Lita Gaithers
Lita Gaithers Owens | |
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| Born | July 30, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer-songwriter, playwright, director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Website | www |
Lita Gaithers (born July 30)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, actress, director,[2] and Tony Award-nominated co-author and vocal director of the Broadway musical It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues,[3] which was nominated for 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1999.[4] Lita, who received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, is the third of only four African American women who have ever been nominated in that category.[5]
As a veteran performer of legitimate stages that include: the Mark Taper Forum, Pasadena Playhouse, and Arena Stage, her lead and featured stage performances consist of: The Tin Pan Alley Rag, Ain't Misbehavin', Nunsense, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, A... My Name Is Alice, Purlie, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, and being an original cast member of Blues, which was developed at the Denver Center Theatre Company.[6]
Lita is married to the Reverend Dr. Oscar Otis Owens, Jr.,[7] and resides in View Park-Windsor Hills, California.
References
- ^ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32199798/person/18203223397 [user-generated source]
- ^ – A Raisin in the Sun review – Los Angeles Sentinel
- ^ It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information
- ^ IBDB Production Awards Archived January 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Black Film – 2019 Tony Award Nominations
- ^ Variety Reviews – It Ain't Nothin But the Blues Denver – Film Reviews – Review by Allen Young
- ^ – Soul Sisters book – by Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook