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 Borders, Mario E. Sprouse), director (Tai Thompson), music director (Mario E. Sprouse), lead actress (Iris Beaumier), and featured actor (James A. Pierce III). The best revival award went to Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem for colored girls …, which also picked up prizes for its music (Martha Redbone) and its costumes (Toni-Leslie James).
The award for best lead actor in a musical went to Joshua Henry (The Wrong Man), and the award for choreography went to Leslie Dockery (A Photograph/Lovers in Motion). Special Audelco honors went to musical performers André DeShields, Tina Fabrique, and Vivian Reed, as well as Voza Rivers, Oz Scott, Blair Underwood, Robert Hooks, Vinie Burrows, and Kara Young.