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Alice Childress

Date of Death: August 14, 1994 (77)

Birth Place: Charleston, SC, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

The Cool World
[Broadway]
1960
Mrs. Thurston
Anna Lucasta
[Broadway]
1944
Blanche

Productions

Wine in the WildernessWine in the Wilderness
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Playwright
Trouble in MindTrouble in Mind
 
[Broadway, 2021] [Replacement]
Playwright[Replacement]
Wedding Band
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Director

Writing

Wedding Band
Playwright

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award

Alice Childress

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2025 Drama League Awards Nominations- The Full List Photo
2025 Drama League Awards Nominations- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2025

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!
DRAG: THE MUSICAL, OUR CLASS, THREE HOUSES Lead 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Nomination Photo
DRAG: THE MUSICAL, OUR CLASS, THREE HOUSES Lead 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Nominations
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 2, 2025

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – were just announced. Check out the full list of nominees here!
TROUBLE IN MIND and More Set for Live Arts Theater 2025-2026 Season Photo
TROUBLE IN MIND and More Set for Live Arts Theater 2025-2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

Live Arts Theater has revealed its 2025-2026 Season. Get ready to gather 'round the watercooler, where stories of the workplace-and the quirky characters that inhabit them-take center stage at Live Arts Theater!
WINE IN THE WILDERNESS Extends for Additional Week at Classic Stage Company Photo
WINE IN THE WILDERNESS Extends for Additional Week at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

Classic Stage Company will present one-week extension of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress and directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze in her New York directorial debut. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: WINE IN THE WILDERNESS Celebrates Opening Night Photo
Photos: WINE IN THE WILDERNESS Celebrates Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 25, 2025

Classic Stage Company just celebrated opening night of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze in her New York directorial debut. Check out photos from inside opening night!
Review Roundup: WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At Classic Stage Company Photo
Review Roundup: WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At Classic Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2025

Classic Stage Company is presenting Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress (Trouble in Mind) directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze (Trouble in Mind) in her New York directorial debut. Read the reviews!
Photos: LaChanze Directs WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At Classic Stage Company Photo
Photos: LaChanze Directs WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At Classic Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2025

Classic Stage Company has released photos of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress (Trouble in Mind) directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze (Trouble in Mind) in her New York directorial debut.
Centerstage To Present TROUBLE IN MIND In April Photo
Centerstage To Present TROUBLE IN MIND In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2025

Centerstage will present TROUBLE IN MIND in April. Written by Alice Childress and directed by Michelle Blackmon, March 28 – April 20, 2025.
LaChanze, Vanessa Williams and More to Join BTU's THE BUSINESS OF SHOW Series Photo
LaChanze, Vanessa Williams and More to Join BTU's THE BUSINESS OF SHOW Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Black Theatre United will present the next installment of The Business of Show Series: Producing 101. Learn more about the series and see how to tune in!
2025 Broadway Awards Season Calendar- All the Dates to Remember Photo
2025 Broadway Awards Season Calendar- All the Dates to Remember
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 8, 2025

The 2025 theatre awards season is here and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. Stay up to date on all the need-to-know facts with BroadwayWorld's full Awards Season Calendar below!
Classic Stage Company Announces Classic Perspectives Programming & Special Access Per Photo
Classic Stage Company Announces Classic Perspectives Programming & Special Access Performances For WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025

Classic Stage Company has announced their full programming for Classic Perspectives, a series of post-show conversations inspired by Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress (Trouble in Mind) and directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze (Trouble in Mind).
Pittsburgh Public Theater to Present Digital Extension Of TROUBLE IN MIND Photo
Pittsburgh Public Theater to Present Digital Extension Of TROUBLE IN MIND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2025

Pittsburgh Public Theater will present a digital extension of the Broadway hit Trouble in Mind in partnership with The League of Live Stream Theater. Learn more!
Jessica Vosk, Lesli Margherita, Ethan Slater, and More Join CLASSICS GONE MAD! Photo
Jessica Vosk, Lesli Margherita, Ethan Slater, and More Join CLASSICS GONE MAD!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

Classic Stage Company will present the 2025 iteration of Classics Gone Mad!, a benefit event hosted by stage and screen star Nina West, featuring Jessica Vosk, Lesli Margherita, Ethan Slater and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: TROUBLE IN MIND Speaks Inconvenient Truths at Pittsburgh Public Theater Photo
Review: TROUBLE IN MIND Speaks Inconvenient Truths at Pittsburgh Public Theater
by Greg Kerestan - Feb 15, 2025

It's a very good play about a very bad play. That's the capsule version of what you'll see at Justin Emeka's production of Alice Childress's once-controversial Trouble in Mind. Though written in 1955, the mix of seriousness and satire in the piece feels shockingly contemporary, both in terms of its subject matter and in terms of its tone and structure.
Photos: Meet the Cast of WINE IN THE WILDERNESS Photo
Photos: Meet the Cast of WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
by Jennifer Broski - Feb 12, 2025

Classic Stage Company will soon present Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress and directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze in her New York directorial debut. Check out photos of the company here!
THE SEAGULL: MALIBU Premiere and More Set for Theatricum Botanicum 2025 Season Photo
THE SEAGULL: MALIBU Premiere and More Set for Theatricum Botanicum 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2025

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum has revealed its 52nd annual season of theater, music and performance: the “2025 Season of Resilience.” 
Maggie Siff Joins GOODBYE, MY FANCY At Classic Stage Company Photo
Maggie Siff Joins GOODBYE, MY FANCY At Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2025

Maggie Siff will lead the cast for Classic Stage Company's Goodbye, My Fancy, the final reading in The Rediscovery Readings series, which features plays by female playwrights who shaped American theater. Learn more!
Photos: TROUBLE IN MIND at Pittsburgh Public Theater Photo
Photos: TROUBLE IN MIND at Pittsburgh Public Theater
by Stephi Wild - Feb 6, 2025

Get a first look at the Pittsburgh premiere of Trouble in Mind, on stage now through Feb. 23 at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Check out the photos here!
The Stratford Festival's 2023 Production of WEDDING BAND to Stream This Month Photo
The Stratford Festival's 2023 Production of WEDDING BAND to Stream This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

The Stratford Festival is sharing the 2023 production of Alice Childress's Wedding Band by making it available for streaming worldwide, directed by Sam White. Learn how to watch.
Grantham Coleman, Lakisha Michelle May & More Join WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At CSC Photo
Grantham Coleman, Lakisha Michelle May & More Join WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At CSC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025

Classic Stage Company has revealed the full cast for Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress and directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze in her New York directorial debut. Learn more.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Alice Childress been in?

Alice Childress has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Alice Childress been in?

Alice Childress has not appeared in the West End

How many shows has Alice Childress written?

Alice Childress has written 2 shows including An Evening of One Acts (Playwright), Wedding Band (Playwright).

What awards has Alice Childress been nominated for?

Alice Childress has been nominated for the Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award at the Drama Desk Awards.

What awards has Alice Childress won?

Alice Childress has won the Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award at the Drama Desk Awards.

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