51ST ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BLACK THEATRE | Celebrating 51 Years of AUDELCO Excellence
AND THE WINNER IS…
LIGHTING DESIGN
Stacey Derosier | The Half-God of Rainfall
SET DESIGN
Matt Saunders | Flex
COSTUME DESIGN
Mika Eubanks | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
SOUND DESIGN
Mikaal Sulaiman | The Half-God of Rainfall
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Stevie Walker-Webb | black odyssey
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Ahmaya Knoelle | Mama, I Want To Sing!
CHOREOGRAPHER
nicHi Douglas | The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion
PLAYWRIGHT
Marcus Gardley | black odyssey
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Eric Berryman | Primary Trust
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Harriett D. Foy | black odyssey
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Kevin McKoy | Mama, I Want To Sing!
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Rodrick Covington | Rock & Roll Man
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Tarra Conner Jones | White Girl in Danger
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (TIE)
FLEX [Brittany Bellizeare, Christiana Clark, Eboni Edwards, Renita Lewis, Erica Matthews, Ciara Monique, Tamera Tomakili]
PICKING UP THE PIECES [Ria Alexander, Mel’Lahnee Blackwell, Colby Christina, Jade Mason, Gil Tucker, Douglas Wade, Aaron Watkins, Kenya Wilson]
SOLO PERFORMANCE
James T. Lane | Triple Threat
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Bishop Richard Hartley | Mama, I Want To Sing!
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Asa Sulton | Mama, I Want To Sing!
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Francois Battiste | A Raisin in the Sun
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY (TIE)
Stephanie Berry | The Bandaged Place
Tonya Pinkins | A Raisin in the Sun
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
MAMA, I WANT TO SING! | Mama! Foundation For The Arts
BEST MUSICAL
ROCK & ROLL MAN | Caiola Productions
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
A RAISIN IN THE SUN | The Public Theater
BEST PLAY
BLACK ODYSSEY | Classic Stage Company
HONOREES
LEGACY AWARD
Allie Woods, Jr.
Sonia Sanchez
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ted Lange
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Petronia Paley
Roscoe Orman
PIONEER AWARD
Dr. Aduke Aremu
Elain Graham
Terria Joseph
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Yolanda Brooks & John Ruiz Miranda
John Douglas Thompson
Karen Thornton
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD
Senator Cordell Cleare
Brian A. Moreland
Johnnie Mae
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Roslyn Ruff
Javon Johnson
Dietrice A. Bolden
Luther D. Isler