School of Theatre + Dance

Musical Theatre

Linda Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award

Joel Grey
Joel Grey
Joel Grey
Joel Grey
Ben Vereen with Musical Theatre students
Ben Vereen with Marcellis Cutler | Photo by Amber Riccinto
Ben Vereen with Annamaria Dvorak | Photo by Amber Riccinto
Left to right: Linda Wilson, Ben Vereen, Tony Mata
Tommy Tune with Musical Theatre students at the award ceremony.
Tommy Tune with Musical Theatre students.
Tommy Tune with Musical Theatre students.
Tony Mata and Tommy Tune during the Master Class
Chita Rivera accepts the Linda Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award
Chita Rivera with the cast of Anything Goes and George and Linda Wilson.
Chita Rivera during the Master Class
Chita Rivera talks to students during the Master Class
Tommy Tune talks to students during the Master Class

The Linda Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Theatre was established by the University fo Florida School of Theatre and Dance to honor preeminent theatre artists. The award is made possible through an endowment from University of Florida alumni George and Linda Wilson. The endowment supports the ceremony, a master class giving students the opportunity to engage with and learn from the honoree and scholarships for students in the UF School of Theatre and Dance. 

Past recipients
Joel Grey (2019)
Ben Vereen (2014)
Tommy Tune (2011)
​Estelle Parsons (2008)
Chita Rivera (2004)
Zoe Caldwell (1998)

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