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GRACE to premiere at Ford's Theatre March 18-May 14, 2022

GRACE, an electrifying new musical feast celebrating the perseverance of family and the power of tradition by acclaimed American composer Nolan Williams Jr., will make its world premiere at the historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. from March 18 to May 14, 2022.

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Variety.com announces GRACE NYC industry presentations

Variety has announced our two industry presentations of GRACE in NYC this August. These invitation-only readings will provide Broadway producers, theatre owners and current/potential investors an advanced look at our musical prior to its World Premiere at Ford's Theatre.

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About GRACE

Take one family. Add a dash of hope, a sprinkle of spice, and a heaping handful of love, and you've got a recipe for pure theatrical joy. Packed with an eclectic mix of styles including jazz, R&B, rousing up-tempos and raise-the-roof ballads, GRACE is a musical feast inspired by the little-told history of African-American culinary tradition and the challenges faced by Black-owned businesses. The musical captures a day in the life of the Mintons, a Philadelphia family who gather to mourn the loss of their matriarch and deal with the future of their family restaurant in a changing neighborhood.

"When Gran'Me Cooked"

CHECK OUT THIS SONG FROM THE MUSICAL: Hear the Cast of GRACE perform the finale selection, "When Gran'Me Cooked," with special introductions by our culinary ambassador Chef Carla Hall and GRACE Writer/Composer Nolan Williams, Jr.

Here's what Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell has to say about "When Gran'Me Cooked." "Really beautiful. I love [the] harmonic structure and the beautiful spirit that comes through the music and lyrics! Congratulations..."

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Our GRACE Ambassadors

Chef Carla Hall

We are thrilled to announce celebrity chef Carla Hall as our official Culinary Ambassador.

Click below to read Carla's USA Today Op Ed: "Black History Month: Let's revive healthy soul food. It's more than just fried chicken." (February 1, 2020)

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Sheila C. Johnson

We are delighted to announce business mogul Sheila C. Johnson as our official Hospitality Ambassador.

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Our GRACE Production Team

Nolan Williams, Jr.

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Nolan Williams, Jr.

Writer/Composer

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Robert Barry Fleming

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Nolan Williams, Jr.

Director/Choreographer

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Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Dramaturg

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Joseph Joubert

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Orchestrator

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Sheldon Epps

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Creative Consultant

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Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

General Manager

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Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

Producer

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NEWorks Productions

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

Producer

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Our award-winning #ByGrace Live Chat Series

Winner of two 2021 Telly Awards Bronze Prizes for Best Non-Scripted and Best Food/Beverage Webseries

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Our Development of GRACE

GRACE has been in development since 2014. Here are some key project milestones:

July 12, 2021

GRACE

Variety.com announces that producers Dale A. Mott/Edgewood and NEWorks Productions—along with consulting producers Randy Adams and Sue Frost—will present two invitation-only industry presentations of GRACE in NYC on August 24, 2021.

May 25, 2021

GRACE

The #ByGrace Live Chat Series is awarded two Telly Awards Bronze Prizes for Best Non-Scripted Online Series and Best Food & Beverage Online Series.

April 20, 2021

GRACE

Ford’s Theatre Society Announces World-Premiere Musical to Premiere at Historic Ford’s Theatre in Spring 2022.

April 21, 2020

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Celebrity Chef Carla Hall and GRACE creator/composer Nolan Williams, Jr. launch the #ByGrace Live Chat Series on Facebook and Instagram, to share the history and themes that have inspired the show. The series has, to date, reached over 500,000 globally featuring special guests like businesswoman Sheila Johnson, author/food historian Michael Twitty, CBS This Morning Saturday Co-host Michelle Miller, and Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell.

April 12, 2020

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Celebrity Chef Carla Hall is announced as culinary ambassador.

"When Gran'Me Cooked," the finale selection from the show, is released on video featuring the Cast of GRACE. The music video has garnered 100,000+ combined reaches across multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and this official website).

March 25 - April 12, 2020

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2020 Humana Festival production run, Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY (cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)

January 2020

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Workshop Residency, Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY

October 2019

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Announcement of selection for the 2020 Humana Festival of New American Plays

May 2018

THE NOLAN WILLIAMS PROJECT (aka MINTON’S PLACE)

Workshop Residency, Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival, Cleveland, OH

May 2017

THE NOLAN WILLIAMS PROJECT

Workshop Residency, Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival, Cleveland, OH

June 27, 2016

A DATE WITH A DISH

Performance, 53rd Grand Boulé Archousai Luncheon, Washington, D.C.

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GRACE to premiere at Ford's Theatre March 18-May 14, 2022

Variety.com announces GRACE NYC industry presentations

About GRACE

"When Gran'Me Cooked"

Eager to hear more music from our musical feast?

Our GRACE Ambassadors

Chef Carla Hall

We are thrilled to announce celebrity chef Carla Hall as our official Culinary Ambassador.

Sheila C. Johnson

Our GRACE Production Team

Nolan Williams, Jr.

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Nolan Williams, Jr.

Robert Barry Fleming

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Nolan Williams, Jr.

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Joseph Joubert

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Sheldon Epps

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Carl Pabsjerg / Alchemy Production Group

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

NEWorks Productions

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

Our award-winning #ByGrace Live Chat Series

Winner of two 2021 Telly Awards Bronze Prizes for Best Non-Scripted and Best Food/Beverage Webseries

Our Development of GRACE

GRACE has been in development since 2014. Here are some key project milestones:

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