Black Theater Alliance Awards Nominations and Winners

• Best Actor (Play)  

  James Vincent Meredith – HYMN – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Chiké Johnson HYMN – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Jon Michael Hill – Purpose– Steppenwolf Theatre

  Brian Keys – A Raisin In The Sun – Court Theatre

  Ronald L. Connor – Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre

• Best Actress (Play)

  Martasia Jones – A Raisin In The Sun – Court Theatre

  Shanésia Davis – A Raisin In The Sun – Court Theatre

  Brittany Bradford – Leroy And Lucy – Steppenwolf Theatre   

  Anji White – Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre

  Caroline Stefanie Clay – BUST – Goodman Theatre

• Best Supporting Actor (Play)

  Glenn Davis – Purpose – Steppenwolf Theatre

  Victor Museni – Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre

• Best Supporting Actress (Play)

  Kierra Bunch – A Raisin In The Sun – Court Theatre

  Alana Arenas – Purpose– Steppenwolf Theatre

• Best Writing (Play)

  Lolita Chakrabarti – HYMN – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – Purpose– Steppenwolf Theatre

  Zora Howard – BUST – Goodman Theatre

  Jocelyn Bioh – JAJA’S African Hair Braiding – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  James Ijames – Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre

• Best Director (Play)

  Ron OJ Parson – HYMN – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Phylicia Rashad – Purpose – Steppenwolf Theatre

  Tyrone Phillips – Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre

• Best Production (Play)      

  Purpose – Steppenwolf Theatre

  JAJA’S African Hair Braiding – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

• Best Actor (Musical)

  Kelvin Roston Jr. – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

  Evan Tyrone Martin – The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Richard Gallion – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  Charl’z L Kay – Dreamgirls – The Drama Group

• Best Actress (Musical)

  Brittney Mack – The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Tamara Batiest – That’s What Friends Are For: Gladys, Dionne, and Patti – Black Ensemble Theater

  Felicia McNeal – Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago                     

  Brandi Shantele – Dream Girls – The Drama Group

  Caitlin Dobbins – Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

  Tashika Benson – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

• Best Supporting Actress (Musical)

  Nicole Michelle Haskins – The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Aerie Williams – The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Africa Pace Brown – Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

  Sharyon Culberson – Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

  Erline Dorcy – Dreamgirls – The Drama Group

   Makeda Grier – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

• Best Supporting Actor (Musical)

  Jason Warrior – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Shawn Logan – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Todd RaSean – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Royce Hargrove – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  Darrow Richmond – Dream Girls – The Drama Group

• Best Writing (Musical)

  John Ruffin – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Richard Gallion – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  Kelvin Roston Jr. – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

• Best Direction (Musical)

  E. Faye Butler – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Drury Lane Theatre

  Richard Gallion – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  John Ruffin – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Ron OJ Parson – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

• Best Original Book (Musical)

  Richard Gallion – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  John Ruffin – If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Kelvin Roston Jr. – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

  Darryl Brooks – That’s What Friends Are For: Gladys, Dionne, and Patti – Black Ensemble Theater

• Best Revival (Musical)

  Dream Girls – The Drama Group

  Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Drury Lane Theatre

  The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

• Best Production (Musical)

  A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  Dream Girls – The Drama Group

  The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

  Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

• Best Ensemble (Musical or Play)

  JAJA’S African Hair Braiding – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre      

  A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  If You Think You’re Lonely Now Bobby Womack: The Unauthorized Story – Theater 47

  Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Drury Lane Theatre

  The Color Purple – Goodman Theatre

  Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

• Best Choreography (Musical)

  Anthony Sampson – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  Arielle Spires – Dream Girls – The Drama Group

• Best Sound (Musical or Play)

  Mikaal Sulaiman – BUST – Goodman Theatre

  Connor Wang – Leroy And Lucy – Steppenwolf Theatre

  Eric Backus – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

• Best Set Design (Musical or Play)

  Andrew Boyce – Leroy And Lucy – Steppenwolf Theatre

  David Zinn – JAJA’S African Hair Braiding – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Arnel Sancianco – Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre

  Andrew Boyce – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Drury Lane Theatre

  Todd Rosenthal – Purpose– Steppenwolf Theatre

  Sotirios Livaditis – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

  Matt Saunders – BUST – Goodman Theatre

• Best Costume Design (Musical or Play)

  Dede Ayite – JAJA’S African Hair Braiding – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  Corinne Enning – A Fall From Royalty – APC Theater

  McKinley Johnson – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Drury Lane Theatre

  Marquecia Jordan – Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery – Pegasus Theatre Chicago

• Best Lighting Design (Musical or Play)

  Heather Gilbert – Leroy And Lucy – Steppenwolf Theatre

  Maximo Grano De Oro – A Raisin In The Sun – Court Theatre

  Lee Fiskness – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Drury Lane Theatre

  Jason Lynch – Twisted Melodies – Northlight Theatre

  Yi Zhao – BUST – Goodman Theatre

Black Theater Alliance Awards Nominations

• The Negro Ensemble Company Award
  Best Production
  Grandma’s Jukebox – Black Ensemble Theater
  Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman Musical – Theater 47
  Pulled Punches – MPAACT
  What To Send Up When It Goes Down – Congo Square Theatre Company
  White – Definition Theatre Company

• The Target Community Relations Award
  Best Ensemble
  Choir Boy – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Relentless – TimeLine Theater Company
  Ruined – Invictus Theatre Company
  School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play – Goodman Theatre
  What To Send Up When It Goes Down – Congo Square Theatre Company

• The Lorraine Hansberry Award
  Best Writing Of A Play
  Tyla Abercrumbie – Relentless – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Joshua Allen – The Last Pair Of Earlies – Raven Theatre Company
  Nicole Brooks – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Ericka Dickerson-Despenza – Cullud Wattah – Victory Gardens Theater
  Terry Guest – The Magnolia Ballet – About Face Theatre
  James Ijames – White – Definition Theatre Company

