Friends of AUDELCO
NOMINEES FOR THE 51ST ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BLACK THEATRE | Celebrating 51 Years of AUDELCO Excellence
LIGHTING DESIGN
Emmanuel Delgado | Triple Threat
Stacey Derosier | The Half-God of Rainfall
Alan C. Edwards | Malvolio
Adam Honoré | Flex
Allen Lee Hughes | Hamlet
Aja M. Jackson & Matthew Richards | Rock & Roll Man
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew | Shadow/Land
SET DESIGN
Kristen Chang | Unentitled
Wilson Chin | This Land Was Made
Fulton C. Hodges & Anthony Ellison | Picking Up the Pieces
Lindsay Genevieve Fuori | Candida
Clint Ramos | A Raisin in the Sun
Matt Saunders | Flex
Christopher & Justin Swader | Malvolio
COSTUME DESIGN
Kindall Almond | black odyssey
Dustin Cross | Candida
Mika Eubanks | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Azalea Fairley | Shadow/Land
Celeste Jennings | Malvolio
Karen Perry | A Raisin in the Sun
Emilio Sosa | The Harder They Come
SOUND DESIGN
Justin Ellington | Hamlet
Elisheba Ittoop | A Raisin in the Sun
Frederick Kennedy | Malvolio
DJ Potts | Triple Threat
Sadah Espii Proctor | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Mikaal Sulaiman | The Half-God of Rainfall
UptownWorks | black odyssey
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Lileana Blain-Cruz | Flex
Florante Galvez | Unentitled
Kenny Ingram | Triple Threat
Kenny Leon | Hamlet
Robert O’Hara | A Raisin in the Sun
Colette Robert | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Stevie Walker-Webb | black odyssey
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Lileana Blain-Cruz | White Girl in Danger
Ahmaya Knoelle | Mama, I Want To Sing!
Randal Myler | Rock & Roll Man
Tony Taccone & Sergio Trujillo | The Harder They Come
Count Stovall | Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
CHOREOGRAPHER
Tislarm Bouie | The Bandaged Place
Beatrice Capote | The Half-God of Rainfall
nicHi Douglas | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Edgar Godineaux | The Harder They Come
Dell Howlett | Malvolio
Raja Feather Kelly | White Girl in Danger
Stephanie Klemons | Rock & Roll Man
PLAYWRIGHT
Marcus Gardley | black odyssey
Candrice Jones | Flex
James T. Lane | Triple Threat
Harrison David Rivers | The Bandaged Place
Colette Robert | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Tori Sampson | This Land Was Made
Charles White | Unentitled
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Eric Berryman | Primary Trust
Jimonn Cole | black odyssey
Gil Tucker | Unentitled
Glenn Davis | Downstate
Julian Elijah Martinez | This Land Was Made
John-Andrew Morrison | Malvolio
John Douglas Thompson | Hamlet
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Leah Finnie | Unentitled
Harriett D. Foy | black odyssey
Perri Gaffney | A Raisin in the Sun
Marjorie Johnson | Malvolio
Mandi Masden | A Raisin in the Sun
April Matthis | Primary Trust
Adrienne C. Moore | black odyssey
Lorraine Toussaint | Hamlet
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Nat Adderley, Jr. | Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
John Bronston | The Harder They Come
Dave Keyes | Rock & Roll Man
Anessa Marie | White Girl in Danger
Dionne McClain-Freeney | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Kevin McKoy | Mama, I Want To Sing!
Linda Tillery | black odyssey
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
J. Bernard Calloway | The Harder They Come
Rodrick Covington | Rock & Roll Man
Vincent Jamal Hooper | White Girl in Danger
James Jackson, Jr. | White Girl in Danger
Jamonté | Rock & Roll Man
Jacob Ming-Trent | The Harder They Come
Matthew S. Morgan | Rock & Roll Man
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jeannette Bayardelle | The Harder They Come
Latrice Arlene Cherry-Sturdivant | Mama, I Want To Sing!
Tarra Conner Jones | White Girl in Danger
Valisia LeKae | Rock & Roll Man
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- BERNARDA’S DAUGHTERS [Pascale Armand, Alana Raquel Bowers, Kristin Dodson, Malika Samuel, Taji Senior, Tamara Tunie]
- CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY [Shanel Bailey, Jason Bowen, Sharina Martin, Natalia Payne, Malika Samuel]
- FLEX [Brittany Bellizeare, Christiana Clark, Eboni Edwards, Renita Lewis, Erica Matthews, Ciara Monique, Tamera Tomakili]
- KING JAMES [Glenn Davis, Chris Perfetti]
- MECCA IS BURNING [Reginald L. Barnes, Ashlee Danielle, Joy Renee Leblanc, Tatiana Perry, Alton Ray, Benjamin Rowe, Sharell Williams, Kenya Wilson]
- PICKING UP THE PIECES [Ria Alexander, Mel’Lahnee Blackwell, Colby Christina, Jade Mason, Gil Tucker, Douglas Wade, Aaron Watkins, Kenya Wilson]
- SHADOW/LAND [Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lizan Mitchell, Christine Shepard]
- THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL [Jason Bowen, Kelley Curran, Mister Fitzgerald, Patrice Johnson Chevannes, Michael Laurence, Lizan Mitchell, Jennifer Mogbock]
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Arinze Kene | Misty
James T. Lane | Triple Threat
Madeline Sayet | Where We Belong
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Bishop Richard Hartley | Mama, I Want To Sing!
Natey Jones | The Harder They Come
Constantine Maroulis | Rock & Roll Man
Lamont O’Neil | Mama, I Want To Sing!
Calvin Thompson | Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Terry Burrell | Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Latoya Edwards | White Girl in Danger
Jade Jones | Vanities the Musical
Meecah | The Harder They Come
Karine Plantadit | Only Gold
Asa Sulton | Mama, I Want To Sing!
Brittany Nicole Williams | The Gospel According to Heather
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Francois Battiste | A Raisin in the Sun
Ato Blankson-Wood | Hamlet
R.J. Foster | Candida
K. Todd Freeman | Downstate
Allen Gilmore | Malvolio
William Jackson Harper | Primary Trust
Kahiem Rivera | Being Chaka
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Stephanie Berry | The Bandaged Place
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy | This Land Was Made
Justine J. Hall | The White Blacks
Kineta Kunutu | Malvolio
Tonya Pinkins | A Raisin in the Sun
Akyiaa Wilson | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
Kenya Wilson | Unentitled
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL | Crossroads Theatre Company
MAMA, I WANT TO SING! | Mama! Foundation For The Arts
BEST MUSICAL
ROCK & ROLL MAN | Caiola Productions
THE HARDER THEY COME | The Public Theater
WHITE GIRL IN DANGER | Vineyard Theatre/ Second Stage Theater
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
A RAISIN IN THE SUN | The Public Theater
CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY | Keen Company
HAMLET | The Public Theater
MANDELA | American Theatre for Actors
BEST PLAY
BLACK ODYSSEY | Classic Stage Company
FLEX | Lincoln Center Theater
KING JAMES | Manhattan Theatre Club
MALVOLIO | Classical Theater of Harlem
THE BANDAGED PLACE | Roundabout Theatre Company
THE 84TH ANNUAL STAR-BURST COTILLION | New Georges & The Movement Theatre Company
THIS LAND WAS MADE | Vineyard Theatre
UNENTITLED | Negro Ensemble Company
51ST ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON
AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS
“THE VIV” for Excellence in Black Theatre
“Celebrate 51 years of AUDELCO Excellence”
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023
LIVE PRESENTATION
7:30 PM EDT