2019-20 Season Awards Recognition
A group of outstanding artists brought vivid, memorable life to the work of Michael R. Jackson and Zora Howard in Page 73’s 2019-2020 season. The spring awards season has shown both productions a lot of love, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for the recognition these talented artists have achieved.
STEW
By Zora Howard
Directed by Colette Robert
January 20 - February 22, 2020
9 AUDELCO NOMINATIONS: MOST NOMINATED PRODUCTION OF 2020
Best Play
Playwright, Zora Howard
Director of a Play, Colette Robert
Lead Actress in a Play, Portia
Featured Actress in a Play, Nikkole Salter
Featured Actress in a Play, Toni Lachelle Pollitt
Set Design, Lawrence E. Moten, III
Costume Design, Dominique Fawn Hill
Lighting Design, Stacey Derosier
2020 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE HONORS
Outstanding Actress in a Play, Portia
2020 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Outstanding Production of a Play
Distinguished Performance, Portia
2020 DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINATION
Outstanding Hair & Wig Design, Nikiya Mathis
2020 ANTONYO AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Best Play, Zora Howard
Best Director, Colette Robert
Best Actor in a Play Off-Broadway, Portia
Best Hair & Wig Design, Nikiya Mathis
A STRANGE LOOP
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson
Directed by Stephen Brackett
Choreography by Raja Feather Kelly
Produced in partnership with Playwrights Horizons
May 24 - July 28, 2019
WINNER! 2020 PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA
WINNER! Best Musical of 2020
NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARD
WINNER! Lamda Literary Award for Drama
2020 DRAMA DESK AWARDS
WINNER! Outstanding Musical, Michael R. Jackson
WINNER! Outstanding Direction of a Musical, Stephen Brackett
WINNER! Outstanding Lyrics, Michael R. Jackson
WINNER! Outstanding Book, Michael R. Jackson
WINNER! Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Larry Owens
Nomination for Outstanding Music, Michael R. Jackson
WINNER! 2020 OBIE AWARDS
Playwriting: Michael R. Jackson
Special Citation for the Creative Team and Ensemble
WINNER! Best New Musical
2020 OFF-BROADWAY ALLIANCE
The Dramatists Guild of America Council has selected Michael R. Jackson as the recipient of the 2019 Hull-Warriner Award for his musical A Strange Loop and the recipient of the Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition for his score to A Strange Loop.
2020 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE HONORS
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, Michael R. Jackson
Outstanding Book of a Musical, Michael R. Jackson
Outstanding New Score, Michael R. Jackson
Outstanding Director of a Musical, Stephen Brackett
Outstanding Choreographer, Raja Feather Kelly
Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Larry Owens
2020 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS
WINNER! Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical,
Larry Owens
WINNER! Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical,
John-Andrew Morrison
Nomination for Outstanding Musical, Michael R. Jackson
Nomination for Outstanding Director, Stephen Brackett
Nomination for Outstanding Choreography, Raja Feather Kelly
Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, L. Morgan Lee
Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design, Montana Levi-Blanco
2020 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Distinguished Performance, Larry Owens
2020 ANTONYO AWARDS
WINNER! Best Book of a Musical, Michael R. Jackson
Nomination for Best Musical
Nomination for Best Choreography, Raja Feather Kelly
Nomination for Best Actor in a Musical Off-Broadway, Larry Owens
Nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Off-Broadway, L Morgan Lee
Nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Off-Broadway, John-Andrew Morrison
Nomination for Best Hair & Wig Design, Cookie Jordan
Nomination for Best Orchestrations, Charlie Rosen
Nomination for Best Score, Michael R. Jackson