Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Scott! She has won the 2023 George Freedley Memorial Award for an exemplary work in the field of live theater or
performance for her book, T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’ Booking Association in Jazz-Age America (University of Illinois Press). The award comes from the Theatre Library Association.
performance for her book, T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’ Booking Association in Jazz-Age America (University of Illinois Press). The award comes from the Theatre Library Association.
For over 50 years, the Theatre
Library Association (TLA) has honored significant accomplishments in
performing arts research and scholarship with its annual book awards. The Book Awards Ceremony will stream on YouTube as a public program of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on October 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.