AUDELCO (Audience Development Committee) is a non-profit organization established in 1973 to generate recognition, understanding and awareness of arts in the African-American communities. The awards focus on New York-area theatre.
The award ceremony was held at the Aaron Davis Hall, West 135th and Convent Avenue in Harlem.
Lynn Nottage, nominated twice in the Playwright category for Intimate Apparel and Fabulation, won for the former, which was produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in 2004 and later played a Los Angels run. Intimate Apparel also won in the category of Dramatic Production of the Year.
Caroline, or Change, which started at The Public Theater Off-Broadway, jumped to Broadway and is now playing a Los Angeles run, won AUDELCO Awards for Musical Production of the Year, Sound Design (Jon Weston), Director/Musical Production (George C. Wolfe), Outstanding Performance in a Musical/Female (Tonya Pinkins) Outstanding Performance in a Musical/Male (Chuck Cooper) and Outstanding Musical Director (Linda Twine).
Sarah Jones won in the category of Solo Performance for her Off-Broadway show, Bridge and Tunnel, which is aimed for Broadway in 2005. Actor André De Shields won for his work in Dream on Monkey Mountain for Classical Theatre of Harlem.
The 2004 AUDELCO nominees and winners are listed below, with winner marked in boldface and with an asterisk.
LIGHTING DESIGN
*Aaron Black, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Rosalyn Fulton, Richard III, Take Wing & Soar Productions
Allen Lee Hughes, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Antoinette Tynes, Diss Diss and Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
David Weiner, Fabulation, Playwrights Horizon SET DESIGN
Patrice Andrew Davidson, Freeda Peoples, Billie Holiday Theatre
Troy Hourie, Trojan Women, Classical Theatre of Harlem
*Derek McLane, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Walt Spangler, Fabulation, Playwrights Horizon
Roman Tatarowicz, Bee-Luther-Hatchee, Blue Heron Theatre COSTUME DESIGN
Kimberly Glennon, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Frances Humphrey, OBATALA (King of the White Cloth), Orisha Tales Rep/FSWW
Ali Turns, Great Men of Gospel, New Federal Theatre
Kaye Voyce, Fabulation, Playwrights Horizons
*Catherine Zuber, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre SOUND DESIGN
Marc Gwinn, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Matt Kraus, Trojan Women, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Jairous L. Parker, Sr., Diss Diss and Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
Ken Travis, Fabulation, Playwrights Horizons
*Jon Weston, Caroline, or Change, The Public Theater DIRECTOR/DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
Dfaye Anderson, A Teaching Moment, HADLEY Players
Loretta Greco, The Story, The Public Theater
Alfred Preisser, Trojan Women, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Daniel Sullivan, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
*Joyce Sylvester, Freeda Peoples, Billie Holiday Theatre DIRECTOR/MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, Diss Diss & Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
Elizabeth Van Dyke, Great Men of Gospel, New Federal Theatre
*George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change, The Public Theater CHOREOGRAPHER
Baraka De Soleil, OBATALA (King of the White Cloth), Orisha Tales Rep/FSWW
*Dyane Harvey, Great Men of Gospel, New Federal Theatre
Bruce Heath, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, Diss Diss & Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
Jim Robinson, Richard III, Take Wing and Soar PLAYWRIGHT
L.E. Ford, A Role Once Played, Nia Theatre Productions
*Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Lynn Nottage, Fabulation, Playwrights Horizons
Joyce Sylvester, Freeda Peoples, Billie Holiday Theatre
Tracey Scott Wilson, The Story, The Public Theater SUPPORTING ACTOR
Reggie Austin, Richard III, Take Wing and Soar Productions
Michael Early, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Ty Jones, Trojan Women, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Corey Stoll, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
*Kim Sullivan, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin, Bee-Luther Hatchee, Blue Heron Theatre
*Lynda Gravatt, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Bianca LaVerne Jones, Trojan Women, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Dawn Meredith Smith, "M," Billie Holiday Theatre
Lauren Velez, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL/FEMALE
Amber Efe, Diss Diss & Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
*Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change, Public Theater
Ayo Robinson, M'Dear, The Venue @ St. James
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, Or Change, Public Theater OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL/MALE
Jonathan Anderson, Diss Diss & Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
*Chuck Cooper, Caroline, or Change, Public Theater
Michael Leonard James, M'Dear, The Venue @ St. James OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, Diss Diss & Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
Cliff Terry, Great Men of Gospel, New Federal Theatre
*Linda Twine, Caroline, or Change, The Public Theater MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
*Caroline, or Change, Public Theater
Diss Diss & Diss Dat, New Federal Theatre
Great Men of Gospel, New Federal Theatre OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
A Teaching Moment, Jack Landron, Mike Wire, HADLEY Players
Amen Sister, Louise Mike, Olivia Williams, Alice Boarman Garcia, Lateefah Abdul-Jabbar, Natasha Welch, HADLEY Players
Freeda Peoples, Peggy Alston, Jerome Preston Bates, Marilyn Coleman, C.F. Jarmon, Jammie Patton, Kim Sullivan,William Williams, Billie Holiday Theatre
*Great Men of Gospel, Richard Bellazzin, Jeff Bolding, Ralph Carter, Cliff Terry, Gary E. Vincent, Montroville C. Williams, New Federal Theatre SOLO PERFORMANCE
Shirine Babb, A Role Once Played, Nia Theatre Productions
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Biro, The Public Theater *Sarah Jones, Bridge and Tunnel, Bleecker Street Theatre LEAD ACTOR
*Andre De Shields, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Russell Hornsby, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Marcus Naylor, Waitin' 2 End Hell, National Black Touring Circuit
Timothy Stickney, Richard III, Take Wing and Soar Prods. LEAD ACTRESS
Erika Alexander, The Story, Public Theater
*Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Trish McCall, Waitin' 2 End Hell, National Black Touring Circuit
Lizan Mitchell, Trojan Women, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Charlayne Woodard, Fabulation, Playwrights Horizons DRAMATIC PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Dream on Monkey Mountain, Classical Theatre of Harlem
Freeda Peoples, Billie Holiday Theatre
*Intimate Apparel, Roundabout Theatre
Richard III, Take Wing & Soar
Waitin’ 2 End Hell, National Black Touring Circuit
