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Black Women On Broadway Awards To Honor Aisha Jackson, DeDe Ayite And Irene Gandy
The Black Women on Broadway Awards announced they are returning for their third annual in-person event where Irene Gandy, Aisha Jackson and DeDe Ayite will be honored.
Jackson has been working on Broadway for the last 10 years and appeared in shows like Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Waitress, and Frozen, where she made history as the first Black actress to perform the role of ‘Anna’ in the production. Ayite, a two-time Tony Nominated costume designer, worked on a record six shows this season both on and off Broadway including Hell’s Kitchen, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Days of Wine and Roses, and Buena Vista Social Club. Like the BWOB Instagram account, the awards ceremony – which has now become an annual event — serves not only as a point of reference for the various and sometimes historically erased accomplishments of Black women working in theater industry, but as a place of commune and community.
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