Category Archives: Awards

2021 Ovation Award Nominees

Posted on January 29, 2021 by boz

The LA Stage Alliance has announced the nominees for its 2021 Ovation Awards, its 31st annual prizes, honoring regional productions in the 2019-20 season. There were 137 shows registered from 36 organizations, resulting in 174 artists being evaluated and 40 … Continue reading →

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2020 AFI Award Honorees

Posted on January 26, 2021 by boz

Yesterday, the American Film Institute announced the recipients of its 2020 AFI Awards. Among the musical honorees named on the list of AFI Movies of the Year are the adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the Pixar … Continue reading →

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Write Out Loud Songwriting Competition

Posted on January 19, 2021 by boz

Write Out Loud, cofounded by Mean Girls Tony nominee Taylor Louderman, has announced their third annual songwriting contest for new musical theater composers and lyricists. A team of adjudicators will review submissions this spring, three songs will be selected to … Continue reading →

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2020 Kennedy Center Honors

Posted on January 14, 2021 by boz

The Kennedy Center Honors announced on Wednesday that the lifetime artistic achievement recipients for its 43rd ceremony are Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Midori, and Dick Van Dyke. The 2020 ceremony, traditionally held in early December, was postponed until May 2021 … Continue reading →

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Off-West End Award Nominees

Posted on January 8, 2021 by boz

The Offies, London’s Off-West End Awards, have announced their 2021 nominees. The winners will be unveiled February 21 in a digital ceremony. With an insufficient number of nominations due to theater closures caused by the pandemic, several categories will not … Continue reading →

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2020 Audelco Awards

Posted on December 1, 2020 by boz

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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2021 Grammy nominees

Posted on November 24, 2020 by boz

The nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were revealed November 24, and they include an unprecedented six recordings in competition for Best Musical Theater Album. In most years since 1959, when the category was created, there have been at … Continue reading →

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2020 Audelco Nominations

Posted on November 18, 2020 by boz

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 Fred Ebb Award

Posted on November 10, 2020 by boz

Michael R. Jackson and the team of Ben Bonnema and Christopher Staskel have been named the winners of the 16th annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theater songwriters. Named in honor of the late, Tony-winning lyricist, the awards will … Continue reading →

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2020 Olivier Awards

Posted on October 26, 2020 by boz

Last night, performer Jason Manford hosted the 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards at the London Palladium. Manford was scheduled to host the ceremony April 5 at the Royal Albert Hall, but the event was postponed on March 17 due to the … Continue reading →

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