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United Solo is proud to present the annual United Solo Special Award, which honors outstanding solo artists who performed their shows outside the Festival. These are artists who create captivating performances with sensitivity, audacity, and wisdom. They remind us of immense power of a singular performer, and the possibilities of solo storytelling.

Omar Sangare, Founder and Artistic Director of United Solo, presented the 2023 Special Award to Charles Busch, playwright, director, cabaret performer, and author of the new book, Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy. Charles Busch, Tony Award-nominated writer of Tales of the Allergist’s Wife and the long-running hit Off-Broadway play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, and a Sundance Festival award winner, has occupied a unique place in the entertainment world over his more than 40-year career.

In his acceptance speech Mr. Busch said, “It ain’t easy being a solo performer… I really would like to thank United Solo for this beautiful award and for making this solo performer, both on stage and off stage, feel a part of something bigger.”

The 2023 United Solo Special Award nominees are: Lewis Black in Tragically, I Need You, Dee Dee Bridgewater in Dee Dee Bridgewater with NYO Jazz, Charles Busch in Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy, Liz Callaway in Screen Gems, Alex Edelman in Just for Us, Judy Gold in Yes, I Can Say That!, James T. Lane in Triple Threat, Trevor Noah in I Wish You Would, Nancy Redman in A Séance with Mom, and Wanda Sykes in I’m an Entertainer.

United Solo is a theatre company based in New York City, dedicated to the genre of one-person performance. Our goal is to present solo pieces, both local and international; discover original scripts; bring creators together; exchange perspectives; and inspire creativity related to solo performance.

We present solo shows on variety of platforms, including physical and virtual stages, and we provide professional training for enthusiasts around the world. We believe that artists are capable of connecting with global audiences and focusing on the uniqueness of human beings. Through the exploration of existential themes, solo artists reflect upon political, economic, religious, and social experiences. In doing so, many inspire us to take action. The diversity of voices unites us in a constellation of unique solo expressions.

This year’s recipient of the United Solo Special Award was announced at the United Solo Gala on November 19, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Theatre Row, NYC. The winner joined such illustrious past honorees of the United Solo Special Award as: Anna Deavere Smith (2010), Patti LuPone (2011), John Leguizamo (2012), Fiona Shaw (2013), Billy Crystal (2014), James Lecesne (2015), Staceyann Chin in collaboration with Cynthia Nixon (2016), Michael Moore (2017), Renée Taylor (2018), Aasif Mandvi (2019), Ian McKellen (2020), Lee Roy Reams (2021), and Dael Orlandersmith (2022).

More at: https://unitedsolo.org