Mark Jennings)</p><p><em>Hello Again</em> (Todd Underwood)</p><p><em><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/a-conversation-with-the-artists-behind-your-new-favorite-ballet-movie-2476180264.html" target="_blank">Polina</a> </em>(Angelin Preljocaj)</p><p><em>The Greatest Showman</em> (Shannon Holtzapffel, <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/the-greatest-showman-ashley-wallen-2518470024.html" target="_blank">Ashley Wallen</a>)</p><p>Three dance documentaries also received nominations: <em>Step, </em><em>Bobbi Jene </em>(starring <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/gaga-movement-bobbi-jene-smith-poem-2558713809.html" target="_blank">Bobbi Jene Smith</a>) and <em>Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer</em> (starring Marcelo Gomes).</p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/16948588/980x.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://assets.rbl.ms/16948588/980x.jpg"></a><small>The Greatest Showman. Photo by Niko Tavernise, Courtesy 20th Century Fox.</small><p><small><br><br></small></p><h2>Drama Desk Award Nominations</h2><p>Here are the highlights dancers should know before winners are announced at a June 3 ceremony. (Get the full list <a href="http://dramadeskawards.com/2018-nominees" target="_blank">here</a>.)</p><p><strong>Outstanding Musical<br></strong></p><p><em>Desperate Measures</em>, The York Theatre Company</p><p><em>KPOP</em>, Ars Nova/Ma-Yi Theatre Company/Woodshed Collective</p><p><em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><em>Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story</em>, 2b Theatre Company/59E59</p><p><em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Revival of a Musical<br></strong></p><p><em>Amerike</em><em>—The Golden Land</em>, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene</p><p><em>Carousel</em></p><p><em>My Fair Lady</em>, Lincoln Center Theater</p><p><em>Once on This Island</em></p><p><em>Pacific Overtures</em>, Classic Stage Company</p><p><strong>Outstanding Actor in a Musical<br></strong></p><p>Jelani Alladin, <em>Frozen</em></p><p>Harry Hadden-Paton, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p>Joshua Henry, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Evan Ruggiero, <em>Bastard Jones, the cell</em></p><p>Ethan Slater, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Actress in a Musical</strong></p><p>Gizel Jiménez, <em>Miss You Like Hell</em>, The Public Theater</p><p>LaChanze, <em>Summer</em></p><p>Jessie Mueller, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Ashley Park, <em>KPOP</em>, Ars Nova/Ma-Yi Theater Company/Woodshed Collective</p><p>Daphne Rubin-Vega, <em>Miss You Like Hell</em>, The Public Theater</p><p><strong>Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical<br></strong></p><p>Damon Daunno, <em>The Lucky Ones</em>, Ars Nova</p><p>Alexander Gemignani, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Grey Henson, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p>Gavin Lee, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p>Tony Yazbeck, <em>Prince of Broadway</em>, Manhattan Theatre Club</p><p><strong>Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical</strong></p><p>Lindsay Mendez, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Kenita R. Miller, <em>Once on This Island</em></p><p>Ashley Park, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p>Diana Rigg, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p>Kate Rockwell, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p><strong>Outstanding Director of a Musical<br></strong></p><p>Christian Barry, <em>Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story</em>, 2b Theatre Company/59E59</p><p>Teddy Bergman, <em>KPOP</em>, Ars Nova/Ma-Yi Theater Company/Woodshed Collective</p><p>Jack O'Brien, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Tina Landau, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p>Bartlett Sher, <em>My Fair Lady</em></p><p><strong>The LaDuca Award for Outstanding Choreography</strong></p><p>Camille A. Brown, <em>Once on This Island</em></p><p>Christopher Gattelli, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></p><p><em></em>Casey Nicholaw, <em>Mean Girls</em></p><p>Justin Peck, <em>Carousel</em></p><p>Nejla Yatkin, <em>The Boy Who Danced on Air</em>, Abingdon Theatre Company</p>
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