Black Theater Alliance nominees announced
August 4, 2010 BY HEDY WEISS
The Black Theater Alliance Awards has announced the nominees for its 16th annual celebration of excellence in Chicago area theater and dance productions featuring African-American artists and themes.
Winners of the awards will be named Oct. 11 at a ceremony to be held at the Illinois Institute of Technology, 3241 S. Federal. Actor Richard Roundtree (of "Shaft" fame) is slated to attend the event, where he'll receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. a buffet dinner will be served from 7 to 8 p.m., with the ceremony to follow. For tickets ($60), visit btaawards.org.
Following is a complete list of the BTAA nominees for shows produced from Aug. 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010.
"The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
"First Words," MPAACT
"A Fool Such as I ," eta Creative Arts Foundation
"The Message Is in the Music," Black Ensemble Theater
"Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
Aaron Carter, "First Words," MPAACT
Tarell Alvin McCraney, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Joe Plummer, "Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
Jackie Taylor , "The Message is in the Music," Black Ensemble Theater
Tracey Scott Wilson, "The good Negro," Goodman Theatre
"The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
"The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
"A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
"Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
"The Lost Boys of Sudan," Victory Gardens Theater
Anthony Irons, "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
Kamesha Jackson Khan, "A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Ron OJ Parson, "The old Settler,"Writers' Theatre
Chuck Smith, "First Words," MPAACT
Jackie Taylor and Darryl Brooks, "Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
Adrian Dunn "Hopera : a Fallen Hero," Hopera World Management Team
Red Clay, "Tad in 5th City," MPAACT
Robert Reddrick "Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
Clifton Robinson — "Cultural Bridges … the Pearl Primus Project," Muntu Dance Theater
Sean Sykes — "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
MOST PROMISING ACTOR:
MOST PROMISING ACTRESS:
Phillip James Brannon, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Ron Conner, "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
Rodrick Covington, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Glenn Davis, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
K. Todd Freeman, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
PERFORMANCE, ACTRESS:
Alana Arenas, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Tiffany Griffin, "Herbert 111 and Contribution," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Bakesta King, "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
Erika Ratcliff, "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
Jacqueline Williams, "The Brother/Sister Plays," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Casey Diers, "Tad in 5th City," MPAACT
Craig Ford Jr., "Fathers and Sons," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Kathy Perkins, "Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South," about Face Theatre
Edward Richardson, "A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Darryl Goodman Sr. and Artisia V. Green, "The Man who Saved New Orleans," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Mahmoud Khan, "A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Rick Sims, "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
Ron White, "The Message Is in the Music," Black Ensemble Theater
John Culbert, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Court Theatre
Patrice Andrew Davidson, "The Man who Saved New Orleans," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Jessica Kuehnau, "Ten Square," MPAACT
Carl Ulaszek, "Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
Jacqueline Firkins, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Court Theatre
Samantha Jones, "The Colored Museum," Congo Square Theatre Company
Alison Siple, "Fedra," Lookingglass
Jackie Taylor, "Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
LEADING ACTOR, MUSICAL OR REVUE:
Brandon Chandler, "Aida," Bailiwick Chicago
Quentin Earl Darrington, "Ragtime," Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace Theatre
Trinity Murdock, "The Message Is in the Music," Black Ensemble Theater
