22nd Annual NAACP Theatre Awards and Festival janda Thursday, October 11, 2012 The Script The 22nd Annual NAACP Theatre Awards Show and Festival Weekend will soon be underway and we’ve got a few tidbits about the show and festivities. About The NAACP Theatre Awards…. The NAACP Theatre Awards is presented by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch. Ron Hasson is branch president and Tia Boyd is the Executive Producer for the NAACP Theatre Awards Show. The prestigious star-studded gala is produced in an effort to honor thespians among the best in the field of entertainment. The branch also celebrates a four-day festival, which provides a platform for thespians to express their craft and share their contributions with an audience of their peers, the community and other individuals who crave live theatre in Hollywood. (Source) This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award goes to James Picken Jr. Other honorees include Nicole Ari Parker, Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones, and Willis Edwards. Samuel L. Jackson, Method Man, Blair Underwood, LisaRaye, Brian White, Victoria Rowell, and Elise Neal are among this year’s celebrity presenters. The theatre festival will be held November 1-4 with activities being held at various locations. The actual awards show will be held on November 5th at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. Check out the star-studded promo for the show and few of the nominees below… Best Producer – Equity Twist – Pasadena Playhouse, TAM Producing Partners. Michelle Seward, Dror Soref, Willette Murphy Klausner, Gary Goddard and Forbes Candlish A Raisin In the Sun – Wren T. Brown Fela! – Ruth & Stephen Hendel, Shawn “Jay Z” Carter, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith Best Director – Equity Blues for An Alabama Sky – Sheldon Epps A Raisin in the Sun – Phylicia Rashad The Old Settler – Caryn Desai Best Choreography – Equity Twist – Debbie Allen Bring It On – Andy Blakenbuehler Fela! – Bill T. Jones Best Lead Female – Local Sunday Mourning – Kinnik Sky The Interlopers – Diarra Kilpatrick The Bluest Eye – Sola Bamis The 1940s Radio Hour – Kimi Walker Best Lead Male – Equity Twist – Alaman Diadhiou Fela! – Sahr Ngaujah Superior Donuts – Edi Gathegi Best Lead Male – Local The Motor Trade – Alex Morris Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant – Kim Estes Sunday Mourning – Gichi Gamba For a full list of nominees, click here.
