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For Colored Girls Review Roundup

New York theater critics have given universally positive reviews to the Broadway revival of the 1976 choreopoem For Colored Girls. The creative team includes Ntozake Shange (libretto), Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby (music, orchestrations, arrangements), Camille A. Brown (direction, choreography), … Continue reading

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2020 Audelco Awards

The 48th annual Audelco Awards were presented in a livestream ceremony on November 30, hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith and LaChanze. The big musical winner was The Dark Star from Harlem, which picked up awards for best musical (writers Glynn … Continue reading

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2020 Audelco Nominations

The Audience Development Committee have announced the nominees for their 48th Annual Vivian Robinson Audelco Recognition Awards (aka the Viv Awards), celebrating the best of Black nonprofit theatre in New York during the 2019-20 season. Among the 26 eligible productions, The … Continue reading

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2020 Obie Awards

After two delays, the Village Voice and the American Theatre Wing presented the 65th annual Obie Awards last night in a recorded livestream on YouTube (watch here), celebrating the 2019-20 Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theater season. Host Cole Escola opened the evening … Continue reading

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2020 Antonyo Award Winners

Last night, Broadway Black, in association with the Black Theatre Society, presented the inaugural Antonyo Awards to recognize the achievements of black theater artists both on Broadway and Off-Broadway in the 2019-20 New York theater season. The virtual ceremony, hosted … Continue reading

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2020 Drama Desk Winners

Last night, Frank DiLella of NY1’s On Stage hosted the 65th annual Drama Desk Awards (watch here), originally scheduled for May 31. Leading the nominations were the musicals Soft Power (11), The Wrong Man (9), and Octet (8), but only … Continue reading

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2020 Lucille Lortel Awards

Last night, Mario Cantone hosted the Lucille Lortel Award ceremony online. The big musical winner of the night was Octet, which was named Outstanding Musical of the 2019-20 Off-Broadway season. The production also picked up honors for Annie Tippe as … Continue reading

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