This year, NEWorks turns 20! It's a banner year for us and we hope you will join in our celebration. Stay connected with us throughout the year for exciting developments.
NEWorks is honored to have partnered again with Georgetown University and The Kennedy Center on the 2023 'Let Freedom Ring' MLK holiday concert, featuring Leslie Odom, Jr.
Click below to see why The Washington Informer has hailed this performance "a grand return,"
Our new musical GRACE, which premiered at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. last spring, has garnered 12 Broadway World D.C. nominations, including Best Musical, Best New Musical, Best Direction, Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance, Best Choreography, and Best Ensemble Performance. Stay tuned for the results.
Our documentary, Mayor Muriel Bowser presents... Becoming Douglass Commonwealth, has won a staggering eight prizes, including two gold prizes! Join us in extending hearty congratulations to our entire production team!
2022 Telly Award for Best Documentary for Television
2022 Davey Award for Best Documentary (Online)
2022 Telly Award for Best News Feature for Television
2022 Telly Award for Best Direction for Television
2022 Telly Award for Best Editing for Television
2022 Telly Award for Best Writing for Television
2022 Telly Award for Best Political/Commentary for Television
2022 Telly Award for Best Government Relations for Television
Becoming Douglass Commonwealth chronicles the long and complicated journey towards Washington, District of Columbia becoming our 51st state, Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.
If you have yet to see it, click the link below.
NEWorks is honored to have partnered with the Choral Arts Society on the east coast premiere of Damien Geter's An African American Requiem last spring. The Washington Post has recognized this work as one the top ten classical music performances of 2022.
In April, we will mount an exhibition of historic and contemporary photographic works commemorating the 50th anniversary of D.C. Home Rule. Stay tuned for more exciting details.
Our NEWorks Voices of America opened for the Smithsonian Institution's inaugural National Conversation on Race. The performance featured selections from our NEWorks touring concert production, STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA.
We believe that sharing our diverse culinary histories is a great way to bridge community! That's why we're so proud to have line produced The Kennedy Center's first-ever colloquium celebrating African American foodways, curated by NEWorks CEO Nolan Williams, Jr. and headlined by celebrity chef Carla Hall.
Click here to read the Broadway World feature story and the 'view program' tab to access the 7/9/22 event schedule.
Our NEWorks Philharmonic Orchestra & NEWorks Voices of America proudly joined forces with the Choral Arts Society of Washington to present the east coast premiere of Damien Geter’s 'Requiem,' a daring memoriam to African American victims of racialized violence. (Photo credit: Shannon Finney, courtesy of Choral Arts)