This awards cycle began May 1st, 2022, and ended Juneteenth 2023. The Awards nominations were determined by a committee of seven industry professionals who have chosen to remain anonymous. This removes the idea that the nominations are more or less valid due to the committee members.

This awards cycle began May 1st, 2022, and ended Juneteenth 2023.

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY (OFF-BROADWAY)

April Matthis, Primary Trust

Patrice Johnson Chevannes, Endgame

Harriet D. Foy, Black Odyssey

Biko Eisen-Martin, soft

Calvin Leon Smith, Fat Ham

Billy Eugene Jones, Fat Ham

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY (BROADWAY)

Kara Young, Cost of Living

Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson

Danielle Brooks, The Piano Lesson

Andre De Shields, Death of a Salesman

Ray Fisher, The Piano Lesson

Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo

Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (OFF-BROADWAY)

Krystal Joy Brown, Merrily We Roll Along

Jacob Ming-Trent, The Harder They Come

James Jackson Jr., White Girl in Danger

Meecah, The Harder They Come

Jeanette Bayardelle, The Harder They Come

​​J. Bernard Calloway, The Harder They Come

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (ON BROADWAY)

NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot

Alex Newell, Shucked

Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

Alex Joseph Grayson, Parade

Joshua Henry, Into The Woods

Adrianna Hicks, Some Like It Hot 

John Clay III, New York, New York

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Tislarm Bouie, The Bandaged Place

Edgar Godineaux, The Harder They Come

Raja Feather Kelly, White Girl in Danger

Christopher Cree Grant, Parade

Jeffrey Paige, 1776

Aquila Kikora Franklin, Black Odyssey

Marjani Forté-Saunders, Dreaming Zenzille

BEST DIRECTION (OFF-BROADWAY)

Candis C. Jones, Shadow/land

Josiah Davis, Amani

Miranda Hayman, Exception To The Rule

Whitney White, soft

Robert O’hara, A Raisin in the Sun

Stevie Walker-Webb, Black Odyssey

Lileana Blain-Cruz, White Girl in Danger

BEST DIRECTION ( BROADWAY)

Saheem Ali, Fat Ham

Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, The Piano Lesson

Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain’t No Mo

Kenny Leon, Ohio State Murders

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (OFF-BROADWAY) 

Azalea Fairley, Shadow/land

Devario Simmons, Bees & Honey

Mika Eubanks, Amani

Mimi Plange, Dreaming Zenzille

Qween Jean, soft

Dede Ayite, Richard III

Karen Perry, A Raisin in the Sun

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (BROADWAY)

Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham

Sarita Fellows, Death of a Salesman

Toni-Leslie James, The Piano Lesson

Dede Ayite, Topdog/Underdog

Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo

Emilio Sosa, 1776

BEST WIG/HAIR  DESIGN

Nikiya Mathis, A Raisin in the Sun

Cookie Jordan, The Piano Lesson

Sabana Majeed, New York, New York

Eaaron Chew Nealey, Fat Ham

Mia M. Neal, Ain’t No Mo

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

Stacey Doresier, Cornelia Street

Allen Lee Hughes, Ohio State Murders

Allen Lee Hughes, Topdog/Underdog

Alan Edwards, Our Brother’s Son

BEST SCENIC DESIGN

Lawrence E. Moten III, Patience

Carlos Soto, Bernarda’s Daughters 

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Mikaal Sulaiman, Death of a Salesman

Justin Ellington, Ohio State Murders

Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo

Justin Ellington, Topdog/Underdog

Christopher Darbassie, Patience

Mikaal Sulaiman, Fat Ham

Kathy Ruvuna, Amani

BEST MUSICAL ENSEMBLE 

The Harder They Come

White Girl in Danger

Dreaming Zenzille

BEST PLAY ENSEMBLE 

Twelfth Night

Fat Ham

Ain’t No Mo

Black Odyssey

The Piano Lesson

A Raisin in the Sun

soft

BEST MUSIC IN A PLAY

Delfeayo Marsalis, Shadow/land

Suzan-Lori Parks, Plays for the Plague Year

Mikaal Sulaiman, Cost of Living

Femi Temowo, Death of a Salesman

Jason Michael Webb, The Piano Lesson

Renell Shaw, Heart

BEST ORCHESTRATION

Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot

Daryl Waters, New York, New York

Kenny Seymour, The Harder They Come

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Michael R. Jackson, White Girl in Danger

Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come

Miriam Makeba, Dreaming Zenzille

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Michael R. Jackson, White Girl in Danger

Sharon Washington, New York, New York

Suzan-Lori Parks, The Harder They Come

BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE

Jade Anouka, Heart

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (OFF-BROADWAY)

Danai Gurira, Richard III

Tonya Pinkins, A Raisin in the Sun

K. Todd Freeman, Downstate

Denise Manning, Amani

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, This Land Was Made

William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust

John Douglas Thompson, Endgame

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (BROADWAY)

Marcel Spears, Fat Ham

Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman

Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo

Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog

Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside & Crazy

Jeremy Pope, The Collaboration

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL ( OFF-BROADWAY)

Latoya Edwards, White Girl in Danger

Tarra Conner Jones, White Girl in Danger

Natey Jones, The Harder They Come

Somi Kakoma, Dreaming Zenzille

Callum Francis, Kinky Boots

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (BROADWAY)

Anna Uzele, New York, New York

J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

Solea Pfeiffer, Almost Famous

Jordon Dobson, Bad Cinderella

Lorna Courtney, & Juliet

Crystal Lucas-Perry, 1776

Patina Miller, Into The Woods

BEST REVIVAL

The Piano Lesson, August Wilson

A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry

Ohio State Murders, Adrienne Kennedy

Topdog/Underdog, Suzan-Lori Parks

Black Odyssey, Marcus Gardley

Crumbs From the Table of Joy, Lynn Nottage

BEST PLAY

Ain’t No Mo, Jordan E. Cooper

Primary Trust, Eboni Booth

Shadow/land, Erika Dickerson-Despenza

Bees & Honey, Guadalis Del Carmen

This Land Was Made, Tori Sampson

soft, Donja R. Love

Fat Ham, James Ijames

BEST MUSICAL

White Girl In Danger

The Harder They Come

Dreaming Zenzille

The Douglas Turner Ward Life Achievement Award

André De Shields

The Awards Vol III Nomination Ceremony Credits:

Opening poem and Comedic sketches were created & written by Eric Lockley with additional credits listed below for each comedic sketch.

The ceremony was filmed and written by Drew Shade & assisted by Jamaal Anthony.

Special thanks are given to Jordan Waters & ‘The Art of Killin’ It’ for allowing the use of their space and set.

THOUGHTS OF A COLORED ACTOR” Written & Directed by: Eric Lockley Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian AD: Jordon Waters Featuring: Denise Manning, Drew Shade, Josh Broder with Cherrye J. Davis and Jeffrey Kitt

“I WAS THERE” Written and Directed by: Eric Lockley Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian AD: Jordon Waters Featuring: Deborah McIntyre, Xavier Townsend, Zonya Love, Joleen Wilkinson, Will Manning, Ruben St. Vilus, Aaron LaRoche, Russell G. Jones

“PERCY’S THEATER THIS N DAT!” Written & Directed by Eric Lockley Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian AD: Jordon Waters Art Direction: Amber Ink Music composer: Mitchel Noble Featuring: Chanel D. Carroll & Jordon Waters Guests: Kara Young, Chris Herbie Holland, Ebony Marshall Oliver Special Thanks to New Georges, Deadria Harrington, Brett Lockley & Zhailon Levingston

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