NAACP Theatre Award – Spirit Award

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
Year	Honoree
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006[1]	Heavy D
2007[2]	Usher
2008[3][4]	Vivica A. Fox
2009[5][6]	Tichina Arnold
2010[7]	Ashanti
2024[8]	Myles Frost

References

1. "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". Columbus, Ohio: BlackNews.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
2. Pincus-Roth, Zachary (2007-02-21). "Fishburne Among Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Award Winnersy". Playbill. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
3. "2008 Honorees". United States: Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP. 2008. Retrieved 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. Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
5. "2009 Honorees/2009 Hosts". United States: Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
6. "NBA Star, Doug Christie, Announced as Presenter at the 19th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards." Telecommunications Weekly. NewsRX. 2009. Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Live from the BET Awards 2010 Red Carpet". Essence. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
8. Ingenthron, Blair. "Norm Lewis, Myles Frost, and More to Be Honored at NAACP Theatre Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

External links

• NAACP Theatre Awards