Black Women on Broadway (BWOB) Awards To Honor Aisha Jackson, DeDe Ayite, And Irene Gandy On June 10
deadline.comThe Black Women on Broadway Awards, which celebrates the legacy and achievements of Black women in the Broadway community, announced they are returning for their third annual in-person event where Irene Gandy, Aisha Jackson and DeDe Ayite will be honored.
The 2024 BWOB Awards will take place in New York City at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on June 10 for their work at the highest level of commercial live theater in the U.S.
The awards show, which is an offshoot of the Black Women on Broadway (BWOB) Instagram account launched in June 2020 and lead by Oscar and Tony nominee Danielle Brooks, Amber Iman and Jocelyn Bioh, who just received a Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nomination for her Broadway play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. “We are thrilled to be able to host the 3rd Annual Black Women on Broadway Awards Celebration.
It is our goal as an organization to honor and celebrate the achievements of Black Women in theater both on and off Broadway each season,” said the co-founders. “This year, we are proud to honor Aisha Jackson, Dede Ayite and Irene Gandy – three incredibly hard-working women in theater whose achievements deserve to be celebrated.” Aisha Jackson will receive the Florence Mills Shining Star Award which was created to honor a Black Woman performer in theater.
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