The 52nd Annual AUDELCO Awards celebrated excellence in Black theater, honoring extraordinary productions and performers. The event also marked a historic moment as a Black woman publisher received the prestigious award for the first time in its 125-year history.
Publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, are before me. We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909 –, the first time in the 125 years of this award it has been given to a Black woman publisher – We are proud to provide no paywall journalism for the Black community we serve, the largest Black and Brown community in the country.
The 52nd Annual AUDELCO Awards was filled with Black theater family love, appreciation, pride, and acknowledgment of the great work that has happened in the past theater season. On Monday, Nov. 18, the Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem was the place to be as AUDELCO, which recognizes excellence in Black theater, gathered the community together in a spirit of reunion and joy that was felt throughout the packed ballroom. Thespians Jerome Preston Bates and Toni Seawright hosted the event; the evening took place due to the tireless efforts of AUDELCO President Jackie Jeffries. The productions that came away with the coveted VIV Awards, named after AUDELCO founder Vivian Robinson, were extraordinary shows that deserved the kudos they received. This past season saw classics revisited and new works that ignited our souls with joy and delight, and made us think. Going to the theater should be a pleasurable experience and these productions and performers definitely delivered on that. “Hell’s Kitchen,” produced by the Public Theater, led the evening with five VIV Awards: best musical; outstanding musical director — Adam Blackstone; best choreographer — Camille
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