• The August Wilson Award
  Best Writing Of A Musical
  Michelle Bester – Grandma’s Jukebox – Black Ensemble Theater
  John Ruffin – Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman Musical – Theater 47
  Jackie Taylor – It’s Just Like Coming To Church (Welcome To The Church Of You) – Black Ensemble Theater 
• The Joel Hall Award
  Best Choreography in a Dance/Music Production
  Homer Hans Bryant – React – Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project
  Bril Barrett and Starinah Dixon – I Can’t Breathe and In The Beginning – Dance Africa Chicago
  Amansu Eason – Mino Tale – Dance Africa Chicago
  Kevin Iega Jeff – Aisatnaf – Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
  Regina Perry Carr and Asiel Hardison – Summer Breeze at Casa de Abuela – Dance Africa Chicago
• The Lloyd Richards Award
  Best Direction Of A Play
  Nicole Brooks – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Lili-Anne Brown – Cullud Wattah – Victory Gardens Theater
  Andrea Dymond – Sweat – The Copley Theatre
  Monty Cole – Fences – American Blues Theater
  Tasia A. Jones – Intimate Apparel – Northlight Theatre Company
  Ron OJ Parson – Relentless – TimeLine Theatre Company
• The Oscar Brown, Jr. Award
  Best Direction Of A Musical
  Christopher Carter – Priscilla Queen Of The Desert – Mercury Theater Chicago
  Reneisha Jenkins – Sister Act – Mercury Theater Chicago
  Kenny Ingram – Blues In The Night – Porchlight Music Theatre
  John Ruffin – Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman Musical – Theater 47
  Jackie Taylor – It’s Just Like Coming To Church (Welcome To The Church Of You) – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Douglas Alan Mann Award
  Best Direction Of An Ensemble
  Mikael Burke – Fireflies – Northlight Theatre Company
  Lauren Wells-Mann – Pulled Punches – MPAACT
  Ebby Offord – Ruined – Invictus Theatre Company
  Daniel Bryant and Ericka Ratcliff – What To Send Up When It Goes Down – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Ericka Ratcliff – White – Definition Theatre Company
• The Sidney Poitier Award
  Best Leading Actor In A Play
  Kamal Angelo Bolden – Fences – American Blues Theater
  Terry Guest – The Magnolia Ballet – About Face Theatre
  Tyler Hardwick – Choir Boy – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  William Anthony Sebastian Rose ll – The Tragedy Of King Christophe – The House Theatre Of Chicago
  C. Smith – Two Trains Running – Court Theatre
• The Ossie Davis Award
  Best Featured Actor In A Play
  Sharif Atkins – Gem Of The Ocean – Goodman Theatre
  La Shawn Banks – Choir Boy – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Robert Cornelius – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Yao Dogbe – Intimate Apparel – Northlight Theatre Company
  Joshua L. Green – Sweat – The Copley Theatre
  Stanley King – Ruined – Invictus Theatre Company
  Alfred H. Wilson – Two Trains Running – Court Theatre
• The Sammy Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Leading Actor In A Musical
  Curtis Bannister – Ragtime – Music Theater Works
  Vincent Jordan – Grandma’s Jukebox – Black Ensemble Theater
  KC Lee – Takin’ Back My Name (The Ike Turner Story) – Theater 47
  Nolan Robinson – Passing Strange – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Michael Wordly – KInky Boots – Paramount Theatre
• The Bill Bojangles Robinson Award
  Best Featured Actor In A Musical
  Terrell Armstrong – Blues In The Night – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Randle Michael – Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman Musical – Theater 47
  Evan Tyrone Martin – Blues In The Night – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Blake Reasoner – Grandma’s Jukebox – Black Ensemble Theater
  Eustace J. Williams – Songs For A Bew World – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
• The Ruby Dee Award
  Best Leading Actress In A Play
  Ayanna Bria Bakari – Relentless – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Brianna Buckley – Cullud Wattah – Victory Gardens Theater
  Deanna Reed-Foster – Rasheeda Speaking – Shattered Globe
  Tekeisha Yelton-Hunter – Ruined – Invictus Theatre Company
  Mildred Marie Langford – Intimate Apparel – Northlight Theater Company
  Shadana Patterson – The Last Pair Of Earlies – Raven Theatre Company
• The Hattie McDaniel Award
  Best Featured Actress In A Play
  Shanesia Davis – Fences – American Blues Theater
  Demetra Dee – The Last Pair Of Earlies – Raven Theatre Company
  Sydney Charles – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Nicole Michelle Haskins – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Shariba Rivers – Sweat – Copley Theatre
  Jenise Sheppard – Ruined – Invictus Theatre Company
• The Lena Horne Award
  Best Leading Actress In A Musical
  Liberty Clay – Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman Musical – Theater 47
  Robin K. DaSilva – Women Of Soul With A Special Tribute To Aretha – Mercury Theater Chicago
  Felicia Fields – Blues In The Night – Porchlight Music Theater
  Jennifer Johnson – Takin’ Back My Name (The Ike Turner Story) – Theater 47
  Alexis J. Roston – Sister Act – Mercury Theater Chicago
• The Eartha Kitt Award
  Best Featured Actress In A Musical
  Cynthia Carter – The Feel Good Musical Revue – Black Ensemble Theater
  Shantel Cribbs – Pump Boys and Dinettes – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Noelle Klyce – It’s Just Like Coming To Church (Welcome To The Church Of You) – Black Ensemble Theater
  Melanie Loren – Pump Boys and Dinettes – Porchlight Music Theatre
  MJ Rawls – It’s Just Like Coming To Church (Welcome To The Church Of You) – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Harry Belafonte Award
  Best Actor In An Ensemble
  Ron Conner – What To Send Up When It’s Goes Down – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Lewon Johnson – Home – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Keith Illidge – The Meeting – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Al’ Jaleel McGhee – Fireflies – Northlight Theatre Company
  Victor Musoni – What To Send Up When It Goes Down – Congo Square Theatre Company
• The Ethel Waters Award
  Best Actress In An Ensemble
  Chanell Bell – Fireflies – Northlight Theatre Company
  Kierra Bunch – White – Definition Theatre Company
  Melanie McCullough – Pulled Punches – MPAACT
  Penelope Walker – What To Send Up When It Goes Down – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Amber Washington – Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes – The Story Theatre
• The Bert Williams Award
  Best Solo Performance In A Play
  Faye Butler – Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) – Goodman Theatre
  Jazzma Pryor – Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Bethany Thomas – Songs For Nobodies – Northlight Theatre Company
• The Denzel Washington Award
  Most Promising Actor
  Christian Bufford – (The Tragedy Of King Christophe) – The House Theatre Of Chicago
  Ajax Dontavius – (Fences) – American Blues Theater
  Matthew Lolar – (The Meeting) – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Jonny Morrison – (The Last Pair Of Earlies) – Raven Theatre Company
  Willie Round – (Her Honor Jane Byrne) – Lookingglass Theatre Company
• The Phylicia Rashad Award
  Most Promising Actress
  Rachel Blakes – (Home) – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Ciera Dawn – (School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play) – Goodman Theatre
  Danyelle Monson – (Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes) – The Story Theatre
  Tuesdai B. Perry – (Home) – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
• The Duke Ellington Award
  Best Musical Direction
  David Fiorello and Maulty Jewell IV – Blues In The Night – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Felton Offard – Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) – Goodman Theatre
  Robert Reddrick – Pump Boys and Dinettes – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Ruth E. Carter Award
  Best Costume Design
  Evelyn Danner – Gem Of The Ocean – The Goodman Theatre
  Izumi Indaba – The Tragedy Of King Christophe – The House Theatre Of Chicago
  Marquecia Jordan – Sister Act – Mercury Theater Chicago
  Alexia Rutherford – The Last Pair Of Earlies – Raven Theatre Company
  Michael Alan Stein – Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) – Goodman Theatre
• The Ed Burbridge Award
  Best Set Design
  Bek Lambrecht – Grandma’s Jukebox – Black Ensemble Theater
  Sydney Lynne – Cullud Wattah – Victory Gardens Theater
  Sydney Lynne – Pump Boys and Dinettes – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Yu Shibagaki – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Tim Rhoze and Evan Sposato – Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
• The Shirley Prendergast Award
  Best Lighting Award
  Simean Carpenter – The Last Pair Of Earlies – Raven Theatre Company
  Casey Diers – Pulled Punches – MPAACT
  Denise Karcewski – Pump Boys and Dinettes – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Jason Lynch – Cullud Wattah – Victory Gardens Theater
• The Mike Sargent Award
  Best Sound Design
  Desta Sound – Pulled Punches – MPAACT
  DJ Douglass – Grandma’s Jukebox – Black Ensemble Theater
  Justin Ellington – School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play – Goodman Theatre
  Willow James – Cullud Wattah – Victory Gardens Theater
  Christopher M. Laporte – Her Honor Jane Byrne – Lookingglass Theatre Company
• BTAA Special Recognition
  Projection Design
  Rasean Davonte Johnson – Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) – Goodman Theatre
• BTAA Special Recognition
  Creatively Designed Presentation
  Adrian Dunn – Emancipation – Harris Theater for Music and Dance
  The Katherine Dunham Award
  Best Choreography In A Play
  Cheretta Hill-Botchwey and Lili-Anne Brown – School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play – Goodman Theatre
  Christopher Chase Carter – Priscilla Queen Of The Desert – Mercury Theater Chicago
  Rueben D. Echoles – Pump Boys and Dinettes – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Kenny Ingram – Blues In The Night – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Andre McCaskey – Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman Musical – Theater 47
• The Alvin Ailey Award
  Best Choreography (Non-Resident)
  Robert Battle – Mass – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  Bill T. Jones – Paradise Square – Broadway In Chicago
  Camille A. Brown and Jay Staten – Fire Shut Up In My Bones – Lyric Opera House
• The Andre’ DeShields Award
  Best Performance In A Play (Non-Resident)
  Sidney DuPont – Paradise Square – Broadway In Chicago
  Marcus Paul James – Ain’t Too Proud The Life And Times Of The Temptations – Broadway In Chicago
  Joaquina Kalukango – Paradise Square – Broadway In Chicago
  James T. Lane – Ain’t Too Proud The Life And Times Of The Temptations – Broadway In Chicago
  Elijah Ahmad Lewis – Ain’t Too Proud The Life And Times Of The Temptations – Broadway In Chicago

