Photo Flash: Ken Ludwig, Dominique Morisseau and Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen Honored at 2nd Annual Samuel French Awards
Last night, the second annual Samuel French Awards honored Ken Ludwig (Lend me a Tenor, Crazy for You), Dominique Morisseau (Pipeline, Detroit 67), and the songwriting team of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen (Tuck Everlasting, Burnt Part Boys) at a private event at the Time Hotel. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!
Samuel French President Nathan Collins, and Executive Director Bruce Lazarus, as well as Broadway favorites Blair Underwood, Tim Federle, Brandon J. Dirden, Julie Halston, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Kurt Deutsch and Lileana Blain-Cruz, were on hand to celebrate the honorees.
Emily Mann, Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre Center, presented Ludwig the Award for Sustained Excellence in American Theatre, which is bestowed upon a Samuel Frenchplaywright, composer, or lyricist whose body of work has been successfully produced across the nation, at both amateur and professional levels.
Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer of the Apollo Theater, presented Morisseau the Award for Impact & Activism in the Theatre Community, given to an individual or creative team who has significantly impacted the theatre community over the past year through their activism.
Composer, producer, and activist, Jeanine Tesori, presenTed Miller & Tysen the Next Step Award, which supports a playwright, composer, or lyricist working toward the next step of their career. Honorees have demonstrated a strong energy and talent in their career thus far.
Monetary prizes were awarded to Miller & Tysen, and donations made on behalf of Ken Ludwig and Dominique Morisseau to McCarter Theatre Center and Detroit Public Theater, respectively. The evening included a short performance of Miller & Tysen's work by Robert Lenzi (Tuck Everlasting) and Krystina Alabado (American Psycho, Lazarus).
Photo Credit: Ahron R. Foster
Jeanine Tesori presents Miller & Tysen with The Next Step Award
Jeanine Tesori presents Miller & Tysen with The Next Step Award
Ken Ludwig, Nathan Tysen, Dominique Morisseau, and Chris Miller
Ken Ludwig, Nathan Collins, Nathan Tysen, Dominique Morisseau, Abbie Van Nostrand, Chris Miller and Bruce Lazarus
Chris Miller, Bruce Lazarus, and Nathan Tysen
Emily Mann and Blair Underwood
Kamilah Forbes and Dominique Morisseau
Nathan Tysen, Kurt Deutsch, and Chris Miller
Robert Lenzi and Andrew Keenan-Bolger
