Dessa Rose, Birdie Blue, Merkerson and Moore Among AUDELCO Award Winners
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 23, 2005
The AUDELCO Awards, which were given out in New York on November 21nd at Aaron Davis Hall's Marian Anderson Theater, honor "excellence in Black Theatre." Kim Fields and Ralph Carter served as co-hosts.
The list of winners is as follows:
The list of winners is as follows:
Dessa Rose
Dramatic
Production of the Year
Birdie Blue
Outstanding
Performance in a Musical/ Female
Lizan Mitchell, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Outstanding
Performance in a Musical/ Male
Norm Lewis,
Dessa Rose
Lead Actor
Rob Bobb-Semple, A Freeman's Hope
Lead Actress
S. Epatha
Merkerson, Birdie Blue
Supporting Actor
Billy Porter,
Birdie Blue
Supporting Actress
Peggy Alston, A Freeman's Hope
Solo Performance
Melba Moore,
Sweet Songs of the Soul
Outstanding Ensemble
Performance
Home (Hadley Players)
Playwright
Joyce Sylvester, A Freeman's Hope
Director/ Dramatic
Production
Lillie Marie Redwood, The Old Settler
Director/ Musical
Production
Alfred Preisser, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Choreographer
Bruce Heath, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Outstanding Musical
Director
William Patterson, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Set Design
Lighting Design
Don Holder, Birdie Blue
Costume Design
Kimberly Glennon, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Sound Design
Toure Harris, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Outstanding Pioneer
Awards
Graham Brown, Earle Hyman, Glory Van Scott and Rev. Malika Lee Whitney
Board of Directors
Awards
Elmyria Hull, Sara E. Morgan and Ademola Olugebefola
Visit www.audelco.org for more information.
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