Black Theater Alliance Awards Nominations

• The Negro Ensemble Company Award
  Outstanding Stage Production
  Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
  The Master Comic – MPAACT
  You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Lorraine Hansberry Award
  Best Writing of a Play
  Terrance T. Brown, Aaron Tood Douglas, and Yusef Williams – The Master Comic – MPAACT
  Lee Edward Colston – The First Deep Breath – Victory Gardens Theater
  James Ijames – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Donja R. Love – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
  Korde Arrington Tuttle – Graveyard Shift – Goodman Theatre
• The August Wilson Award
  Best Writing of a Musical
  Daryl D. Brooks –You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Stephen Fedo and Tim Rhoze – Black Ballerina – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  John L. Ruffin – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
  Ted Williams III – 1619: The Journey of a People – 3rd Dimension Performance Group
• The Target Community Relations Award
  Best Ensemble
  The First Deep Breath – Victory Gardens Theater
  Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Lloyd Richards Award
  Best Direction of a Play
  Aaron Reese Boseman – A Raisin In The Sun – Invictus Theatre Company
  Steve H. Broadnax III – The First Deep Breath – Victory Gardens Theater
  Ilesa Duncan – Middle Passage – Lifeline Theatre
  Runako Jahi – The Master Comic – MPAACT
  Ron OJ Parson – Stick Fly – Writers Theatre
• The Oscar Brown, Jr. Award
  Best Direction of a Musical
  Daryl D. Brooks – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Lili- Anne Brown – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Tim Rhoze – Black Ballerina – Fleetwood- Jourdain Theatre
  John L. Ruffin – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
• The Douglas Alan Mann Award
  Best Direction of an Ensemble
  Adarius Blakely – TopDog/UnderDog – Beverly Arts Center
  Mikael Burke – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
  Wardell Julius Clark – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Monty Cole –The Brothers Size – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• The Sidney Poitier Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Play
  Donn Carl Harper –The Master Comic – MPAACT
  David Goodloe – Mlima’s Tale – Griffin Theatre Company
  Kevin Tre’Von Patterson – Rabbit Summer – Redtwist Summer
  William Anthony Sebastian Rose ll – Labyrinth – Broken Nose Theatre
  Kelvin Roston, Jr. – King Hedley ll – Court Theatre
• The Ossie Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Play
  Matthew James Elam – Hoodoo Love – Raven Theatre
  Darren Jones – Labyrinth – Broken Nose Theatre
  Clinton Lowe – The First Deep Breath – Victory Gardens Theater
  Johnard Washington – Thirst – Strawdog Theatre Company
  Dexter Zollicofer – King Hedley II – Court Theatre
• The Ruby Dee Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Play
  Ayanna Bria Bakari – The Niceties – Writers Theatre
  Andrea Conway Diaz – Voice of Good Hope – City Lit Theater
  Aneisa J. Hicks – Graveyard Shift – Goodman Theatre
  Martasia Jones – Hoodoo Love – Raven Theatre Company
  Brooke Reams – Rabbit Summer – Redtwist Theatre
  Leslie Ann Sheppard – Sheepdog – Shattered Globe Theatre
• The Hattie McDaniel Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Play
  Deveon Bromby – Rabbit Summer – Redtwist Theatre
  Nyajai Ellison – A Raisin In The Sun – Invictus Theatre Company
  Deanna Reed-Foster – The First Deep Breath – Victory Gardens Theater
  Ashley Joy – A Raisin In The Sun – Invictus Theatre Company
  Shariba Rivers – Hoodoo Love – Raven Theatre Company
  Taylar – King Hedley II – Court Theatre
  Celeste Williams – The First Deep Breath – Victory Gardens Theater
• The Harry Belafonte Award
  Best Actor in an Ensemble
  Kai A. Ealy – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Charles Andrew Gardner – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Eric Gerard – P.Y.G., or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle – Jackalope Theatre Company
  Cage Sebastian Pierre – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Londen Shannon – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
• The Ethel Waters Award
  Best Actress in an Ensemble
  Shenise Brown – Spoken Word – MPAACT
  Ashley Crowe – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
  Ann Joseph – Day of Absence – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Renee Lockett – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
• The Denzel Washington Award
  Most Promising Actor
  Trent Davis – (Kill Move Paradise) – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Gregory J. Fields – (Thirst) – Strawdog Theatre Company
  Blake Hawthorne – (The Other Cinderella) – Black Ensemble Theater
  Michael Morrow – (Middle Passage) – Lifeline Theatre
• The Phylicia Rashad Award
  Most Promising Actress
  Shenise Brown – (Spoken Word) – MPAACT
  Ashley Crowe – (Sugar In Our Wounds) – First Floor Theatre
  Saniyah As-Salaam – (Thirst) – Strawdog Theatre Company
  Noelle Klyce – (Voice of Good Hope) – CityLit Theater
• The Sammy Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Musical
  Blake Hawthorne – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Donterrio Johnson – Sophisticated Ladies – Porchlight Music Theatre
  James T. Lane – Mary Poppins – Drury Lane Theatre
  Dwight Neal – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Bill Bojangles Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Musical
  Michael Adkins – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Melvin Abston – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Jared David Michael Grant – Working – Theo Ubigue Cabaret Theatre
  Stewart Romeo – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Randle Michael – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
• The Lena Horne Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Musical
  Jayla Williams Craig – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Makada Grier – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
  Eben K. Logan – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Kara Roseborough – Black Ballerina – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Nondumiso Tembe’ – Lindiwe – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• The Eartha Kitt Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Musical
  Cynthia F. Carter – Working – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
  Sydney Charles – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Kyrie Courter – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Nicole Michelle Hoskins – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Porsche King – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
• The Duke Ellington Award
  Best Musical Direction
  Jermaine Hill – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Jermaine Hill – Sophisticated Ladies – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Phil Patterson – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
  Robert Reddrick – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Katherine Dunham Award
  Best Choreography in a Play or Music/Dance Program
  Gary Abbott, Joshua L. Ishmon, Kevin Iega Jeff, Tshediso Kabulu, and Nicole Clarke Springer – Gesem: East Of The Nile from Reaffirmed/Reimagined – Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
  Breon Arzell – The Color Purple – Drury Lane Theatre
  Regina Perry Carr – Carry On – from Elevate – Munti Dance Theatre and Nunufatima Dance Company
  Christopher Chase Carter – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Jeremy Noah – Afro Dance Break  from Elevate – Muntu Dance Theatre and Nunufatima Dance Company
• The Ruth E. Carter Award
  Best Costume Design
  Rosalyn Baux – Lady Sings The Blues The Musical – John Ruffin’s Theater 47
  Rueben Echoles – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Izumi Inaba – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Muntu Dance Theatre – “Elevate” – Muntu Dance Theatre and Nunufatima Dance Company
  Alexia Rutherford – King Hedley ll – Court Theatre
• The Shirley Prendergast Award
  Best Lighting Design
  Sim Carpenter – Hoodoo Love – Raven Theatre Company
  Jared Gooding – P.Y.G., or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle – Jackalope Theatre Company
  Denise Karczewski – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Jason Lynch – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Eric Watkins – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
• The Ed Burbridge Award
  Best Set Design
  Joy Ahn – Sugar In Our Wounds – First Floor Theater
  Linda Buchanan – Stick Fly – Writers Theatre
  Ryan Emens – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Regina Garcia – King Hedley ll – Court Theatre
  Denise Karczewski and Bek Lambrect – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Mike Sargent Award
  Best Sound Design
  Jeffrey Levin – Kill Move Paradise – TimeLine Theatre Company
  David Samba – You Can’t Fake The Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music – Black Ensemble Theater
  Rick Sims – Day Of Absence – Congo Square Theatre Company
• The Alvin Ailey Award
  Best Choreography (Non-Resident)
  Camille A. Brown – Once On This Island – Broadway In Chicago
  Darrell Grand Moultrie – Ounce of Faith – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  Jamar Roberts – Ode – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
• The André DeShields Award
  Best Actor in a Play (Non-Resident)
  Phillip Boykin – Once On This Island – Broadway In Chicago
  Kyle Ramar Freeman – Once On This Island – Broadway In Chicago
  Mike Wiley – Dar He: The Story Of Emmett Till – Mike Wiley Production
• The Melba Moore Award
  Best Actress in a Play (Non-Resident)
  Courtnee Carter – Once On This island – Broadway In Chicago
  Alex Hairston – Summer The Donna Summer Musical – Broadway In Chicago
  Dan’Yelle Williamson – Summer The Donna Summer Musical – Broadway In Chicago

