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Paul Robeson Citation Award
Micki Grant Garners AEA's Prestigious Paul Robeson Award
Micki Grant
Actors' Equity has announced that Micki Grant, a multi-award winning actor, composer/lyricist and playwright, is the recipient of the 2009 Paul Robeson Award. The award will be presented to Ms. Grant at the October 9, 2009 General Membership Meeting at the Union's headquarters in New York City.
Micki Grant began her theatrical career with the Center Aisle Players. Her numerous stage credits include her star turn in DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE; Langston Hughes' TAMOBOURINES TO CLORY, which marked her Broadway debut; as "Sadie Delaney" in the tour of HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANEY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS; and regional productions of THE CRADLE WILL ROCK, BRECHT ON BRECHT and TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK. Grant was the first African-American contract player on a daytime TV soap, playing attorney Peggy Nolan for seven (7) years on Another World. Other television credits include The Edge of Night and Guiding Light.
Grant received numerous awards for DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE, including the Outer Critics Circle Awards for both score and her performance, the Drama Desk Awards for both lyrics and performance and was the first woman to win the Grammy Award for score for the production. She was also nominated for a Tony Awards for book, music and lyrics. She received a Grammy nomination for the score, with Alex Bradford for YOUR ARMS TOO SHORT TO BOX WITH GOD and another Tony nomination for WORKING. In addition, Grant has received the Ad industry's CLIO Award for her commercial jingles.
Now in its 35th year, the Paul Robeson Award was first presented in 1974 to recognize a person who best exemplified the principles by which Mr. Robeson lived. Past recipients include Sidney Poitier, Lloyd Richards, Judith Jamison, Carl Harms, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
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Bayfield
Callaway
Derwent
Jordan
LeNoire
Robeson
Seff
Arizona Theatre Service
Sturtevant
Quinn
ACCA
Eisenberg
On June 1, 1971, the Council of Actors' Equity Association established what is now known as the Paul Robeson Committee, and designated Frederick O'Neal as Chair. The Committee resolved to present annual citations to the individual or organization that, during the preceding year or years, best exemplified and practiced the principles and ideals of this great humanitarian, Paul Robeson. For a complete list of recipients click here.
Paul Robeson as Othello
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