11/19/2025
53RD ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS | “THE VIV” for Excellence in Black Theatre
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AND THE WINNER IS ...
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BEST LIGHTING
Antoinette Tynes | Day of Absence/Remaining Absent
BEST SET DESIGN
Harlan Penn | Wednesday Woman
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Kathy Roberson | Day of Absence/Remaining Absent
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Bill Toles | The Wash
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
LaChanze | Wine in the Wilderness
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Kenny Ingram | Purlie
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Darrell Grand Moultrie | Goddess
BEST PLAYWRIGHT
Kelundra Smith | The Wash
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Milton Craig Nealy | Wine in the Wilderness
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Noma Dumezweni | Duke and Roya
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Gary Mitchell Jr. | Purlie
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Daniel J. Watts | Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Nicole Powell | Purlie
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
The Wash | Rebecca Haden, Bianca LaVerne Jones, Margaret Odette, Alicia Pilgrim, Kerry Warren, Eunice Woods
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
NSangou Njikam | A Freeky Introduction
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Dulé Hill | Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Amber Iman | Goddess
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY (IT’S A TIE)
• Benjamin Rowe | Day of Absence/Remaining Absent
• Norm Lewis | Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Olivia Washington | Wine in the Wilderness
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Purlie | American Theater Group, in partnership with UCPAC's Hamilton Stage
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Day of Absence
BEST MUSICAL
Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole | New York Theatre Workshop
BEST PLAY (IT’S A TIE)
• The Wash | New Federal Theatre
• The Blood Quilt | Lincoln Center Theater
