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Follow on Google News |  NAACP Theatre Awards Modifies Nominee Announcement26th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards honors the best in theatre productions
By: NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch 
naacptheatreawards_logo This year's Equity Theatre nominations include an array of magnificent productions including "Motown tbe Musical" with an impressive 11 nominations – Best Costume, Best Choreography, Best Lead Female and Male, (2) Best Supporting Male, Best Director, Best Musical Director, Best Sound, Best Lighting by two-time Tony Awards winner Natasha Katz, and the iconic Berry Gordy for Best Playwright. Tied with six nominations each, "The Gospel of Colonus", a surprisingly 30- year old experimental theatre piece, receives nods for Best Ensemble, Best Set Design, Best Costumes plus previous NAACP Theatre Award nominee Wren T. Brown for Best Producer and Best Musical Director for Abdul H. Royal, an Ovation Award nominee. August Wilson's classic production "FENCES" stands strong with Best Director, Best Costumes, Best Ensemble, Best Producer, and Best Sound. Both productions share nominee Karyn D. Lawrence for Best Lighting and will battle for Best Ensemble alongside the production of "Immediate Family". Tony Award winner John Douglas Thompson leads "Satchmo at the Waldorf" with five nominations including Best Lead Male, Best Director, Best Playwright, Best Producers and Best Set Design. "Dreamscape" Branch President of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Ron Hasson states, "I am excited about combining the awards show and the festival because this platform will bring thespians and theatre lovers from across the country to the City of Los Angeles to enjoy the art that is theatre. The NAACP Theatre Awards Show represents an ever growing theatre community in Los Angeles and we want to elevate this already highly recognized event in Los Angeles and heighten its visibility nationwide." The Theatre Viewing Committee considers all candidates who submit their production from January 2015 through December 2015 for possible nomination. All productions must have a five consecutive week production run in Southern California (San Diego to Bakersfield included) to be considered. Productions who meet all eligibility requirements before the deadline are considered eligible for a 2016 NAACP Theatre Award. Eligibility for this year's edition was limited to theatre productions opening in January 2015 through December 2015. Nominees have been notified by the NAACP Theatre viewing committee Chairperson Martha Pruden-Hamiter. Nominations and winners will be posted online www.naacptheatreawards.com and circulated nationally via press releases and social media. For more information on the NAACP Theatre Awards, please visit http://www.naacptheatreawards.com or email: naacpbhhwd@sbcglobal.net. About The NAACP Theatre Awards The NAACP Theatre Awards is presented by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch in partnership with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles City Council President/Councilmember District 10 Herb Wesson, Jr. and co-chaired by Byron K. Reed, Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo-West Region Community Relations and Jeffrey Rush of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. The mission of the Theatre Awards is to entertain, educate, inspire the community and create diversity in the arts and entertainment industry. Ron Hasson is Branch President and Tia Boyd is the Executive Producer for the NAACP Theatre Awards Show. The prestigious star-studded gala is produced for the purpose of honoring thespians among the best in the field of entertainment. The branch also celebrates a four-day theatre festival, which provides a platform for thespians to express their craft and share their contributions with an audience of their peers, the community and other individuals who celebrate live theatre in Los Angeles. [See Full List of Nominations Below] 26th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards Nominations November 21, 2016 Best Choreography – Equity Motown