Cast of Shuffle Along, Hamilton Earn Astaire Awards Nominations

Nominations for the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which honor outstanding dance and choreography on stage and film, were announced today at the Friar’s Club. For the first time, the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards have explored recognizing excellence in dance, movement, and choreography off-Broadway. The gala takes place Monday, May 16, 2016 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).rnrnTap sensation Shuffle Along leads the pack with 6, very well deserved might I add, nominations. Also it’s wonderful to see Broadway Black favorite, Invisible Thread get some love too! Check out the nominees below:rnrn rnrnBEST FEMALE DANCERrnrnMara Davi, Dames at SearnrnDeanna Doyle, Tuck EverlastingrnrnSandra Mae Frank, Spring AwakeningrnrnJane Krakowski, She Loves MernrnEloise Kropp, Dames at SearnrnAna Villafañe, On Your FeetrnrnAdrienne Warren, Shuffle AlongrnrnBEST MALE DANCERrnrnPhillip Attmore, Shuffle AlongrnrnAlex Brightman, School of RockrnrnDaveed Diggs, HamiltonrnrnCarlos Gonzalez, On Your FeetrnrnCurtis Holland, Shuffle AlongrnrnKendrick Jones, Shuffle AlongrnrnLuis Salgado, On Your FeetrnrnBEST CHOREOGRAPHERrnrnAndy Blankenbuehler, HamiltonrnrnWarren Carlyle, She Loves MernrnSavion Glover, Shuffle AlongrnrnLorin Latarro, WaitressrnrnSpencer Liff, Spring AwakeningrnrnCasey Nicholaw, Tuck EverlastingrnrnSergio Trujillo, On Your FeetrnrnJosh Rhodes, Bright StarrnrnHofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the RoofrnrnRandy Skinner, Dames at SearnrnOUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOWrnrnBright StarrnrnDames at SearnrnFiddler on the RoofrnrnHamiltonrnrnOn Your FeetrnrnSchool of RockrnrnShe Loves MernrnShuffle AlongrnrnSpring AwakeningrnrnOUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN FILMrnrnLuke Broadlick, Teresa Espinosa, Alison Faulk & Channing Tatum, Magic Mike XXLrnrnChristopher Gattelli, Hail, Caesar!rnrnAakomon Jones, Pitch Perfect 2rnrnJoey Pizzi, Lucky StiffrnrnFatima Robinson & Charm Jordan, Dance CamprnrnDave Scott, High StrungrnrnOUTSTANDING FEMALE DANCER OFF-BROADWAYrnrnYesenia Ayala, Trip Of LovernrnLeslie Kritzer, The Robber BridegroomrnrnRumi Oyama, SayonararnrnJaime Lynn Verazin, Standard TimernrnEllen Zolezzi, CagneyrnrnOUTSTANDING MALE DANCER OFF-BROADWAYrnrnJeremy Benton, CagneyrnrnDave Thomas Brown, The Legend Of Georgia McBridernrnRobert Creighton, CagneyrnrnCory Lingner, Once Upon A MattressrnrnMatt McGrath, The Legend Of Georgia McBridernrnOUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY OFF-BROADWAYrnrnJoshua Bergasse, CagneyrnrnMartha Clarke, Angel ReapersrnrnConnor Gallagher, The Robber BridegroomrnrnPaul McGill ,The Legend Of Georgia McBridernrnJames Ortiz, Claire Karpen & Will Gallacher, The WoodsmanrnrnSergio Trujillo & Darrell Grand Moultrie, Invisible ThreadrnrnJudith 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.rnrnTickets for the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards begin at $75 and can be purchased at here or by calling (888) 611-8183.