Cedric the Entertainer is set to host and the official ceremony will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2021.

Some of the standout theatre stars you’ll be ecstatic to see include:

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, who uses they/them pronouns, is the breakout star of “Hacks” on HBO and is known by our audience for his work in the Chicago production of Hamilton.

Uzo Aduba, who will be returning to Broadway in Lynn Nottage’s new play, is nominated for the 5th time in her career (she’s won 3 Emmys already). This time for her work on “In Treatment”.

Mj Rodriguez, who has been doing the WERK on “Pose” 3 seasons in a row finally gets the recognition that she deserves for the role of “Blanca.” It couldn’t have come at a better time as the series finale aired in June.

Jurnee Smollett, last seen on stage in The Trip to Bountiful alongside Cicely Tyson, for “Lovecraft Country”

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Sterling K. Brown,  “This Is Us”

Billy Porter, “Pose”

Aunjanue Ellis, “Lovecraft Country”

Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Courtney B. Vance, “Lovecraft Country”

Don Cheadle, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”

Morgan Freeman, “The Kominsky Method”

Grammy, Emmy, & Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo, for “Genius: Aretha”

& of course the Hamilton crew has arrived at the Emmys via the filmed Broadway production for Disney+

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”

Leslie Odom Jr., “Hamilton”

Renée Elise Goldsberry, “Hamilton”,

Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton”,

Anthony Ramos, “Hamilton”

View the full list of nominees in all major categories HERE

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Freedom’s Song, a new musical about a Civil War-era interracial family torn apart by slavery, is set to receive a private, industry-only reading on Nov. 16, featuring a cast led by Amazing Grace’s Mike Evariste and Savannah Frazier.

The cast, directed by Melissa Crespo with music direction by co-writers Alison Holman and Caleb Collins, will also feature Trevor McQueen (Annie Get Your Gun), MJ Rodriguez (Rent) John Cormier Burke (Annie-National Tour) Dwayne Washington, Siobhan Roland and Jeffrey Wilsor. The ensemble for the reading includes Kimberly Faye Greenberg, Brian Childers, Ryan Rhue, Tim Hein, Tiffany Renee Thompson, Elora Rosch, Emily Mattheson, Rod Singleton, Yvette Bedgood, Geo Jones and Galyana Castillo.

Martha, a white woman, and Cyrus, a black slave, flee Georgia to seek safety in Pennsylvania, only to have Cyrus taken away by slave catchers, leaving Martha and their young son, Joshua, to fend for themselves until he can get back to them. Years later, on the eve of the war, David, Sarah and Jeremiah are introduced whose lives all seemingly intertwine, comparing the social climate of that time to the themes residing in our society today in an epic and universal story of unconditional love, racism, sexuality, war, and humanity. The soaring score is a mix of classic Broadway showstoppers, gospel, and ragtime.

Freedom’s Song has been performed around New York since 2013 to sold out audiences in new works festivals in the city. Three months ago, co-writers Alison Holman and Caleb Collins created an Indiegogo campaign in hopes of getting the show to Broadway. They raised a little over $12,000 and the costs went towards the staged reading and the production of the cast recording for potential investors.

For industry investors and producers interested in reserving a seat for the staged reading and for information on the time and venue, email the creative team at freedomssongmusical@gmail.com.

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