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LAYON GRAY 

Layon, has earned more than 60 nominations and awards for his works. Among

the honors are: 2021 Broadway World Awards for (Best Director, Best Actor, Best

Play, Best Production Of The Year) for his play Cowboy, 2021 NYC AUDELCO Award  for Kings Of Harlem, 2019 Detroit Distinguished Playwright Award.

www.KingsOfHarlem.com

2018 Miami Carbonell Awards (Best Director, Best Ensemble, Best Production) for his play Kings of Harlem, 2016 Broadway League Fellowship, 2012 NYC

Inspire Award, 2012, Al Sharpton Man of Vision Award, 2012 PCTF Award (Best

Director) 2010 NY AUDELCO Award (Achievement Award for Excellence) 2009 NAACP Award (Best Ensemble Award); 2009 Hollywood ADA Award (Best Ensemble Award); to name a few.

Black Angels Over Tuskegee, his play about the Tuskegee Airmen tours all around the country and has been commissioned by The NFL, U.S. Army, and The Smithsonian Institute among others. www.BlackAngelsOverTuskegee.com.

He is putting the final touches to his two man play about Richard Pryor and  Redd Foxx titled Foxx/Pryor with a scheduled workshop production in New York this fall. His new play Feed The Beast, which sheds light on the Tuskegee Medical

Experiments, premiered in July at the International Black Theatre Festival to stellar reviews, and will perform at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh February 18- February 27, 2025.

He is currently crafting a fresh musical titled New Orleans in the prestigious BMI Musical workshop located in Manhattan. The story takes place during Hurricane Katrina and is narrated from the perspective of a survivor. It showcases how the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history could shine a beacon of light on the living and the many tears shed for the lost babies of Nawlins.

For more information on  Lay -  log on to www.LayonGray.com or follow him on Instagram @LayonGray.