NAACP Theatre Award Winners Announced
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 01, 2008
Actors Kimberly Elise and Anthony Anderson hosted the 18th annual NAACP Theatre Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on June 30.
The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. The NAACP Theatre Awards honor diversity in theatre. For more information on the NAACP please visit www.naacp.org.
NAACP Equity winners include:Lead FemaleJeanette Bayardelle – The Color PurpleLead Male
Cedric Sanders – A Matter of HonorSupporting Female
Earnestine Phillips – The TempestSupporting Male
Rufus Bonds, Jr. – The Color PurpleEnsemble Cast
Ray Charles Live! A New MusicalDirector
Michael Pressman – Come Back, Little ShebaMusic Director
Rahn Coleman – Ray Charles Live! A New MusicalChoreography
Marguerite Derricks – Sister ActCostumes
Paul Tazewell – The Color PurpleLighting
Paulie Jenkins – DefianceSet Design
James Noone – Come Back, Little ShebaSound
Carl Casella – Ray Charles Live! A new MusicalPlaywright
Suzan-Lori Parks – Ray Charles Live! A New MusicalProducer
Pasadena Playhouse – A Matter of Honor
Nia Orms – Please Take A NumberLead Male
Dominic Hoffman – Last FareSupporting Female
Wynter Daggs – Meet Me At The OakSupporting Male
Jeff Branion – Drums in the NightEnsemble Cast
JitneyDirector
Darin Dahms – Butterflies of Uganda: Memories of a Child SoldierDirector of a Musical
Denise Dowes – Love & Other Social IssuesMusic Director
Paul Wong – Do Lord Remember MeChoreography
Bradley Rapier – City KidCostumes
Mylette Nora – George Washington's BoyLighting
Joel Daavid – JitneySet Design
Ellen Sandor – The Bow Wow ClubSound
Ellen Juhlin & Kari Rae Seekins – GilgameshPlaywright
Terryl Daluz & Mann Alfonso – MasksProducer
Paula Mitchell Manning and Greenway Arts Alliance – Butterflies of Uganda: Memories of a Child Soldier
Photo by Paul Kolnik.
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