Nolan Williams, Jr.

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CURRENT THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

NEWorks Productions & Dale A. Mott/Edgewood present...

GRACE

Take one family. Add a dash of hope and a heaping handful of love, and you've got a recipe for pure musical joy.


Nolan's new musical had its world premiere at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2022.

'GRACE' SNAGS 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).


Become a Friend of GRACE today to track our journey forward.


PHOTO CREDIT: Andre Chung

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Watch this WETA Arts/PBS, Emmy-nominated feature story on GR

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And check out these GRACE reviews...

"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"

"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"

"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"

David Friscic, BroadwayWorld

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"...a knockout of a musical"

"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"

"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"

Andre Hereford, MetroWeekly

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"...unstoppably entertaining"

"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"

"...a rich tapestry... with a wonderful score"

Gregory Ford, D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

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"...a rich tapestry... with a wonderful score"

"...some of the best music I've heard in a long time"

"...a rich tapestry... with a wonderful score"

Jordan Wright, The Zebra Press

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"...a delectable delight"

"...some of the best music I've heard in a long time"

"...some of the best music I've heard in a long time"

Gail Choochan, The Free Lance-Star

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"...some of the best music I've heard in a long time"

"...some of the best music I've heard in a long time"

"...some of the best music I've heard in a long time"

Brenda Siler, The Washington Informer

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NEWorks Productions presents...

STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA

Conceived & Written by Nolan Williams, Jr.

Directed by Eric Ruffin


Hailed by D.C. Metro Theatre Arts as "electrifying. awakening. ...exquisitely bold and utterly holy", this touring production, workshopped at The Kennedy Center, illuminates the Civil Rights Movement for new audiences. (PHOTO: Quentin Cox)

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Check out these STIRRING THE WATERS ACROSS AMERICA reviews..

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

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

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

Brenda C. Siler, The Washington Informer

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"...a powerful musical exploration of resistance to racism"

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

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

David Siegel, D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

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NEWorks Productions presents...

DEVINE HAMER GRAY

Conceived by Nolan Williams, Jr.

Book by Candrice Jones

Music & Lyrics by Nolan Williams, Jr.


This new musical (in development) explores the stories of Annie Devine, Fannie Lou Hamer & Victoria Jackson Gray, undersung champions of the Civil Rights Movement. 

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Nolan is grateful for the following developmental opportunities that have aided him in giving life to his theatrical works: his Kennedy Center Social Practice Residency (2019 to present); the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, FL (May 2023); the Kennedy Center's local theatre residency (December 2022); AKA NYC's 500 Hours Initiative (2021); the 44th Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY (2020); the March On Washington Film Festival (2019); the Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival (2017, 2018); and the 53rd Grand Boulé (2015).  

Copyright © 2021, Nolan Williams, Jr. 

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COVER PHOTO CREDIT: Marvin Joseph 

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