The 33rd Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards were announced by New York Post Theater Critic Michael Riedel at Villagio on the Park restaurant.
Each year since the inception of the awards in 1982, The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards honor outstanding achievement in dance and on the Broadway stage.
The mission of the Awards is to honor individual dancers and choreographers for their dedication, passion and artistic vision that they bring to their performances.
This Year’s awards event is on Monday June 1st, and will begin with a VIP cocktail reception and an evening featuring musical and theatrical performances from On the Town, Finding Neverland, New York Spectacular and many more.
The Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement award winner this year is Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe winning actor and dancer Joel Grey, and show-biz mogul Harvey Weinstein will receive the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre and Film.
The ceremony will be chaired by David Schiff and philanthropist Jean Shafiroff and proceeds from the event will benefit non-profit organization, The Douglas Watt Family Fund.
Find out more: www.theastaireawards.org/
Pictured: Astaire Awards Director Patricia Watt with Event Chair Jean Shafiroff