Black Theater Alliance Awards Nominations

• The Negro Ensemble Company Award
  Best Play (Drama or Comedy)
  Black and Blue – MPAACT
  Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
  The Mountaintop – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
   
• The African Grove Theater Company Award
  Best Play (Musical or Revue)
  Crowns – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
  Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
   
• The Joseph Holmes Award
  Best Music/Dance Program
  An Inspired Past A Jubilant Future – Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
  Feeling Good A MADD Tribute To Nina Simone – MADD Rhythms
  New Dimensions – Muntu Dance Theatre Of Chicago
  Smells Like Freedom – Praize Productions
  Testimony: An Inspirational Musical – Mahdi Theatre Company
   
• The Lorraine Hansberry Award
  Best Writing of a Play
  Shepsu Aakhu – Black and Blue – MPAACT
  Christina Anderson – How To Catch Creation – Goodman Theatre
  Jire’h Breon Holder – Too Heavy For Your Pocket – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Ike Holter – Lottery Day – Goodman Theatre
  Leonard House – One 4 The Road – MPAACT
  Sam Kebede – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
  Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney – Ms. Blakk For President – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Lisa B. Thompson – Single Black Female – Congo Square

• Theatre Company
  The August Wilson Award
  Best Writing of a Musical
  Phyllis Curtwright and Kamesha Khan – Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Kyla Frye – Style and Grace In Tribute To Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson – Black Ensemble Theater
  Margaret Mahdi – Testimony: An Inspirational Musical – Mahdi Theatre Company
  Jackie Taylor – Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
   
• The Target Community Relations Award
  Best Ensemble
  Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
  Nina Simone: Four Women – Northlight Theatre
  For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf – Court Theatre
  Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
   
• The Lloyd Richards Award
  Best Direction of a Play
  Lili-Anne Brown – Lottery Day – Goodman Theatre
  Chika Ike – In The Blood – Red Tape Theatre
  Sophiyaa Nayar – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
  Ron OJ Parson – Radio Golf – Court Theatre
  Niegel Smith – How To Catch Creation – Goodman Theatre
   
• The Oscar Brown, Jr. Award
  Best Direction of a Musical
  Daryl Brooks – Women Of Soul With A Tribute To Aretha Franklin – Black Ensemble Theater
  Lili-Anne Brown – Caroline, Or Change – Firebrand Theatre with TimeLine Theatre Company
  Kemati Porter and Jonathan Wilson – Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Margaret Mahdi – Testimony: An Inspirational Musical – Mahdi Theatre Company
  Jackie Taylor – Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
   
• The Douglas Alan Mann Award
  Best Direction of an Ensemble
  Wardell Julius Clark – The Shipment – Red Tape Theatre
  Ilesa Duncan – Eclipsed – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
  Taron Patton – Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Tim Rhoze – The Mountaintop – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Seret Scott – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf – Court Theatre
   
