“Schmigadoon,” the Broadway musical adaptation of a TV series that affectionately parodies Broadway musicals from the Golden Age, won outstanding choreography, outstanding ensemble and two of the three outstanding dancers in a Broadway show at the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards for dance and choreography on Broadway and the movies, presented tonight at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
More typically, these theater dance awards spread the love: Both last year, and the year before, for example, four different musicals were represented among the winners.
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Check out New York Theater Awards Calendar and Guide 2026
BROADWAY
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
OUTSTANDING DANCER IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Max Clayton, Schmigadoon
Robert ‘Silk’ Mason, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Isabelle McCalla, Schmigadoon
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Schmigadoon
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ann-Margret
DOUGLAS AND ETHEL WATT CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Gotta Dance!
FILM & DOCUMENTARY
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM
Sinners, Choreographer: Aakomon Jones
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DANCE DOCUMENTARY
Dick Van Dyke, 100th Celebration, Director: Steve Boettcher
It is worth noting that the Chita Rivera Awards gave “Off Broadway Special Recognition” last year to “CATS: The Jellicle Ball,” when it was running Off-Broadway, before its move this year to Broadway.
Outside the Skirball Center, I asked CATS co-choreographer Omari Wiles a question:
