Leritz created his own company, Dance Celebration, which represented the United States at the International Choreographic Competitions in Paris, performing his signature ballet, "Worth A Song", receiving special congratulations from President Jimmy Carter at The White House in 1979.

Leritz produced The 50th Anniversary Gala of The American Guild of Musical Artists, featuring over 300 stars of ballet and opera at The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in 1986.

Leritz appeared three times on the cover of Dance Pages Magazine, including the Spring 1989 issue, in which he wrote an article which introduced and encouraged bodybuilding for dancers.

Additional acting roles include 2018 appearances on Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and NBC's Saturday Night Live in the Spiritual Rap Choir with Amy Schumer,[12] CBS's Capitol, ABC's All My Children, Dick Clark's Celebrity Boxing with Ron Palillo and in HBO's Sex And The City;[13] talk shows including The Rosie O'Donnell Show with Liza Minnelli,[14] Maury,[15] CNN's Showbiz Tonight and Entertainment Tonight.

[16] Leritz's many feature films include the 2022 award-winning comedy Love in Kilnerry as Deputy Rory, The Con Is On starring Uma Thurman, The Adjustment Bureau opposite Matt Damon,[17] Julie Taymor's Across the Universe,[18] Dummy with Adrien Brody,[19] Easy Money with Rodney Dangerfield,[20] Legs with Gwen Verdon[21] Annie (1982 film) with Carol Burnett, and the HBO feature Stag with Ben Gazzara, Kevin Dillon and Taylor Dayne.

Leritz choreographed the Motown feature film musical, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon,[23] the mime duo Shields & Yarnell for Atlantic City, for MTV and various recording artists.

[28] Leritz directed and produced a tribute, hosted by Tyne Daly, to honor Welcome Back, Kotter's Ron Palillo's life and career at NYC's The Triad Theatre, October 3, 2012.

[31] Broadway's Chad Kimball, Matt Doyle, Jennifer Cody, Sheffield Chastain, Mary Beth Peil, Elizabeth Morton and Celeste Lecesne starred in the initial reading of "The Lost Boy", September 2014, at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios.

on June 22, 2022 starring Joel Grey, Lee Roy Reams, Tony Yazbeck, Jim Brochu, Anita Gilette, Penny Worth and Marianne Tatum, celebrating the life and career of Harvey Evans.