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'Let Freedom Ring!'
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On Monday, January 16, 2023, Nolan music-produced this annual MLK birthday commemoration, co-presented by Georgetown University and The Kennedy Center. The 2023 Let Freedom Ring concert featured Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. along with the Let Freedom Ring Choir and NEWorks Band.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Nolan will receive a 2024 Living Legends Award for Service to Humanity
Nolan is being honored with a 2024 Living Legends Award in recognition of his career of social justice activism through the arts. Established in 2006, previous honorees include the late Congressman John Lewis, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, former President of Spellman College Johnetta B. Cole, and journalist Juan Williams.
Lady Day @ Emerson's Bar & Grill
Nolan is honored to have music directed Baltimore Center Stage's critically-heralded production of LADY DAY @ EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL, September 14-October 15, 2023. (PHOTO CREDIT: NEWorks Productions)
Nolan's 'GRACE' has won 11 Broadway World D.C. Awards
The votes are in and GRACE is clearly the people's choice!
Special thanks to the many fans and industry insiders who have honored us with 12 nominations and 11 wins, including Best Musical, Best New Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Robert Barry Fleming), Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Nolan Williams, Jr.), Best Ensemble Performance, Best Performer in a Musical (Nova Y. Payton), Best Choreography (Robert Barry Fleming), Best Scenic Design (Jason Ardizonne-West), Best Lighting Design (Xavier Pierce), Best Costume Design (Dominique Fawn-Hill), and Best Sound Design (David Budries).
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PHOTO CREDIT: Andre Chung
Nolan's documentary on D.C. statehood has won a tenth award
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth," the documentary Nolan produced, co-wrote, and directed last year through his company, NEWorks Productions, was recently awarded a 2023 Communicator Award of Excellence and 2023 Anthem Awards Silver Prize for Best Human & Civil Rights Film. This raises the total prizes won to ten, including seven 2022 Telly Awards and a 2022 Davey Award.
Presented by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and produced by NEWorks Productions, "Becoming..." chronicles the long and complicated history of D.C.’s fight for full democracy featuring members of Congress, city officials (past and present), business leaders, and more. The documentary has aired, to date, in five CBS east coast markets and on DCTV.
The Communicator Awards recognize excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication
The Anthem Awards celebrate and champion work across seven core causes: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate.
With over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents, the Telly Awards are the global gold standard for excellence in video and television across all platforms.
Established in 2005, the Davey Awards are presented and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts to recognize extraordinary creativity produced by smaller companies.
Here's a full list of the prizes awarded to Nolan and his team.
GOLD PRIZES
2023 Communicator Award for Best Documentary
2022 Telly Award for Best Documentary for Television
2022 Davey Award for Best Documentary (General)
SILVER PRIZES
2023 Anthem Award for Best Human & Civil Rights Film
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
AND MORE...
Cultural Curation
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
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.
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
Social Practice Residency
In 2019, Nolan was named the inaugural 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 highlights from his multi-year residency.
Special Recognitions
Special Recognitions
Special Recognitions
Nolan's honors include: ten Telly Awards (2021, 2022, 2023); four Broadway World Washington, DC Awards (2022); two Davey Awards (2022); an Anthem Award (2023); a Communicator Award of Excellence (2023); a 2022 CAAPA Legacy Award; a 2019 Arts Advocacy Award, presented by the Kennedy Center's National Committee for the Performing Arts; a 20
Nolan's honors include: ten Telly Awards (2021, 2022, 2023); four Broadway World Washington, DC Awards (2022); two Davey Awards (2022); an Anthem Award (2023); a Communicator Award of Excellence (2023); a 2022 CAAPA Legacy Award; a 2019 Arts Advocacy Award, presented by the Kennedy Center's National Committee for the Performing Arts; a 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois Arts & Education Award; a 2013 honorary Doctor of Music degree, Richmond Virginia Seminary; a 2012 American Cancer Society Award; and a 2012 Genius4Men Award.
Music Publications
Special Recognitions
Special Recognitions
Nolan is chief music editor of the bestselling African American Heritage Hymnal. Released by GIA Publications in 2001, this landmark compilation has sold well over 500,000 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-mos
Nolan is chief music editor of the bestselling African American Heritage Hymnal. Released by GIA Publications in 2001, this landmark compilation has sold well over 500,000 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 for Lead Me, Guide Me - Second Edition, an African American Catholic hymnal (2012).
DC Home Rule 50 Photo Exhibit
Nolan has curated a photographic exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, inspired by his award-winning documentary, "Becoming Douglass Commonwealth." Featuring the works of emerging photographers, D.C. Home Rule 50 is currently mounted in the West Gallery of the DC History Center.
DC Full Democracy CHAMPIONS Luncheon
In commemoration of DC Emancipation Day, Nolan and his NEWorks Productions recently produced Mayor Muriel Bowser's Full Democracy Champions Luncheon. The event was organized by the Secretary of State of the District of Columbia, Kimberly Bassett, hosted by Symone Sanders-Townsend, Co-Host of MSNBC's "The Weekend," and featured The Honorable Max Frost, U.S. House of Representatives, as keynote speaker.
Washington Convention Center
Monday, April 15, 2024
WASHINGTON DOUGLASS CHORALE IN CONCERT
Curated and co-conducted by Nolan and Scott Tucker, the Washington Douglass Chorale’s spring concert grappled with the issues of equity and inclusion. With music ranging from Dorothy Rudd Moore and Damien Geter to William Billings and Aaron Copland, a special highlight of the program was the world premiere of a newly commissioned work, “Suite Freedom for All,” conceived by Nolan and composed by Washington, D.C.’s own Allyn Johnson in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the birth of American composer and jazz pioneer Duke Ellington.
National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Honorable Mention, Animated Short Film (2024)
Honorable Mention, Music Video (2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
"RISE UP & FIGHT" WINS ANTHEM AWARD
"Rise Up & Fight" has won a 2025 Silver Prize for Best Human & Civil Rights Special Project.
"WELCOME TO OUR TABLE"
An introduction to GRACE, a new American musical
This 38-minute documentary is a brief introduction to the music, themes and history of GRACE, centered around a gathering of friends convened by Sheila C. Johnson, Chef Carla Hall and Nolan Williams, Jr.
Produced & Directed by Nolan Williams, Jr.
Produced by Dale A. Mott/Edgewood
Music Produced by NEWorks Productions
Asst. Directed by Kadesh DuBose
Edited by Kadesh DuBose and Michael D. DuBose
Filmed by Insite Media Network, Cheryl Montalvo, Myles David and Malila Smith
Photography by Marvin Joseph
Co-Hosted by Sheila C. Johnson and Chef Carla Hall
Co-Hosted & Narrated by Nolan Williams, Jr.
Appearances by Sheila C. Johnson, Michelle Maxwell, Joyce Moorehead, Lucia Riddle, Chef Michael Twitty and Dr. Tony Whitehead
Additional Appearances by Lawrence Cummings, Angie Goff, Bernard Holcomb, David Hughey, Lacretta, Jenny Mollet, Dale A. Mott, Jacqui Poole, Giardy Ritz and Virginia Woodruff
WOKE! (2020-21)
A digital arts campaign conceived and curated by Nolan Williams, Jr. to raise civic awareness and motivate civic engagement leading up to and following the 2020 national election cycle - over 3.5 million reaches!