The Emmy-winning TV writer scored her first-ever Toy nomination as a producer on 'Ain't No Mo.'
by Lea Michele and Myles Frost on Tuesday, Waithe shared her excitement about the play's recognition.""I saw a reading of it years ago and I knew it deserved to be on Broadway. To be nominated for a Tony award is truly a dream come true after fighting to stay open," she continued, before shouting out the production's nominated star."Jordan E. Cooper is a voice that needs to be heard and I’m so glad that very soon everyone will know his name.
Written and starring Cooper, the play tells the story about an alternate universe where the U.S. government has granted any Black person in America the opportunity of taking a one-way flight to Africa. First opening on Broadway in December, the production made Cooper, 27, the youngest Black American playwright to make his writing debut on Broadway.
In addition to nominations for Best Play and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Cooper, the production is also up for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Crystal Lucas-Perry, Best Direction of a Play for Stevie Walker-Webb, Best Costume Design of a Play for Emilio Sosa and Best Sound Design of a Play for Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams.
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