Jeanna DiPaolo Is Named the 2020 Willa Kim Costume Design Scholar
The Upstate New York costumer will receive $7,500 toward related studies that will complement her design work.
Awards
HowlRound Announces 2020 National Playwright Residency Program
The third cohort includes 13 playwright and theatre partnerships across 10 cities.
Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson ‘Blue’ Named Best New Opera
The Music Critics Association of North America recognizes their opera about African American life.
‘A Strange Loop,’ ‘The Inheritance,’ ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Top Drama Desk Awards
The 65th annual ceremony celebrating the 2019-20 theatre season was presented online.
Broadway Black Announces Inaugural Antonyo Awards
The inaugural awards will celebrate the Black theatre community on Juneteenth.
Michael R. Jackson Wins Frederick Loewe Award
The Dramatists Guild of America recognizes the composer for his score of ‘A Strange Loop.’
Pillsbury House Announces 2020 Naked Stages Fellowship Recipients
Alia Jeraj, C. Michael Menge, and Atlese Robinson will participate in the Minneapolis development program.
Shubert Foundation Awards $32 Million in Grants to Arts Nonprofits
The 2020 grants cover 560 organizations and put the foundation’s giving over $500 million since 1977.
Vickie Ramirez Wins 2020 Smith Prize For Political Theater
Ramirez will receive a $5,000 commission, with an additional $2,500 each going to 2 theatres that aid in the play’s development.
Vineyard Names York Walker First Recipient of Colman Domingo Award
The annual award will support a Black male or male-identifying theatre artist with resources to develop new work.