Charles Randolph-Wright is an American film, television, and theatre director, television producer, screenwriter, and playwright.
26 Facts About Charles Randolph-Wright
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Charles Randolph-Wright then went on to establish a distinguished career in the theater as a director, writer, and producer.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed the Broadway premiere of Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed the world premiere of the musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed Motown: The Musical with a book by Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, based on Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed Born For This: A New Musical, which he co-wrote with Grammy Award winning gospel artist BeBe Winans and Lisa D'Amour.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed Daniel Beaty's Through The Night, which opened Off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre, produced by Daryl Roth, in the fall of 2010.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed two acclaimed productions for Arena Stage of musicals written by Frank Loesser.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed Senor Discretion Himself, the last musical written by Loesser before his death in 1969.
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Charles Randolph-Wright wrote and directed the premiere of his play Cuttin' Up at Arena Stage in the fall of 2005.
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Charles Randolph-Wright's play, The Night Is A Child, premiered at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in March 2008 under the direction of Timothy Douglas.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed The Diva Is Dismissed, starring Jenifer Lewis at the Public Theater and the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles; Homework starring Kim Coles, Just Between Friends starring Bea Arthur, which toured internationally and was mounted in a Tony nominated run on Broadway.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed and served as executive producer with Oprah Winfrey for the series Delilah.
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Charles Randolph-Wright directed episodes of Greenleaf on OWN, including the penultimate episode of the series.
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Charles Randolph-Wright has directed many commercials, including the European "Freestyle" campaign for Nike, which won several international commercial awards, and music videos.
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Charles Randolph-Wright's musical staging has been seen on a variety of programs, including The Golden Girls.
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Charles Randolph-Wright's acting credits include guest appearances on Melrose Place, Falcon Crest and Hill Street Blues.
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Charles Randolph-Wright made his directorial film debut with Preaching to the Choir, originally titled On the One, which earned the Best Performance by an Actor, Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2005 American Black Film Festival.
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Charles Randolph-Wright is executive producer with Debbie Allen of the film Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back, which won the 2019 DOC NYC Grand Jury Prize and the 2020 Jury Award for Best Documentary at ABFF.
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Charles Randolph-Wright has developed screenplays for Showtime, HBO, Walt Disney Pictures, Victory Entertainment, Producers Entertainment Group, Tim Reid Productions, and 20th Century Fox.
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Charles Randolph-Wright co-wrote the screenplay White Chocolate with John Leguizamo.
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Charles Randolph-Wright was the co-producer of the Angela Davis Story for Castle Rock Entertainment, and developed the short film Family Tree.
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Charles Randolph-Wright received the 2010 Paul Robeson Award from Actors' Equity Association.
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Charles Randolph-Wright was awarded Duke University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017.
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Charles Randolph-Wright serves on the board of directors of the Roundabout Theatre Company, the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing, and is an Artistic Associate at the Young Vic.
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Charles Randolph-Wright serves on the board of directors of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, a non-profit organization founded by direct descendants of Frederick Douglass and Booker T Washington focused on the struggle for racial equity and an end to human exploitation.