23rd Annual NAACP Theatre Awards Announces HonoreesLoretta Devine, Vanessa Williams, Peter Wise, Dr. Maxine M. Anderson and Dr. Michael Obeng will receive top honors at the prestigious show
By: Premier Concepts Lifetime Achievement honoree Ms. Loretta Devine has graced the entertainment industry with her vast talent and unforgettable roles for over 30 years. She is a multi-NAACP Image and EMMY award-winner, best known for her portrayal of Lorrell Robinson in the original award-winning Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Devine’ Vanessa Williams- Trailblazer honoree is a singer, actress, producer, recent best-selling Author and former Miss America who debuted on Broadway with Kiss of the Spider-Woman and appeared in Tony nominated Into the Woods plus Sondheim on Sondheim. She is well-known for her three-time Emmy nominated performance as Wilhemina Slater in “Ugly Betty,” as well as her roles as Renee Perry in “Desperate Housewives.” Spirit Award honoree Peter Wise is known to many as “Mr. Casting”. Wise was responsible for comprising the Broadway cast of Smokey Joe’s Café’, which was nominated for seven Tony Awards plus a GrammyforBest Musical Show Albumand the revue still holds the title of the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history. Wise has cast a variety of Broadway productions, film and TV shows including, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” with notable award nominated actors such as James Earl Jones and the critically acclaimed production of “TWIST” with Debbie Allen. His television credits include “Life is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story,” directed by Debbie Allen, for Lifetime Television and “Unpredictable”, a television variety special starring Jamie Foxx, for ABC in addition to several independent films. Our President’s Award honoree is Dr. Maxine M. Anderson-Chief of Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center. Jamaican- Dr. Michael Obeng, will receive our Humanitarian Award. Born into poverty in Ghana, Africa, Dr. Obeng persevered over unimaginable obstacles and thrived against all odds to succeed professionally and personally. Obeng is a Harvard-trained and Beverly Hills certified plastic surgeon with an intensive clientele of celebrities and prominent dignitaries. He is the former Chief of Plastic Surgery at the distinguished St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center and among the rare, few surgeons in the world who have successfully reattached a limb. Dr. Obeng is an expert in complex restorative surgery and travels the world donating his surgical skills through his charity RESTORE which provides free reconstructive surgery to abused and battered women and children, and people with congenital and accidental deformities. For more information regarding the 23rd Annual NAACP Theatre Awards and full list of nominees visit: www.naacptheatreawards.com or contact Premier Concepts at 310.605.5472, email media@premierconceptspr.com. About The NAACP Theatre Awards: The NACCP Theatre Awards is presented by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch in partnership with the 8th District office of Councilmember Bernard C. Parks and co-chaired by Byron K. Reed, Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo-West Region Community Relations. Ron Hasson is Branch President and Tia Boyd is the Executive Producer for the NAACP Theatre Awards Show. The prestigious star-studded gala is produced for the purpose of honoring thespians among the best in the field of entertainment. The branch also celebrated a four-day theatre festival, which provides a platform for thespians to express their craft and share their contributions with an audience of their peers, the community and other individuals who celebrate live theatre in Los Angeles. Photo: https://www.prlog.org/ End
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