Each sound stage is named after legendary African-American actors, including Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Cicely Tyson.

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He stars opposite Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad and Tom Wopat.

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" Kristine Nielsen of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, " Holland Taylor in her one-woman show, "Ann, " and Cicely Tyson in "The Trip to Bountiful.

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Cicely Tyson's role as Mrs.

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Competing against them are Bebe Neuwirth for her role as Dorothy Parker in "Dash and Lilly, " Anne Bancroft for the CBS movie "Deep In My Heart, " Cicely Tyson for "A Lesson Before Dying, " and Dianne Wiest for "The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn" (CBS).

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