Chita Rivera & John Kander at 2015 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Junket. Legendary musical stage actress dancer Chita Rivera and award-winning composer John Kander arrive on the red carpet for the 2015 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Junket at the Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan on April 29, 2015. Participating in the event are the nominees named a day earlier for the Broadway theater s big awards production scheduled for June 7, 2015 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Both veterans were nominated for the musical, The Visit.