2017 Winners

Category Name Production Company
Lighting Design Kate Bashore The Three Musketeers Classical Theatre of Harlem
Set Design Christopher & Justin Swader The Three Musketeers Classical Theatre of Harlem
Costume Design Rachel Dozier-Ezell The Three Musketeers Classical Theatre of Harlem
Sound Design Luqman Brown The Three Musketeers Classical Theatre of Harlem
Director/Dramatic Production Walter Dallas Autumn Billie Holiday Theatre
Director/Musical Production Robert O’Hara Bella: An American Tall Tale Playwrights Horizons
Playwright Richard Wesley Autumn Billie Holiday Theatre
Supporting Actor Count Stovall Autumn Billie Holiday Theatre
Supporting Actress Paulette Washington Autumn Billie Holiday Theatre
Outstanding Performance In A Musical – Female NaTasha Yvette Williams Bella: An American Tall Tale Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Performance In A Musical – Male Norm Lewis Sweeney Todd Barrow Street Theatre
Outstanding Musical Director
Darius Smith Raisin Astoria Performing Arts Center
Choreography Camille A. Brown Bella: An American Tall Tale Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Daughters of the Mock Negro Ensemble Company
Solo Performance Timothy Simonson Adam New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre
Lead Actor Jerome Preston Bates Autumn Billie Holiday Theatre
Lead Actress Elizabeth Van Dyke Zora Neale Hurston New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre
Best Revival Two Trains Running Black Spectrum Theatre Company
Musical Production Of The Year Bella: An American Tall Tale Playwrights Horizons
Dramatic Production Of The Year Autumn Billie Holiday Theatre
Rising Star  Jordan Tyson
Special Pioneer Award
 
Thelma Pollard
Ishmael Reed
Outstanding Achievement Award Dominique Morisseau
Lynn Nottage
Special Achievement Award A. Curtis Farrow
Dale Ricardo Shields
Board of Directors Award
 
Camille Billops & James Hatch
John D. Smith
Special Honor Celebrating 20 years of August Wilson’s Jitney. One play for every decade. Also celebrating all actors who performed in Jitney over the years, along with the director Ruben Santiago-Hudson for Making History.