PRODUCER COMPOSER CULTURAL CURATOR
PRODUCER COMPOSER CULTURAL CURATOR
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
GRACE @ FORD'S THEATRE
Nolan's musical GRACE will have its world premiere performance run at the historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. from March 18 to May 14, 2022!
Nolan & GRACE in New York!
Nolan just successfully mounted industry performances of GRACE in NYC on Tuesday, August 24! Click below to see images and get the full scoop.
Nolan @ 'The Family Reunion'
Nolan was an inaugural presenter for Chef Kwamme Onwauchi’s The Family Reunion, a multi-day celebration of diversity in the hospitality industry, co-presented by Sheila C. Johnson, Salamander Resort & Spa and Food & Wine Magazine.
Premiered Friday, April 16, 2021
Produced and directed by Nolan, this documentary—a production of his NEWorks Productions presented by the Executive Office of the Mayor of D.C.—chronicles the long an complicated journey towards Washington, District of Columbia becoming our 51st state, Douglass Commonwealth.
EATOKRA / APPLE MAPS GUIDE
Nolan has partnered with EatOkra, a guide to Black-owned eateries, on an Apple Guide to Black-owned restaurants in the Philadelphia area, inspired by his new musical GRACE.
CULTURAL CURATION
A creative innovator, Nolan has a long history of developing multifaceted programming that pairs performance, educational and visual arts projects with social impact initiatives. Click below to learn more about his curations from 2010 to present day.
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Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
In 2019, Nolan was named a Social Practice Resident at The Kennedy Center REACH. His focal project has been the development of STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA, his theatrical concert production that highlights seminal moments of the modern Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968. Click here to view the gallery of images that chronicle his residency.
Music Publications
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
Nolan is chief music editor of the bestselling African American Heritage Hymnal. Released by GIA Publications in 2001, this landmark compilation has sold nearly 500K copies worldwide. Nolan is also associate editor of Total Praise, the 2012 hymnal developed for the eight-million-member National Baptist Convention, USA, and third-most cont
Nolan is chief music editor of the bestselling African American Heritage Hymnal. Released by GIA Publications in 2001, this landmark compilation has sold nearly 500K copies worldwide. Nolan is also associate editor of Total Praise, the 2012 hymnal developed for the eight-million-member National Baptist Convention, USA, and third-most contributing arranger of Lead Me, Guide Me - Second Edition, an African American Catholic hymnal (2012).
Special Recognitions
Social Practice Residency
Special Recognitions
Nolan's honors include: Playwright, 44th Humana Festival of New American Plays (2020); Kennedy Center Social Practice Residency (2019 to present); 2019 Arts Advocacy Award, Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performing Arts; Roe Green Playwright, 2018 Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival; 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois Arts & Educ
Nolan's honors include: Playwright, 44th Humana Festival of New American Plays (2020); Kennedy Center Social Practice Residency (2019 to present); 2019 Arts Advocacy Award, Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performing Arts; Roe Green Playwright, 2018 Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival; 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois Arts & Education Award; 2013 honorary Doctor of Music, Richmond Virginia Seminary; 2012 American Cancer Society Award; 2012 Genius4Men Award.