She’s broken Broadway records, won numerous awards, and is one of the 2025 EBONY Power 100 recipients in the “Artist In Residence” category. But the unstoppable Kara Young is all about giving her fellow awardees their accolades.

“To be with my colleagues: there’s Whitney White, who I not only admire but who I’m also absolutely inspired by, how she moves through the world as a mother, wife and incredible director,” Young gushed to EBONY at the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Broadway Luncheon, where she received the 2025 Spotlight Award.

“And if you’re ever in the presence of Jonathan McCorry, you automatically feel like you’re in the presence of royalty, just in the way that he moves.”

White, a theatre triple threat who’s receiving rave reviews for directing Broadway’s

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