2018 – 2019 Theatre Season
“The VIV” WINNERS and HONOREES
LIGHTING DESIGN
Antoinette Tynes (Looking for Leroy)
SET DESIGN
Chris Cumberbatch (Looking for Leroy)
COSTUME DESIGN
Carolyn Adams (The Haunting of Lin Manuel Miranda)
SOUND DESIGN (TIE)
Justin Ellington (Fireflies)
David Wright (The Savage Queen)
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Petronia Paley (Looking for Leroy)
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Kenny Leon (Much Ado About Nothing)
PLAYWRIGHT
Larry Muhammad (Looking for Leroy)
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Robert Turner (The Haunting of Lin Manuel Miranda)
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Roz Fox (The Haunting of Lin Manuel Miranda)
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Grantham Coleman (Much Ado About Nothing)
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (TIE)
Danielle Brooks (Much Ado About Nothing)
LaChanze (The Secret Life of Bees)
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Chuck Cooper (Much Ado About Nothing)
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Eisa Davis (The Secret Life of Bees)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Jason Hart (The Secret Life of Bees)
CHOREOGRAPHY
Camille A. Brown (Much Ado About Nothing)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Looking for Leroy (New Federal Theatre/Castillo Theatre)
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Richarda Abrams (First by Faith: The Life of Mary McLeod Bethune)
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Keith Randolph Smith (Lockdown)
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jessica Frances Dukes (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark)
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Caroline, or Change (Astoria Performing Arts Center)
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Reunion in Bartersville (Black Spectrum Theatre Company)
BEST MUSICAL
The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic Theater Company)
BEST PLAY (TIE)
Looking for Leroy (New Federal Theatre/Castillo Theatre)
Native Son (The Acting Company)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kenny Leon
LEGACY AWARD
Micki Grant
SPECIAL PIONEER AWARD
Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD
David D. Wright
Ntozake Shange
GRACE JONES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Barbara Montgomery
Woodie King, Jr.
RISING STAR AWARD
Raif-Henok
#SneakPeek
Audience Responses to First By Faith: The Life Of Mary McLeod Bethune
#Listen to Maxamoo Podcast
WBAI Radio Interview "Untitled"
#SoInspired
I had such a wonderful interview with WBAI's Malika Lee Whitney on "Untitled" July 26, 2019 before I performed First By Faith: The Life Of Mary McLeod Bethune to SOLDOUT audiences at the Thirtieth Anniversary of the National Black Theatre Festival, Winston Salem, North Carolina in August. Now I am so excited to return to the Tenth
Anniversary of the United Solo Theatre Festival in the Best Of Category September 26, 2019, 7:30 pm on Theatre Row, where I world premiered last year and won the "Best Education Show Award".
#SoHonored #SoloArtist #ThankingGodForTheBlessings
