- NAACP Theatre Awards
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NAACP Theatre Awards Awarded for Excellence in theatre by people of color Presented by NAACP Country United States First awarded 1991 Official website http://www.bhwdnaacptheatreawards.com/ The NAACP Theatre Awards is an award presented annually by the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in theatre.
Similar to other awards, the Theatre Awards are voted on by members of the NAACP. There are also honorary awards, including the President's Award, the Trailblazer Award, the Spirit Award, the Community Service Award and The Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards were first presented in 1991. The ceremonies usually take place in the Los Angeles area sometime after the NAACP Image Awards.
Contents
Past Shows
Year Day Host(s) Location 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 February 21 Jo Marie Payton/Glynn Turman Vision Theatre 2006[1] February 20 Hill Harper/Valarie Pettiford Directors Guild of America Theatre 2007[2] February 19 Chandra Wilson/Steve Harris Directors Guild of America Theatre 2008[3] July 1 Anthony Anderson/Kimberly Elise Kodak Theatre 2009 [4] August 31 Loretta Devine/Terry Crews Directors Guild of America Theatre Award categories
Equity
- Best Choreography
- Best Costumes
- Best Director
- Best Director of a Musical
- Best Ensemble Cast
- Best Lead Female
- Best Lead Male
- Best Lighting
- Best Music Director
- Best Playwright
- Best Producer
- Best Set Design
- Best Sound
- Best Supporting Female
- Best Supporting Male
Local
- Best Choreography
- Best Costumes
- Best Director
- Best Director of a Musical
- Best Ensemble Cast
- Best Lead Female
- Best Lead Male
- Best Lighting
- Best Music Director
- Best Playwright
- Best Producer
- Best Set Design
- Best Sound
- Best Supporting Female
- Best Supporting Male
Special awards
- Community Service Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- President's Award
- Spirit Award
- Trailblazer Award
External links
References
- ^ "Billy Dee Williams, Tyler Perry, Heavy D, Mitsy Wilson and Magic and Cookie Johnson Will Be Honored At The Beverly Hills/Hollywood 16th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards". Columbus, Ohio: BlackNews.com. 2006. http://www.blacknews.com/pr/naacp-theatre101.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (2007-02-21). "Fishburne Among Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Award Winners". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105914-Fishburne_Among_Beverly_Hills_Hollywood_NAACP_Theatre_Award_Winners. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (2008-07-01). "Parks, Ray Charles Live! and Color Purple Among NAACP Theatre Award Winners". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119132-Parks_Ray_Charles_Live!_and_Color_Purple_Among_NAACP_Theatre_Award_Winners. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "2009 Honorees/2009 Hosts". United States: Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP. 2009. http://www.bhwdnaacptheatreawards.com/Show2009.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Leaders Presidents/CEOs
(executive secretaries 1910–77;
executive directors 1977–96)Frances Blascoer (1910–11) · Mary White Ovington (1911–12) · Mary Childs Nerney (1912–16) · Mary White Ovington (1916) · Royall Freeman Nash (1916–17) · James Weldon Johnson (1917–18) · John R. Shillady (1918–20) · James Weldon Johnson (1920–31) · Walter Francis White (1931–55) · Roy Wilkins (1955–77) · Benjamin Hooks (1977–92) · Benjamin Chavis Muhammad (1993–94) · Earl Shinhoster (1994–96) · Kweisi Mfume (1996–2004) · Dennis Courtland Hayes (2005) · Bruce S. Gordon (2005–7) · Dennis Courtland Hayes (2007–8) · Benjamin Jealous (2007–present)
Elected presidents
(1909–96, abolished)Moorfield Storey (1909–29) · Joel Elias Spingarn (1930–39) · Arthur B. Spingarn (1940–65) · Kivie Kaplan (1966–75) · William Montague Cobb (1976–82) · James Kemp (1983) · Enolia McMillan (1984–90) · Hazel N. Dukes (1990–92) · Rupert Richardson (1992–96)ChairpersonsWilliam English Walling (1910–11) · Oswald Garrison Villard (1911–14) · Joel Elias Spingarn (1914–19) · Mary White Ovington (1919–34) · Louis T. Wright (1934–53) · Channing Heggie Tobias (1953–60) · Robert C. Weaver (1960–61) · Stephen Gill Spottswood (1961–75) · Margaret Bush Wilson (1975–83) · Kelly Alexander (1983–84) · William Gibson (1985–95) · Myrlie Evers-Williams (1995–98) · Julian Bond (1998–2010) · Roslyn Brock (2010–present)See also NAACP Theatre Awards · NAACP Image Awards · NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund · NAACP Youth Council · Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics · Spingarn Medal · Niagara Movement · National Negro Committee · The CrisisCategories:- African American theatre
- American theater awards
- NAACP Theatre Awards
- Awards established in 1991
- Awards honoring African Americans
- Awards honoring Hispanic Americans
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- United States theatre stubs
- Award stubs
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