Rick Stone, "The Message Is in the Music," Black Ensemble Theater
Rashawn Thompson, "My Brother's Keeper: the Story of the Nicholas Brothers," BET
Rashada Dawan, "Aida," Bailiwick Chicago
Felicia Fields, "Low down Dirty Blues," Northlight
Valisia Lekae, "Ragtime," Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace Theatre
Sandra Reaves Phillips, "Low down Dirty Blues," Northlight
Rhonda Preston, "Nothing But the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
FEATURED ACTOR, MUSICAL OR REVUE:
Aaron Holland, "Aida, " Bailiwick Chicago
Michael James Leslie, "Once on This Island," Marriott Theatre
Jesse Means, "Once on This Island," Marriott Theatre
Brandon Miller, "Hopera : a Fallen Hero," Hoperaworld Management Team
Lyle Miller, "Nothing but the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
FEATURED ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR REVUE:
France Jean Baptiste, "The Message Is in the Music," Black Ensemble Theater
Robin Beaman, "Nothing But the Blues," Black Ensemble Theater
Melody Betts, "Once on This Island," Marriott Theatre
Adrianna Parson, "Aida," Bailiwick Chicago
Kylah Williams, "My Brother's Keeper: the Story of the Nicholas Brothers," BET
James T. Alfred, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Court Theatre
LaShawn Banks, "The Island," Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Kamal Angelo Bolden, "The Island," Remy Bumppo Company
Allen Gilmore, "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead," Court Theatre
David Goodloe, "A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
Chike Johnson, "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead," Court Theatre
Billy Eugene Jones, "The good Negro," Goodman Theatre
Andre Teamer, "First Words," MPAACT
LEADING ACTRESS, PLAY:
J. Nicole Brooks, "Fedra," Lookingglass
Cheryl Lynn Bruce, "The old Settler," Writers' Theatre
Kona N. Burks, "A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
LaNisa Frederick, "The Gimmick," Pegasus Players
Tina Marie Wright, "First Words," MPAACT
Wandachristine, "The old Settler," Writers' Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR, PLAY:
Scott Baity Jr., "First Words," MPAACT
Cecil Burroughs, "Cooperstown," Theatre Seven of Chicago
Tory O. Davis, "The good Negro," Goodman Theatre
Morrocco Omari, "Fedra," Lookingglass
Kelvin Roston, Jr., "The old Settler," Writers' Theatre
Alfred H. Wilson, "Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom," Court Theatre
FEATURED ACTRESS, PLAY:
Shayla a. Jarvis, "Tad in 5th City," MPAACT
Nambi E. Kelley, "The good Negro," Goodman Theatre
Ashleigh Lathrop, "Cooperstown," Theatre Seven of Chicago
Greta Oglesby, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Court Theatre
Alexis J. Rogers, "The old Settler," Writers' Theatre
Corvet Williams, "A Fool Such as I," eta Creative Arts Foundation
ACTOR (NON-RESIDENT):
Rufus Bonds Jr., "The Color Purple," Oprah Winfrey
Chester Gregory, "Dreamgirls," Broadway across America
Stu James, "The Color Purple," Oprah Winfrey
Omphile Molusi, "Itsoseng," Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chaz Lamar Sheperd, "Dreamgirls," Broadway across America
ACTRESS (NON-RESIDENT):
Moya Angela, "Dreamgirls," Broadway across America
Fantasia, "The Color Purple," Oprah Winfrey
Felicia Fields, "The Color Purple," Oprah Winfrey
Syesha Mercado, "Dreamgirls," Broadway across America
Angela Robinson, "The Color Purple," Oprah Winfrey
Adrienne Warren, "Dreamgirls," Broadway across America
CHOREOGRAPHY (RESIDENT):
Gary Abbott, "Desire," Deeply Rooted Productions
Gary Abbott and Kevin Iega Jeff, "Aida," Bailiwick Chicago
Moustapha Bangoura , "Cultural Bridges…the Pearl Primus Project," Muntu Dance Theatre
Rueben Echoles, "My Brother's Keeper: the Story of the Nicholas Brothers," Black Ensemble
CHOREOGRAPHY (NON-RESIDENT):
Donald Byrd, "The Color Purple," Oprah Winfrey
Judith Jamison, "Among Us (Private Spaces: Public Places)," Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Robert Longbottom and Shane Sparks, "Dreamgirls," Broadway across America
Matthew Rushing, "Uptown," Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
E. Patrick Johnson, "Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South," about Face Theatre
Dael Orlandersmith, "Stoop stories," Goodman Theatre
Shundrice Tucker, "No Child…," Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
Erica Watson, "Fat Bitch," Nazr Mohammed
Hedy Weiss, Theater Critic
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