52ND ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS “THE VIV” for Excellence in Black Theatre
✨—– AND THE WINNER IS … ✨—–
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Melody A. Beal | Zooman and the Sign | Negro Ensemble Company
BEST SET DESIGN
Chris Cumberbatch & Angel Smith | Unentitled | Negro Ensemble Company
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Qween Jean | Cats “The Jellicle Ball” | PAC NYC
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Twan Howard | Zooman and the Sign | Negro Ensemble Company
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Patricia McGregor | The Refuge Plays | Roundabout Theatre Company/New York Theatre Workshop
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Nora Cole | The World According to Micki Grant | New Federal Theatre
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Camille Brown | Hell’s Kitchen | The Public Theater
BEST PLAYWRIGHT
Douglas Lyons | Table 17 | MCC Theater
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reginald Wilson | Zooman and the Sign | Negro Ensemble Company
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Sharon Hope | Fabulation: or The Re-Education of Undine | Billie Holiday Theatre
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Michael Greif | Hell’s Kitchen | The Public Theater
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Andre De Shields | Cats “The Jellicle Ball” | PAC NYC
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kecia Lewis | Hell’s Kitchen | The Public Theater
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- Table 17 | Biko Eisen-Martin, Michael Rishawn, Kara Young | MCC Theater
- Telling Tales out of School | Richarda Abrams, June Ballinger, Petronia Paley, Elizabeth Van Dyke | New Federal Theatre
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Laurence Fishburne | Like They Do in the Movies | Perelman Performing Arts Center
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Brian Davis | The World According to Micki Grant | New Federal Theatre
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (4) Awards
- Maleah Joi Moon | Hell’s Kitchen | The Public Theater
- Matelyn Alicia, April Armstrong, Patrice Bell | The World According to Micki Grant | New Federal Theatre
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
- Daniel J. Watts | The Refuge Plays | Roundabout Theatre Company/New York Theatre Workshop
- Reginald Wilson | Scrambled Eggs | Faith Steps Productions and 24 Bond Arts Center
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nicole Ari Parker | The Refuge Plays | Roundabout Theatre Company/New York Theatre Workshop
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Unentitled | Negro Ensemble Company
BEST MUSICAL
Hell’s Kitchen | The Public Theater
BEST PLAY
The Refuge Plays | Roundabout Theatre Company/New York Theatre Workshop
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AUDELCO 2024 HONOREES
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LEGACY AWARD
• June Terry
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREES
• Trezana Beverley
• Dean Irby
• George Faison
• Lizan Mitchell
PIONEER AWARD
• Obediah Wright
• Ralph Carter
• Michael Dinwiddie
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• Daniel Koa Beaty
• Layon Gray
• Alyson Williams
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD
• Voza Rivers
• Stephanie Berry
• John-Martin Green
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• Reginald L. Wilson
• Marishka Shanice Phillips
RISING STAR AWARD
• Christopher Woodley
52nd ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON
AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS
“THE VIV” for Excellence in Black Theatre
“Celebrate 52 years of AUDELCO Excellence”
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2024
LIVE PRESENTATION
7:00 PM EDT