• The Sidney Poitier Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Play
  Jalen Gilbert – Too Heavy For Your Pocket – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Allen Gilmore – Radio Golf – Court Theatre
  David Goodloe – Defiance – Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
  Maurice Jones – Hamlet – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
  Tarell Alvin McCraney – Ms. Blakk For President – Steppenwolf Theatre
  Michael Aaron Pogue – The Recommendation – Windy City Playhouse
  Kelvin Roston, Jr. – Ma’ Rainey’s Black Bottom – Writers Theatre
   
• The Ossie Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Play
  Debo Balogun – Red Rex – Steep Theatre Company
  David Lawrence Hamilton – Hela – Sideshow Theatre Company
  Brian Keys – The Recommendation – Windy City Playhouse
  Cage Sebastian Pierre – Too Heavy For Your Pocket – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Joseph Primes – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
  Keith Randolph Smith – How To Catch Creation – Goodman Theatre
  Andre Teamer – Sweat – Goodman Theatre
   
• The Ruby Dee Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Play
  Tyla Abercrumbie – PipeLine – Victory Gardens Theater
  Karen Aldridge – How To Catch Creation – Goodman Theatre
  Ayanna Bria Bakari – Too Heavy For Your Pocket – TimeLine Theatre Company
  J. Nicole Brooks – Lottery Day – Goodman Theatre
  Sydney Charles – Nina Simone: Four Women – Northlight Theatre
  Jyreika Guest – In The Blood – Red Tape Theatre
  Jazzma Pryor – Sunset Baby – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
   
• The Hattie McDaniel Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Play
  Jasmine Bracey – How To Catch Creation – Goodman Theatre
  Brianna Buckley – Crumbs From The Table Of Joy – Raven Theatre Company
  Felicia Fields – Ma’ Rainey’s Black Bottom – Writers Theatre
  Tiffany Renee Johnson – Flyin’ West – American Blues Theatre
  Joslyn Jones – Flyin’ West – American Blues Theatre
  Jennifer Latimore – Too Heavy For Your Pocket – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Gabrielle Lott-Rogers – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
   
• The Ben Vereen Award
  Best Performance By An Actor in a Musical
  Jarrin Comer – Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Robert Cornelius – The Total Bent – Haven Theatre Company and About Face Theatre
  Gilbert Domally – The Total Bent – Haven Theatre Company and About Face Theatre
  Donterrio Johnson – Pippin – Mercury Theater Company
  Tristian Arnez Whitaker – Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
   
• The Diahann Carroll Award
  Best Performance By An Actress in a Musical
  E. Faye Butler – Gypsy – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Rashada Dawan – Caroline, Or Change – Firebrand Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company
  Robin DaSilva – Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
  Nicole Michelle Haskins – Caroline, Or Change – Firebrand Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company
  Rhonda Preston – Style and Grace In Tribute To Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson – Black Ensemble Theater
   
• The Harry Belafonte Award
  Best Actor in an Ensemble
  Patrick Agada – Dutch Masters – Jackalope Theatre Company
  Eric Gerard – The Shipment – Red Tape Theatre
  Jayson Lee – Hooded or Being Black For Dummies – First Floor Theatre
  Juwan Lockett – Black and Blue – MPAACT
  Jelani Pitcher – The Mountaintop – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Namir Smallwood – True West – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Justin Walker – Black and Blue – MPAACT
   
• The Ethel Waters Award
  Best Actress in an Ensemble
  Tiffany Addison – Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Adia Alli – No Child… – Definition Theatre Company
  Melissa DuPrey – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf – Court Theatre
  Shadana Patterson – The Mountaintop – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Ginneh Thomas – Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Anji White – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf – Court Theatre
   
• The Denzel Washington Award
  Most Promising Actor
  Jarrin Comer – (Stand Up!) – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Matthew James Elam – (PipeLine) – Victory Gardens Theater
  Omari Ferrell – (One 4 The Road) – MPAACT
  Jayson Lee – (Hooded Or Being Black For Dummies) – First Floor Theater
  Freedom Martin – (Ethiopianamerica) – Definition Theatre Company
  Tristian Arnez Whitaker – (Stand Up!) – eta Creative Arts Foundation
   
• The Phylicia Rashad Award
  Most Promising Actress
  Jayla Williams-Craig – (Women Of Soul With A Tribute To Aretha Franklin) – Black Ensemble Theater
  Daryn Whitney Harrell – (Gypsy) – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Bre’ Jacobs – (Caroline, Or Change) – Firebrand Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company
  Adhana Reid – (Eclipsed) – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
  Sola Thompson – (Eclipsed) – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
   
• The Duke Ellington Award
  Best Musical Direction
  Jermaine Hill – The Total Bent – Haven Theatre and About Face Theatre
  Ben Johnson – Feeling Good A MADD Tribute To Nina Simone – MADD Rhythms
  Robert Reddrick – Style and Grace In Tribute To Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson – Black Ensemble Theater
  Daniel Riley – Nina Simone: Four Women – Northlight Theatre
  Clifton Robinson – New Dimensions – Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
   
• The Katherine Dunham Award
  Best Choreography in a Play
  Breon Arzell – The Total Bent – Haven Theatre Company
  Leah Casey – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf – Court Theatre
  Destiny Casson – Stand Up! – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Lemond Hayes – Style and Grace In Tribute To Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson – Black Ensemble Theater
   
• The Joel Hall Award
  Best Choreography in a Music/Dance Program
  Gary Abbott – Parallel Lives from An Inspired Past A Jubilant Future – Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
  Iddrissu Alahassan – Agbekor from New Dimensions – Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
  Reesie Davis – The Fight Within – from Smells Like Freedom – Praize Productions
   
• The Alvin Ailey Award
  Best Choreography (Non-Resident)
  Tristan Andrews – Pride and Joy The Marvin Gaye Musical – Marvin Gaye lll and New Day Entertainment
  Donald Byrd – Rambunctions Iteration #3 – Columbia College Chicago and Spectrum Dance Theater
  Rennie Harris – Lazarus – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
   
• The Shirley Prendergast Award
  Best Lighting Design
  Natalia Janusz – Black and Blue – MPAACT
  Denise Karczewski – Style and Grace In Tribute To Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson – Black Ensemble Theater
  Ed Richardson – Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Eric Watkins – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
   
• The Ruth E. Carter Award
  Best Costume Design
  Jos N. Banks – Single Black Female – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Rueben Echoles – Style and Grace In Tribute To Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson – Black Ensemble Theater
  Samantha C. Jones – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf – Court Theatre
  Alexia Rutherford – Too Heavy For Your Pocket – TimeLine Theatre Company
   
• The Mike Sargent Award
  Best Sound Design
  Desta Sound – Black and Blue – MPAACT
  Marissa Geocaris – The Mountaintop – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  David Samba – Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
  Joshua Willcox – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
   
• The Ed Burbridge Award
  Best Set Design
  Eleanor Kahn – Ethiopianamerica – Definition Theatre Company
  Bek Lambrecht – Mahalia Jackson Moving Thru The Light – Black Ensemble Theater
  Jacqueline Penrod – Eclipsed – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
  Therese Richie – No Child…– Definition Theatre Company
   
