N.C. A&T Alumna, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Gets Her Grammy on Sunday Night
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Posted By: S. Moore on February 06, 2024 GREENSBORO — NaTasha Yvette Williams got her Grammy Sunday. She did not cross the stage live on television, as her category for Sunday’s 66th Grammy Awards was given out before the broadcast portion, but an earlier snippet of her walking the red carpet had photographers showing the 1992 N.C. A&T theater graduate lots of love. “Over here, Natasha!” could be heard over the whizzing cameras as she playfully posed as she made her way past them. Williams won for Best Musical Theater Album as a principal vocalist in “Some Like It Hot.” Others in the category included “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Parade,” “Shucked,” and “Sweeney Todd.” “Some Like It Hot” ended its Broadway run on Dec. 30. This was Williams’ second Grammy Awards nomination. She had been nominated as part of an ensemble cast in 2012 for a Broadway musical. Because it was an ensemble cast, the producers got the gold statue when they won. This time, it’s different. Because she is nominated as a principal vocalist, she took home a trophy. At a pre-Grammy party in her honor, she was feted by other A&T theater graduates, fellow thespians from a long career on Broadway and TV, and those who honored her from afar. “We laughed and cried and joked about our time at A&T,” she said of those who had been in the theater program with her. “We talked about Dr. (H.D.) Flowers (who lead the theater program) and Frankie Day (former professor and program director in theater arts).” She has used all of the training she received at A&T. “I would tell the students in the program now to take it all in so you can give it all because everything we needed we got in those rooms,” Williams said. Williams also joined others connected to the area who were nominated, including multi-genre singer and musician Rhiannon Giddens, a previous Grammy winner, and former UNC School of the Arts students Mary-Mitchell Campbell, a “Some Like it Hot” producer, and Joanna Gates, a member of the Crossing Choir, which has several Grammy awards. Giddens, a Greensboro native, was nominated but did not win in the Best Americana Album category for “You’re the One” as well as Best American Roots Performance for “You Louisiana Man.” Williams, who is from Fayetteville, also was nominated last year for a Tony because of her portrayal of Sweet Sue in the musical, “Some Like It Hot.” Williams’ past Broadway performances include “Porgy and Bess,” “Waitress” and “The Color Purple.” SOURCE Greensboro News & Record If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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