AUDELCO Awards at Saxon Pub

The 48th Annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards will occur virtually on Monday, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 at 7pm and will be hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith, the AUDELCO award winning actor, best known for his "The Huey P. Newton Story" and as Smiley in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"!

Check the AUDELCO website for more details at www.audelco.org

Those who will be recognized with special awards: Vinie Burrows and Robert Hooks will receive the Legacy Award; André De Shields and Voza Rivers will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; Vivian Reed and Oz Scott will be given the Pioneer Award; Tina Fabrique and Blair Underwood will receive Outstanding Achievement Award and Kara Young will receive a Special Achievement Award.

The nominations for this year's AUDELCO Awards, which recognizes excellence in Black Theatre have been announced and they reflect the best and the brightest from the 2019-2020 theatre season, which was abruptly ceased due to COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic the theatre community managed to present 26 productions which made the nomination list.