NAACP Theatre Award – Spirit Award explained

The Spirit Award is an honorary award, one of the NAACP Theatre Awards, an American award scheme run by the NAACP to honor outstanding people of color in theater.

The Spirit Award is presented to an individual who is judged by NAACP members to bring energy, tenacity, innovation, commitment, talent, and of course, spirit, to the theater scene.[1]

Award winners

NAACP Theatre Award – Spirit Award
YearHonoree
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006Heavy D
2007[2] Usher
2008[3] [4] Vivica A. Fox
2009[5] [6]
2010[7]
2024[8] Myles Frost

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Dee Williams, Tyler Perry, Heavy D, Mitsy Wilson and Magic and Cookie Johnson Will Be Honored At The Beverly Hills/Hollywood 16th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards . 2006 . BlackNews.com . . 2009-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719023436/http://www.blacknews.com/pr/naacp-theatre101.html . 2011-07-19 . dead .
  2. News: Fishburne Among Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Award Winnersy . Zachary . Pincus-Roth . Playbill . 2007-02-21 . 2009-11-24.
  3. Web site: 2008 Honorees . 2008 . . . 2009-11-23.
  4. "Hook a girl up.(the week's best photos)(Vivica A. Fox at the NAACP Theatre Awards)(Brief article)." Jet. Johnson Publishing Company Inc. 2008.
  5. Web site: 2009 Honorees/2009 Hosts . 2009 . . . 2009-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003164328/http://www.bhwdnaacptheatreawards.com/Show2009.html . 2011-10-03 . dead .
  6. "NBA Star, Doug Christie, Announced as Presenter at the 19th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards." Telecommunications Weekly. NewsRX. 2009.
  7. Web site: Live from the BET Awards 2010 Red Carpet. Essence. 2019-08-27.
  8. Web site: Ingenthron . Blair . Norm Lewis, Myles Frost, and More to Be Honored at NAACP Theatre Awards . 2024-05-20 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.