The Scottsboro Boys Ensemble Wins Outstanding Broadway Chorus Award

The cast of The Scottsboro Boys has been awarded the fifth annual Outstanding Broadway Chorus Award, chosen by the Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs of Actors’ Equity Association. The award, which honors “distinctive talents and contributions made by the original chorus members of a Broadway musical,” will be presented at Equity’s Council Room on November 18.

The winning performers, all of whom were part of The Scottsboro Boys chorus on the show’s opening night (October 31, 2010) are Josh Breckenridge, Derrick Cobey, E. Clayton Cornelious, Jeremy C. Gumbs, Rodney Hicks, Kendrick Jones, James T. Lane, J.C. Montgomery, Clinton Roane, Julius B. Thomas and Christian Dante White.

All 12 Broadway chorus musicals that opened in the 2010-2011 season were eligible for the award. In reviewing the chorus of each musical, the ACCA considered the requirements made on each chorus by the director, the choreographer and the musical director; the caliber of technical skill used to execute those requirements; and the contributions made by the entire chorus to the overall production.

Featuring a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys was choreographed and directed by Susan Stroman and featured music direction by David Loud.