, honored dance and choreographic excellence on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in film. The star-studded event included Kristen Chenoweth, Brooke Shields, Huey Lewis, Bebe Neuwirth and David Hyde Pierce who presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Bernadette Peters.
Lisa Mordente, daughter of the late Rivera, also finds pets to be therapeutic. “I sit with my dogs and just connect and run and roll around the floor and just be with them. They are my center.” Filmmaker and choreographer, Kenny Ortega, who supportively held Mordente’s hand throughout the red carpet, believes in gratitude: “Just really work to live in gratitude. Truly. That really serves me mentally, emotionally and creatively.