‘Sarafina!’ Garners Nine NAACP Theater Awards
“Sarafina!,” “Miss Dessa” and “Two Trains Running” were the big winners in the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP’s fifth annual theater awards, announced Monday in a ceremony at the Westwood Playhouse.
“Sarafina!,” part of the CTG/ Ahmanson season at the Doolittle Theatre, was honored nine times in the Equity musicals category, while “Miss Dessa” at the Crossroads Theatre took eight awards in the smaller theaters (99-Seat Plan) category.
A second CTG presentation at the Doolittle, “Two Trains Running,” garnered four awards in the Equity comedy/drama category.
The winners:
Equity Musical:
* Play: “Sarafina!”
* Playwright: Mbongeni Ngema, “Sarafina!”
* Director: Ngemi, “Sarafina!”
* Performance/Male: Chic Street Man, “Spunk”
* Performance/Female: Leleti Khumalo, “Sarafina!”
* Supporting Performance/Male: Congo Hadebe, “Sarafina!”
* Supporting Performance/Female: Ann Duquesnay, “Spunk”
* Costume Design: Garland Riddle, “Hello, Dolly!”
* Set Design: Randy Wright, “Hello, Dolly!”
* Lighting Design: Mannie Manim, “Sarafina!”
* Sound Design: Tom Sorce, “Sarafina!”
* Choreography: Ngema, “Sarafina!”
* Musical Direction: Hugh Masekela, Ngema, “Sarafina!”
Equity Comedy/Drama:
* Play: “Two Trains Running”
* Playwright: August Wilson, “Two Trains Running”
* Director: Lloyd Richards, “Two Trains Running”
* Performance/Male: Avery Brooks, “Paul Robeson”
* Performance/Female: Novella Nelson, “Widows”
* Supporting Performance/Male: Roscoe Lee Browne, “Two Trains Running”
* Supporting Performance/Female: Loretta Devine, “The Rabbit Foot”
* Costume Design: Marianna Elliott, “The Rabbit Foot”
* Set Design: Douglas Stein, “Widows”
* Lighting Design: R.S. Hoyes, “The Task”
99-Seat Plan:
* Play: “Miss Dessa”
* Playwright: (tie) Shirley Hardy-Leonard, “Miss Dessa”; Michael Kassin, “Brother Champ”
* Director: Pemon Rami, “Miss Dessa”
* Performance/Male: Clyde Jones, “Miss Dessa”
* Performance/Female: Claudette Roche, “Miss Dessa”
* Supporting Performance/Male: Cameron Arnett, “Brother Champ”
* Supporting Performance/Female: Karen Williams, “Miss Dessa”
* Costume Design: Christi Jones, “Miss Dessa”
* Set Design: Tom Brown, “Miss Dessa”
* Lighting Design: Matt Moore, “C.L.A.S.S.”
* Sound Design: Jerry Buteyn, “C.L.A.S.S.”
Special Shows:
* Show: “Uncle Al’s B-B-Q”
* Musical: “Come Out of the Rain”
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