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31st annual AUDELCO awards were as lavish and full of talented
Black artists as always. Co-Hosted by Count Stovall and
Joyce Sylvester, the event was certainly a sight to see.
The list of awards presented goes on and on. There were
awards from lighting design all the way to dramatic production
of the year. Several pioneer awards were given out to the
most deserving people you can dream up. Among them were
Garland Lee Thompson, Femi Sarah Heggie, Jamal Joseph, and
George Faison.
We were lucky to get an interview with Ms. Lillie Redwood’s
very own daughter, who was there to support her mother,
who was also there to receive a hard earned pioneer award.
We also interviewed a very dapper Mr. Thompson, Ms. Eliot,
Ms. Heggie, Mr. Joseph, the host’s wife and some delighted
guests.
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were astonishing performances by Chester Gregory II, and
Will Power. Chester Gregory’s performance brought
the crowd alive with shouts demonstrations of high approval
with his song and dance combination.
Everyone was happy to be there and proud to be attending
an award show honoring them and their peers. In the words
of one patron “I’m very excited to be here,
where there is a lot of black talent under one roof.”
John Kani received a 2003 distinguished theatre award for
his outstanding contribution to excellence in international
theatre at the beginning of the ceremonies. Crowns walked
away with the biggest crown of them all, seven awards in
all. Rising star, 12-year-old Anny Jules was honored for
her many accomplishments in theatre.
The AUDELCO awards were a success, and all in all, an exciting
affair full of interesting people receiving hard earned
awards.
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