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Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2013 - Outstanding New Play or Musical

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Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

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La Jolla Playhouse Reveals Projects for 2024 DNA New Work Series

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the dates and projects for its 2024 DNA New Work Series, running in the Playhouse’s Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center. See full programming and see how to purchase tickets.
THE ARCHIVE: New Works By Black Women to Return to The Flea

The Archive: New Works by Black Women will return with a second installment, featuring staged readings by black female playwrights and directors. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: In Rehearsal for the UK Premiere of New Shakespeare-Inspired Musical, PLAY ON!

See photos from inside rehearsal for the UK premiere of Play On!, the jazz-fuelled, Twelfth Night-inspired musical that will tour the UK from September 2024 – February 2025.
Baltimore Center Stage Announces Single Ticket Flash Sale

Baltimore Center Stage is offering a Flash Sale to celebrate the company's 2024/25 Season, the first programmed by Tony Award-nominee Stevie Walker-Webb in his new tenure as Artistic Director.
Full Cast Set For PLAY ON! Opening At Coventry's Belgrade Theatre In September

Casting has been announced for Play On!, a co-production with Talawa Theatre Company, that will open at the Belgrade Theatre 23 September – 5 October, with a national press night on Thursday 26 September, ahead of a UK tour.  
Cast Set For UK Tour of PLAY ON!

The cast has been announced for the UK premiere of Play On!, the jazz-fuelled, Twelfth Night-inspired musical that will tour the UK from September 2024 – February 2025, including a winter run at Lyric Hammersmith. 
Baltimore Center Stage Reveals Lineup For 2024/2025 Mainstage Season

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the 2024/25 Season, the first season programmed by Tony Award-nominee Stevie Walker-Webb in his new tenure as Artistic Director. Learn more about the full lineup here!
MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD Will Close 51st Season At Four County Players

To close out their 51st Season in Barboursville, Four County Players will present MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD opening May 3 in the Cellar.
Bishop Arts Theatre to Present FANNIE: THE MUSIC & LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER

Bishop Arts Theatre Center will continue its 30th Anniversary season with the Regional premiere of Cheryl West’s Fannie: The Music & Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a collaborative production with Dallas Theater Center. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Young People's Theatre Of Chicago to Present LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET

Young People's Theatre of Chicago will present for LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET, a hip-hop, soul, gospel, and Motown-infused musical adaptation of the Newberry Award-winning book. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Lyric Hammersmith Reveals 2024-25 Season, Including Revival of OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD and More!

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced its new 2024/2025 season, featuring a revival of the Olivier Award-winning play Our Country’s Good. Learn more about the full season here!
Special Offer: THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM at South Carolina Children's Theatre

Special Offer: South Carolina Children's Theatre Spotlights Civil Rights Era in The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Children's Theatre Company To Hold Virtual And In-Person Auditions For 2024-2025 Performing Apprenticeships

Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is holding auditions for their 2024-2025 Performing Apprenticeships. Non-Equity Actors aged 19 and above can audition for this opportunity.
Second Stage Founder Carole Rothman Will Depart After 45 Years

Carole Rothman, the founder of Second Stage, the prestigious theater company that has launched the careers of some of the greatest American playwrights over the past 45 years, is leaving the company. 
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and More Set For Dallas Theater Center's 2023-24 Season

Dallas Theater Center (DTC) has announced its 2023 - 2024 Season, including The Rocky Horror Show, I Am Delivered’t, Every Brilliant Thing, Dial M For Murder, Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
Selah Theatre Project to Present AKEELAH & THE BEE in May

In Partnership with Laurel Ridge Community College, Selah Theatre Project will present AKEELAH & THE BEE. Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee.
HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES & More Lead Washington DC's May 2023 Top Picks

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Our top picks for May 2023 include Here There Are Blueberries and more!
Ford's Theatre Society Hosts Sensory-Friendly Performance For SHOUT SISTER SHOUT!

Ford’s Theatre Society will host a sensory-friendly performance for SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! on Saturday, May 6 at 2 p.m.
Cast & Creatives Set for Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Guthrie Theater

The Guthrie Theater has announced the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, adapted by Ken Ludwig, directed by Risa Brainin. 
Review: SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! at Ford's Theatre

What did our critic think of SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! at Ford's Theatre? Four lady singers dominate in the very best way SHOUT SISTER SHOUT!, a musical biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973). at Ford's Theatre through May 13. Sister Rosetta began singing in church alongside her mother, Katie Bell, who traveled and preached in the rural South before women could vote.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Cheryl L. West written?

Cheryl L. West has written 6 shows including Before it Hits Home (Playwright), Holiday Heart (Playwright), Play On! (Bookwriter), Jar the Floor (Playwright), Birdie Blue (Playwright), Motherhood Out Loud (Playwright).

What awards has Cheryl L. West been nominated for?

Outstanding New Play or Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Pullman Porter Blues and The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Before It Hits Home.

What awards has Cheryl L. West won?

Cheryl L. West has won the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play at the Helen Hayes Awards for her work on Before It Hits Home.

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