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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS AS A LEADING PRODUCER OF IMPACT-ARTS PROJECTS

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS AS A LEADING PRODUCER OF IMPACT-ARTS PROJECTSCELEBRATING 20 YEARS AS A LEADING PRODUCER OF IMPACT-ARTS PROJECTS

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The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

'Grace' the Musical, an Award Winner (February 8, 2023)

Broadway World

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards (January 27, 2023)

Broadway World

The Washington Informer

Broadway World

Dr Phillips Center Welcomed 15000 Middle Schoolers For 6th & Jazz Program (February 24, 2023)

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

January 18, 2023

A Grand Return for 'Let Freedom Ring'

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

January 11, 2023

Return of MLK Tribute 'Let Freedom Ring' at the Kennedy Center

Broadway World

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

July 19, 2022

Nolan Williams, Jr. Presents First-Ever Grace Awards During Kennedy Center Colloquium Celebrating African American Foodways

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

May 24, 2022

'An African American Requiem' turns national grief into powerful music

Playbill.com

The Washington Post

District Fray Magazine

April 7, 2022

Get a First Look at New Musical Grace Making Its World Premiere at Ford's Theatre

District Fray Magazine

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

District Fray Magazine

March 23, 2022

"Grace" How Sweet the Sound at Ford's Theatre

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

February 3, 2022

New musical ‘Grace’ at Ford’s to celebrate African American food and family

Playbill.com

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

January 27, 2022

Playwright Nikkole Salter Joins Nolan Williams, Jr. as Co-Book Writer for Grace 

NEWS FEATURES

Playbill.com

Yahoo! Entertainment

Playbill.com

July 13, 2021

In the News... New Musical Grace Will Have Two Industry Presentations in August

Variety.com

Yahoo! Entertainment

Playbill.com

July 12, 2021

'Grace' Musical To Hold Industry Readings Before Worldwide Premiere 

Yahoo! Entertainment

Yahoo! Entertainment

Let's Talk D.C. - WJLA/ABC 7

July 12, 2021

‘Grace,’ Musical About Gentrification, Preparing For Worldwide Debut With Industry Readings

Let's Talk D.C. - WJLA/ABC 7

Let's Talk D.C. - WJLA/ABC 7

Let's Talk D.C. - WJLA/ABC 7

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

New musical by D.C. composer 'Grace' coming to the Ford's Theatre

WTOP Radio

Let's Talk D.C. - WJLA/ABC 7

Washingtonian

 Wednesday, May 18, 2021

Ford’s Theatre plans world premiere of Black culinary musical for Spring 2022

Washingtonian

Let's Talk D.C. - WJLA/ABC 7

Washingtonian

Thursday, May 6, 2021

 A DC Composer Will Debut a Musical About African American Food Traditions at Ford's Theatre

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

 Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Why D.C. Statehood? The Real Story

BroadwayWorld.com

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

New Musical GRACE to Have World Premiere at Ford's Theatre in Spring 2022

Playbill.com

The Washington Informer

Playbill.com

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Nolan Williams Jr. Explores the intersection of African-American Food Traditions and Theatre in Grace

ARCHIVAL NEWS FEATURES

BroadwayWorld.com

The Washington Post

VisitMusicCity.com

Monday, May 4, 2020

Brian Stokes Mitchell and More to be Featured in Online Engagement Initiative #ByGRACE

VisitMusicCity.com

The Washington Post

VisitMusicCity.com

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Nashville is first stop for national tour of "Stirring the Waters Across America"

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

In a pot of black-eyed peas, one family's New Year's Day tradition and creative muse 

Courier Journal

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Washington Post

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Race, fat-shaming and grit. The 2020 Humana Festival of New American Plays tackles it all 

WHYY - PBS

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Friday, August 10, 2018

Four African-American composers go to church with Bernstein’s ‘Mass’ 

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Mann commissions four Black composers with Philadelphia roots for Bernstein's 100th birthday

The Neighbor

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Friday, June 1, 2018

Fulton County, others hosting ‘West Side/South Side: A Photo Exhibition’ 

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Thursday, May 24, 2018

At the Mann this summer: Bernstein, Harry Potter, the Philly Eagles, & what orchestras are becoming

The Parkside Journal

The Philadelphia Inquirer

University City Review

Monday, March 26, 2017

The Mann Center Launches New Frontiers Festival Inspired

University City Review

University City Review

University City Review

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

The Mann Center Launches New Frontiers Festival...

Broadway World

University City Review

Presser Foundation

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

SARAFINA! Set for Mann's 2016 Young People's Concert Series, 6/14

Presser Foundation

University City Review

Presser Foundation

Tuesday, January 15, 2014

The Mann Launches the Philadelphia Freedom Festival Celebrating the Legacy of Octavius V. Catto

REVIEWS

D.C. Theatre Scene

Washington Classical Review

Washington Classical Review

Saturday, February 15, 2020 

Review: World Stages: The Clemency of Titus


"The performances were uniformly excellent and passionate... This was a gorgeous cast." 

Washington Classical Review

Washington Classical Review

Washington Classical Review

Friday, February 14, 2020

Havana Lyceum Orchestra presents busy, revisionist production of Mozart’s “Clemenza di Tito”

The Washington Informer

Washington Classical Review

The Washington Informer

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

A Civil Rights Journey with 'Stirring the Waters Across America': Stories Told Through Song, Dance and Historical Readings


"...it's difficult to see what more needs to be done to perfect "Stirring the Waters..."

D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Washington Informer

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

'Stirring the Waters Across America' at The REACH is a powerful musical exploration of resistance to racism


"Electrifying. Awakening. ...To call it anything less would be just plain wrong."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Spectacular performance at Mother Bethel carries Leonard Bernstein's big idea into the age of Black


"...for one afternoon in Philadelphia, the world seemed healed."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

 Yannick Nézet-Séguin makes his Mann Center debut with a good vibe and Beethoven’s Ninth


"...a triumph."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Philly astronaut Bluford gets his props at the Mann - and a soaring orchestral number in his honor


"...a lovely new commission."


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