Best Director of a Musical 2018 AUDELCO AWARD
On Kentucky Avenue – Lee Summers, Winner 2018 AUDELCO AWARD: “Best Director of a Musical.”
On Nov. 19, 2018, the 46th Annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre were held at Tribeca Performing Arts Center. On Kentucky Avenue, a new original musical created by Jeree Wade and written by Adam Wade and Ty Stephens, was nominated for 10 AUDELCO Awards, taking home a total of six, the highest number of wins for the evening, including ‘Best Musical’ – Wade and Wade Productions and City College Center for the Arts; ‘Best Actor in a Musical’ – Ty Stephens; ‘Best Featured Actor in a Musical’ – Count Stovall; ‘Best Featured Actress in a Musical’ – Andricka Hall; ‘Outstanding Musical Director’ – Richard Cummings Jr.; ‘Best Director of a Musical’ – Lee Summers.
The AUDELCO Awards, or Audience Development Committee Awards, recognize excellence in Black theater. The awards recognize productions by professional, not-for-profit theater organizations that have been around for at least two years.
