2016 Astaire Award Nominees Celebrate Their Honors

The giddy assortment of talented Broadway performers show off their certificates.

Editorial Staff

May 3, 2016

Warren Carlyle is proud to be an Astaire Awards nominee for She Loves Me. — Warren Carlyle is proud to be an Astaire Awards nominee for *She Loves Me*.
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Nominees for the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which honor outstanding dance and choreography on stage and screen, celebrated their honors on May 2. The list, which you can read in full by clicking here, includes Broadway and off-Broadway's best, from On Your Feet! to She Loves Me.

Sergio Trujillo and Darrell Grand Moultrie are nominated for their work on Invisible Thread. — Sergio Trujillo and Darrell Grand Moultrie are nominated for their work on *Invisible Thread*.
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Judith Jamison, artistic director emeritus of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will be presented with the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award. Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance, will receive the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Dance. Broadway director, choreographer and Tony-nominated actor Maurice Hines, who appeared off-Broadway this season in his show Tappin’ Through Life, will be recognized with a special recognition award for Outstanding Body of Work in Dance. Dr. Joan Fallon, founder and CEO of Curemark, will be presented with a special achievement award for her work in the field of autism-related disorders.