of shared the Male Dancer award with of . Those same two shows shared the Best Choreographer award: On the Town's tied with American in Paris's .
It was a big night for the Fairchild family. The same night, Robert's sister Megan of On the Town accepted a Theatre World Award for outstanding Broadway debut.
The annual Astaire Awards, which honor the best in New York dance and choreography, were presented at the Skirball Center in Greenwich Village.
The ceremony featured performances from On the Town, , New York Spring Spectacular and more.
Here is a complete list of the 2015 Astaire Award nominees, with the winners in each category marked in boldface type with an asterisk:
Best Female Dancer:
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* - An American in Paris
- An American in Paris
- On the Town
- Sideshow
- Sideshow
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- Finding Neverland
Best Male Dancer:
* Robert Fairchild - American in Paris (tie)
- On the Town
*Tony Yazbeck - On the Town (tie)
- On the Town
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- On the Twentieth Century
- On the Twentieth Century
- On the Twentieth Century
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Best Choreographer:
* Christopher Wheeldon - American in Paris (tie)
* Joshua Bergasse - On the Town (tie)
- The King and I
- On the Twentieth Century
- !
& for Frantic Assembly - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Steven Hoggett -
- Finding Neverland
As previously reported, Tony and Academy Award winner (Cabaret) was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Oscar winner (Finding Neverland) was honored for his Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre and Film.
The Astaire awards are presented by producer Patricia Watt and The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts.