• The Andre’ DeShields Award
  Best Performance in a Play (Non-Resident)
  Kourtney Lenton – Pride and Joy The Marvin Gaye Musical – Marvin Gaye lll and New Day Entertainment
  Jarran Muse – Pride and Joy The Marvin Gaye Musical – Marvin Gaye lll and New Day Entertainment
  Chae Stephen – Pride and Joy The Marvin Gaye Musical – Marvin Gaye lll and New Day Entertainment

Black Theater Alliance Awards Nominations

• Negro Ensemble Company Award
  Outstanding Stage Production
  “Juneteenth Street” – eta Creative Arts Foundation
• The Lorraine Hansberry Award
  Best Writing of a Play
  Reginald Edmund – “Juneteenth Street” – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Michael Allen Harris – “Kingdom” – Broken Nose Theatre
  Suzan-Lori Parks – “Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3)” – Goodman Theatre
• The Target Community Relations Award
  Best Ensemble
  “Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery” – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
• The Douglas Alan Mann Award
  Best Direction of an Ensemble
  Chris Jackson – “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf” – Pulse Theatre Company
• The Oscar Brown, Jr. Award
  Best Direction of a Musical
  Darryl D. Brooks – “Memphis” – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Lloyd Richards Award
  Best Direction of a Play
  Niegel Smith – “Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3)” – Goodman Theatre
• The Sidney Poitier Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Play
  Geno Walker – “To Catch A Fish” – TimeLine Theatre Company
• The Ossie Davis Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Play
  Jaime Lincoln Smith – “Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3)” – Goodman Theatre
• The Ruby Dee Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Play
  Tiffany Oglesby – “The Light” – The New Colony
• The Hattie McDaniel Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Play
  Aime Donna Kelly – “Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3)” – Goodman Theatre
  RJW Mays – “Kingdom” – Broken Nose Theatre
• The Sammy Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Play
  Donald Fitzdarryl – “Eye Of The Storm” – eta Creative Arts Foundation
• The Bill Bojangles Robinson Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Play
  Lorenzo Rush, Jr. – “Memphis” – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Lena Horne Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Musical
  Aeriel Williams – “Memphis” – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Eartha Kitt Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Musical
  Cynthia F. Carter – “Rick Stone The Blues Man” – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Harry Belafonte Award
  Best Actor in an Ensemble
  Jelani Pitcher – “TopDog/UnderDog” – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
• The Ethel Waters Award
  Best Actress in an Ensemble
  Melanie Loren – “Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery” – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
• The Denzel Washington Award
  Most Promising Actor
  Debo Balogun – “Moon Man Walk” – Definition Theatre Company
• The Phylicia Rashad Award
  Most Promising Actress
  Chanell Bell – “Moon Man Walk” – Definition Theatre Company
• The Duke Ellington Award
  Best Musical Direction
  Jermaine Hill – “Memphis” – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Katherine Dunham Award
  Best Choreography in a Play or Music/Dance Program
  Christopher Carter – “Memphis” – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Shirley Prendergast Award
  Best Lighting Design
  Slick Jorgensen – “Moon Man Walk” – Definition Theatre Company
• The Ruth E. Carter Award – Best Costume Design
  Alexia Rutherford – “Hail Hail Chuck A Tribute To Chuck Berry” – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Mike Sargent Award
  Best Sound Design
  Matt Test – “Moon Man Walk” – Definition Theatre Company
• The Ed Burbridge Award
  Best Set Design
  Eleanor Khan – “Moon Man Walk” – Definition Theatre Company