the Musical – Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams Citizen: An American Lyric – Anastasia Coon Global Taxi Driver – Shyamala Moorty Best Choreography – Local Dreamscape – Carrie Mikuls Ucarmen – Lungelo Ngamlana When Stars Align – Arthur Ross Best Costumes – Equity Motown the Musical – Esosa Fences – Kim DeShazo The Gospel at Colonus – Naila Aladdin-Sanders Best Costumes – Local Detroit 67 – Michaela Mendiola Lonely Girl: The Dorothy Dandridge Story – Leroy Richardson III Lombardi – Angela M. Eads Best Director – Equity Fences – Gregg T. Daniel Motown the Musical – Charles Randolph-Wright Satchmo at the Waldorf – Gordon Edelstein Best Director – Local Dreamscape – Rickerby Hinds Lombardi – Gregg T. Daniel Keena Unbranded – Tanya Alexander Best Director of a Musical – Local Recorded In Hollywood – Denise Dowse Ucarmen – Mark Dornford-May The Discord Altar – Amanda McRaven Best Ensemble Cast – Equity Fences The Gospel at Colonus Immediate Family Best Ensemble Cast – Local Recorded In Hollywood Changes Detroit 67 Best Lead Female - Equity The Best of Enemies – Tiffany Rebecca Royale Motown the Musical – Allison Semmes As You Like It – Earnestine Phillips Best Lead Female – Local Dreamscape – Rhaechyl Walker and Natali Micchiche Love Soul Deep – Kelly Jenrette Sunset Baby – Nadege August Best Lead Male – Equity Satchmo at the Waldorf – John Douglas Thompson Motown the Musical – Julius Thomas III The Whipping Man – Charlie Robinson Best Lead Male – Local Dreamscape – John "Faahz" Merchant I and You – Matthew Hancock Love Soul Deep – Jor él Quinn Best Lighting – Equity Fences – Karyn D. Lawrence – The Gospel at Colonus – Karyn D. Lawrence Motown the Musical – Natasha Katz Best Lighting - Local Keena Unbranded – Sammie Wayne and Craig Hissong I and You – Jeremy Pivnick Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea – Jeff McLaughlin Best Music Director – Equity The Gospel at Colonus - Abdul Hamid Royal Motown the Musical – Darryl Archibald The Who's Tommy – Marc Macalintal Best Music Director – Local Recorded In Hollywood – Stephan Terry Ucarmen – Mandisi Dyantyis The Discord Altar – Ann Baltz Best One Person Show - Local Keena Unbranded – Keena Ferguson Lonely Girl: The Dorothy Dandridge Story – Wanda Ray Willis Conscious: Getting Unstuck Homeless to Hollywood (An American Dream) – Merlé Soden Best Playwright – Equity The Best of Enemies – Mark St. Germain Satchmo at the Waldorf – Terry Teachout Motown the Musical – Berry Gordy Best Playwright – Local Keena Unbranded – Keena Ferguson Changes – Wallace Demarria Dreamscape – Rickerby Hinds Best Producer – Equity Fences – Caryn Desai/International City Theatre Satchmo at the Waldorf – Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The Gospel at Colonus – Wren T. Brown Best Producer – Local Recorded In Hollywood – Dolphins of Hollywood Productions, LLC, Racquel Lehrman and Theatre Planners Dreamscape – Hindsight Productions and Latino Theatre Company Changes – New Leaf Endeavors and Wallace Damarria Best Set Design – Equity Satchmo at the Waldorf – Lee Savage Immediate Family – John Iacovelli The Gospel at Colonus – Edward E. Haynes, Jr. Best Set Design – Local Pieces – Helleaux Studio Design I and You – Tom Buderwitz Invisible Dani – Anatole Batist Best Sound – Equity Motown the Musical – Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook Fences – Jeff Polunas The Whipping Man – Michael Roth Best Sound – Local Keena Unbranded – Gabriel D. Angell, Steve Harvey, Kay-Ta Matsunc and Taro Morita Detroit 67 – John Wilson My Children! My Africa! – Warren Davis Best Supporting Female – Equity To Kill A Mockingbird – Earnestine Phillips As You Like It – Crystal Clark The Who's Tommy – Constance Jewell Lopez Best Supporting Female – Local Love Soul Deep – Nadine Ellis Love Soul Deep – Shayla Hale Love Soul Deep – April Parker Jones Best Supporting Male – Equity The Best of Enemies – Shon Fuller Motown the Musical - Jesse Nager Motown the Musical – Jarran Muse Best Supporting Male – Local Sunset Baby – Chris Gardner My Children! My Africa! – Aaron Jennings The Conversation – Danny De Lloyd End
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