Black Theater Alliance  Awards Nomination

• The Negro Ensemble Company Award
  Outstanding Stage Production:
  An Octoroon – Definition Theatre Company and The Goodman Theatre
  Black Pearl A Tribute To Josephine Baker – The Black Ensemble Theater
  By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Hobo King – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Yellowman – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
• The Lorraine Hansberry Award
  Best Writing of a Play
  Kristiana Rae Colon – Octagon – Jackalope Theatre Company
  Marcus Gardley – A Wonder In My Soul – Victory Gardens Theatre
  Ntsako Mkhabela – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Dominique Morisseau – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Antoinette Nwanda – Pass Over – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Charles Smith – Objects In The Mirror – The Goodman Theatre
• The Target Community Relations Award
  Best Ensemble
  Among All This You Stand Like A Fine Brownstone – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  An Octoroon – Definition Theatre Company and The Goodman Theatre
  The Colored Museum – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  The Scottsboro Boys – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Yellowman – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
• The Lloyd Richards Award
  Best Direction of a Play
  Ilesa Duncan – Rutherford’s Travels – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
  Ron OJ Parson – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Kemati Porter and Ntsako Mkhabela – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Chuck Smith – Objects In the Mirror – The Goodman Theatre
• The Oscar Brown, Jr. Award
  Best Direction of a Musical
  Daryl D. Brooks – Black Pearl: A Tribute To Josephine Baker – The Black Ensemble Theater
  Lili-Anne Brown – The Wiz – Kokandy Productions
  Rueben Echoles and Jackie Taylor – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Samuel G. Roberson (Posthumously) – The Scottsboro Boys – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Douglas Alan Mann Award
  Best Direction of an Ensemble
  Donterrio Johnson and Aaron Mitchell Reese – The Colored Museum – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  Tim Rhoze – Yellowman – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
  Jonathan Wilson – Among All This You Stand Like A Fine Brownstone – eta Creative Arts Foundation
• The Sidney Poitier Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Play
  Breon Arzell – Rutherford’s Travels – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
  Kamal Angelo Bolden – Man In The Ring – Court Theatre
  Manny Buckley – Transit – American Blues Theatre
  Allen Gilmore – Man In The Ring – Court Theatre
  Daniel Kyri – Objects In the Mirror – Goodman Theatre
  Al’ Jaleel McGhee – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
• The Ossie Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Play
  Ronald L. Conner – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Jeffrey Owen Freelon, Jr. – A Wonder In My Soul – Victory Gardens Theatre
  Charles Andrew Gardner – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Edwin Lee Gibson – Beyond Caring – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Allen Gilmore – Objects In The Mirror – The Goodman Theatre
  Namir Smallwood – East Texas Hot Links – Writers Theater
  Geno Walker – Blues For An Alabama Sky – Court Theatre
• The Ruby Dee Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Play
  Tyla Abercrumbie – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
  1. Nicole Brooks – Beyond Caring – Lookingglass Theatre Company
• Greta Oglesby – A Wonder In My Soul – Victory Gardens Theatre
  Lanise Shelley – King Liz – Windy City Playhouse
  Toya Turner – Blues For An Alabama Sky – Court Theatre
  Wandachristine – Beauty’s Daughter – American Blues Theatre
  Jacqueline Williams – A Wonder In My Soul – Victory Gardens Theater
• The Hattie McDaniel Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Play
  Echaka Agba – At The Table – Broken Nose Theatre
  Caren Blackmore – Beyond Caring – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Linda Bright Clay – A Wonder In My Soul – Victory Gardens Theatre
  Kristin E. Ellis – Paradise Blue – TimeLine Theatre Company
  Kiki Layne – Octagon – Jackalope Theatre Company
  Lily Mojekwu – Objects In The Mirror – The Goodman Theatre
• The Sammy Davis, Jr. Award
  Best Leading Actor in a Musical
  Deverin Deonte – I Am Who I Am: The Story Of Teddy Pendergrass – Black Ensemble Theater
  Mark ‘JP’ Hood – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Evan Tyrone Martin – Jesus Christ Superstar – Paramount Theatre
  Rashawn Thompson – I Am Who I Am: The Story Of Teddy Pendergrass – Black Ensemble Theater
  Denzel Tsopnang – Ragtime – Griffin Theatre Company
• The Bill Bojangles Robinson Award
  Best Featured Actor in a Musical
  Frederick Harris – The Wiz – Kokandy Productions
  Steven Perkins – The Wiz – Kokandy Productions
  James Earl Jones ll – The Scottsboro Boys – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Vincent Jordan – My Brother’s Keeper: The Story Of The Nicholas Brothers – Black Ensemble Theater
  Kyle Smith – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Lena Horne Award
  Best Leading Actress in a Musical
  Sydney Charles – The Wiz – Kokandy Productions
  Donica Lynn – Smokey Joe’s Café – Drury Lane Theatre
  Joan Ruffin – Black Pearl: A Tribute To Josephine Baker – Black Ensemble Theater
  Jessica Seals – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Eartha Kitt Award
  Best Featured Actress in a Musical
  Anna Dauzvardis – The Wiz – Kokandy Productions
  Kyla Fyre – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Nicole Michelle Haskins – The Wiz – Kokandy Productions
  Aeriel Williams – Black Pearl: A Tribute To Josephine Baker – Black Ensemble Theater
• The Harry Belafonte Award
  Best Actor in an Ensemble
  Kai A. Ealy – Among All This You Stand Like A Fine Brownstone – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Jon Michael Hill – Pass Over – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Colin Jones – Among All This You Stand Like A Fine Brownstone – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Julian Parker – Pass Over – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Jelani Pitcher – Sweet – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
  Michael Rawls – Yellowman – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
• The Ethel Waters Award
  Best Actress in an Ensemble
  Demetra Drayton – The Colored Museum – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  Asia Jackson – Among All This You Stand Like A Fine Brownstone – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Shadana Patterson – Yellowman – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
  Jelani Smith – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Alicia Watley – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
• The Denzel Washington Award
  Most Promising Actor
  Sheldon Brown – Man In The Ring – Court Theater
  Daniel Kyri – Objects In The Mirror – The Goodman Theater
  Tevion Lanier – How We Got On – Haven Theatre
  Luce Metrius – East Texas Hot Links – Writers Theatre
  Jelani Pitcher – Sweet – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
• The Phylicia Rashad Award
  Most Promising Actress
  Adia Alli – Sweet – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
  Fania Bourne – In De’ Beginnin’ – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Aayisha Humphrey – A Hedda Gabler – Red Tape Theatre
  Jelani Smith – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Alicia Watley – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
• The Duke Ellington Award
  Best Musical Direction
  Robert Reddrick – I Am Who I Am: The Story Of Teddy Pendergrass – The Black Ensemble Theater
  Christie Chiles Twillie – Yellowman – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
  Timothy Walker – Chicago’s Bronzeville: The Musical – Madhi Theatre Company
• The Katherine Dunham Award
  Best Choreography in a Play
  Breon Arzell and Florence Walker Harris – The Scottsboro Boys – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Rueben Echoles – Black Pearl: A Tribute To Josephine Baker – Black Ensemble Theater
  Racheal Walker and Mathew Williams – Chicago’s Bronzeville: The Musical – Madhi Theatre Company
• Best Choreography in a Music/Dance Concert
  Joshua L. Ishmon – When Men… – Deeply Rooted Productions
  Jeremy Noah – Radio Africa – Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
  Christopher Walker – Manifest – Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
• The Alvin Ailey Award
  Best Choreography (Non-Resident)
  Hope Boykin – r–Evolution – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
  Robert Garland – Brahms Variations – Dance Theatre Of Harlem
  Billy Wilson (Posthumously) – The Winter In Lisbon– Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
• The Shirley Prendergast Award
  Best Lighting Design
  Phoenix and Oliver Ballentine – Sweet – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre
  Darryl Goodman, Sr. – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Denise Karczewski – The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theater
  Richard Norwood – Hobo King – Congo Square Theater Company
• The Ruth E. Carter Award
  Best Costume Design
  Jos N. Banks – The Colored Museum – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  De Alexander and Carolyn London – Chicago’s Bronzeville: The Musical – Madhi Theatre Company
  Samantha Jones – The Scottsboro Boys – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Ruthanne Swanson – I Am Who I Am: The Story Of Teddy Pendergrass– Black Ensemble Theater
• The Mike Sargent Award
  Best Sound Design
  Debbie Banos – The Colored Museum – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  Darryl Goodman, Sr. – By The Apricot Trees – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Aaron Quick – The Other Cinderella – The Black Ensemble Theater
• The Ed Burbridge Award
  Best Set Design
  Patrice Davidson – In De’ Beginnin’ – eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Andrei Onegin – Hobo King – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Tim Rhoze – Sweet – Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre

Black Theater Alliance Awards Nominations

• The Negro Ensemble Company Award
  Outstanding Stage Production
  Dynamite Divas A Tribute To Women Of Soul – Black Ensemble Theater
  Maya’s Last Dream – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Migration– Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Supreme Love – Tapman Productions
  What I Learned In Paris – Congo Square Theatre Company
• The Target Community Relations Award
  Best Ensemble
  Direct From Death Row The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening Of Vaudeville And Sorrow) – Raven Theatre Company
  Fabulation, Or The Re-Education Of Undine – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  The Hairy Ape – Oracle Theatre
  The Ho– Use That Will Not Stand – Victory Gardens Theatre
  Migration – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
• The Lloyd Richards Award
  Best Direction Of A Play
  Monty Cole – The Hairy Ape – Oracle Theatre
  Ron Oj Parson – Sunset Baby – Timeline Theatre Company
  Kemati Porter – Migration – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Aaron Mitchell Reese – Fabulation, Or The Re-Education Of Undine – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  Tim Rhoze – Maya’s Last Poem – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 
• The Lorraine Hansberry Award
  Best Writing Of A Play
  Michael Bradford – Migration – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Kevin Douglas – Thaddeus And Slocum – Lookingglass Theatre Company
  Marcus Gardley – The Ho– Use That Will Not Stand – Victory Gardens Theater
  Ike Holter – Prowess– Jackalope Theatre Company
  Dominique Morisseau – Sunset Baby – Timeline Theatre Company
  Roy Williams – Sucker Punch – Victory Gardens Theater 
• The Sidney Poitier Award
  Best Leading Actor In A Play (Drama Or Comedy)
  Maurice Demus –Sucker Punch – Victory Gardens Theater
  Osiris Khepera – Bars And Measures– Prop Theatre Company
  Julian Parker – The Hairy Ape – Oracle Theatre
  Marc Rogers –Sins Of The Father – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Namir Smallwood – The Grapes Of Wrath – The Gift Theatre Company
  Eamonn Walker – Between Riverside And Crazy – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
  Dexter Zollicofer – Charm – Northlight Theatre 
• The Ossie Davis Award
  Best Featured Actor In A Play (Drama Or Comedy)
  David Alan Anderson – Gem Of The Ocean – Court Theatre
  Bernard Gilbert – Our Lady Of 121st Street – Eclipse Theatre Company
  Denzel Love – Sucker Punch – Victory Gardens Theater
  Kevin Patterson –Direct From Death Row The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening Of Vaudeville And Sorrow) –Raven Theater Co.
  Kelvin Roston, Jr. – Sunset Baby – Timeline Theatre Company
  Phillip Edward Van Lear – Sunset Baby – Timeline Theatre Company 
• The Ben Vereen Award
  Best Performance By An Actor In A Musical
  Kenny Davis –Those Sensational Soulful Sixties – Black Ensemble Theater
  Direoce Junirs – Doo Wop Shoo Bop – Black Ensemble Theater
  Eric Lewis – Dreamgirls – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Evan Tyrone Martin – Dreamgirls – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Travis Turner –Thaddeus And Slocum – Lookingglass Theatre Co.
• The Ruby Dee Award
  Best Leading Actress In A Play (Drama Or Comedy)
  Shanesia Davis – What I Learned In Paris – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Lizan Mitchell – The Ho– Use That Will Not Stand – Victory Gardens Theater Company
  Toya Turner – For Her As A Piano – Pegasus Theatre Chicago
  Anji White – Sunset Baby – Timeline Theatre Company
  Jacqueline Williams – Gem Of The Ocean – Court Theatre
• The Hattie Mcdaniel Award
  Best Featured Actress In A Play (Drama Or Comedy)
  Kona N. Burks – The Grapes Of Wrath – The Gift Theatre Company
  Linda Bright Clay – The Ho– Use That Will Not Stand – Victory Gardens Theater Company
  Kristin Ellis – What I Learned In Paris – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Kiki Layne – Byhalia Mississippi – Definition Theatre Company And The New Colony
  Katrina Richard –Direct From Death Row The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening Of Vaudeville And Sorrow) – Raven Theatre Co.
  Jacqueline Williams – The Ho– Use That Will Not Stand  – Victory Gardens Theater Company
• The Diahann Carroll Award
  Best Performance By An Actress In A Musical
  Shari Addison – Dynamite Divas A Tribute To Women Of Soull – Black Ensemble Theater
  Candace C. Edwards – Dreamgirls – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Kyla Frye – Those Sensational Soulful Sixties – Black Ensemble Theater
  Donica Lynn – Dreamgirls – Porchlight Music Theatre
  Alexis J. Rogers – Don’t Make Me Over In Tribute To Dionne Warwick– Black Ensemble Theatre 
• The Denzel Washington Award
  Most Promising Actor
  Donald Conley
  Kai A. Ealy
  Gregory Fenner
  Jeffery Owen Freelon
  Juwan Lockett
• The Phylicia Rashad Award
  Most Promising Actress
  Demetria Drayton
  Laquis Harkin
  Kiki Layne
  Alexis Syncere
  Alexis Willis
• The Duke Ellington Award
  Best Musical Direction
  Raji Halim – Supreme Love – Tapman Productions
  Robert Reddrick – Doo Wop Shoo Bop – Black Ensemble Theater
  Robert Reddrick – Dynamite Divas A Tribute To Women Of Soul – Black Ensemble Theater
  Clifton Robinson – One Root, Many Branches – Muntu Dance Theatre Of Chicago
• Best Costume Design
  Jos N. Banks – Fabulation, Or The Re-Education Of The Undine – Pulse Theatre Company Chicago
  Andrea Brown – Migration – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Rueben Echoles – Don’t Make Me Over In Tribute To Dionne Warwick – Black Ensemble Theater
  Ruthanne Swanson – Doo Wop Shoo Bop – Black Ensemble Theater
• Best Lighting Design
  Jared Gooding – Maya’s Last Poem – Fleetwood-Jordain Theatre
  Denise Karczewski –Don’t Make Me Over In Tribute To Dionne Warwick – Black Ensemble Theater
  Richard Norwood – A Small Oak Tree Runs Red – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Kathy Perkins – Migration – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
• Best Set Design
  Phyllis Griffin – Lines In The Dust – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Justin Longnecker – Maya’s Last Poem – Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
  Andrei Onegin – What I Learned In Paris – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Tianyu Qui – Sins Of The Father – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
• Best Sound Design
  Phyllis Curtwright – Migration – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Mahmoud Khan – Repairing A Nation – Eta Creative Arts Foundation
  Rick Sims – What I Learned In Paris – Congo Square Theatre Company
  Aaron Quick – Dynamite Divas A Tribute To Women Of Soul– Black Ensemble Theater
• The Katherine Dunham Award
  Best Choreography
  Beon Arzell – The Hairy Ape – Oracle Theatre
  Idy Ciss – Tomanka/Liberte – Muntu Dance Theatre Of Chicago
  Rueben Echoles – Don’t Make Me Over A Tribute To Dionne Warwick – Black Ensemble Theater
  Joel Hall – Anja: The Unexpected – Joel Hall Dancers And Center
  Jumanne Taylor – Supreme Love – Tapman Productions
• The Alvin Ailey Award
  Best Choreography (Non-Resident)
  Robert Battle – No Longer Silent – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  Camille A. Brown – Black Girl: Linquistic Play – Dance Center Of Columbia College Chicago
  Samantha Speis And Jawole Willa Jo Zollar – Walking With Trane – Dance Center Of College Chicago

• Best Play
  1995 – Doo Wop Shoo Bop – Black Ensemble Theater
  1996 – Train Is Comin’ – Chicago Theater Company
  1997 – This Far By Faith – ETA Creative Arts Foundation
  1998 – Chicago’s Golden Soul – Black Ensemble Theater
• Best Production of a Musical
  2003 – Howlin’ At The Moon – Black Ensemble Theater
  2004 – Eyes (play) – ETA Creative Arts Foundation
  2005 – At Last: A Tribute To Etta James – Black Ensemble Theater
  2006 – Nina Simone: The High Priestess Speaks – Black Ensemble Theater
  2007 – Memphis Soul: The Story of Stax Records – Black Ensemble Theater
  2008 – Sounds So Good Makes You Wanna Holler – Old School vs. Nu Skool – Black Ensemble Theater
  2009 – Sanctified (play) – Congo Square Theatre Company