A Chorus Line was a big hit in the mid 70s and Ain't Misbehavin' received a Special Citation and acclaim for Nell Carter.
Groucho Marx hosted at the Village Gate in 1972.
Rue McClanahan, Ruby Dee, James Woods, Nell Carter, Judd Hirsch were all winners, just to name a few.
Winners
Special Citations
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Charles Ludlam, The Ridiculous Theatrical Company
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John Vaccaro, Theatre of the Ridiculous
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Richard Foreman, Stanley Silverman
Richard Foreman, Stanley Silverman
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Gardner Compton, Emile Ardolino
projected media for "Oh! Calcutta!"
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Andre Gregory
Alice in Wonderland
Distinguished Production
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Chelsea Theatre Center
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Andre Gregory
Alice in Wonderland
Distinguished Plays
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Murray Mednick
The Deer Kill
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Vaclav Havel
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
Distinguished Performances
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Beeson Carroll
The Unseen Hand
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Vincent Gardenia
Passing Through Exotic Places
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Harold Gould
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
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Anthony Holland
The White House Murder Case
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Lee Kissman
The Unseen Hand
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Ron Leibman
Transfers
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Rue McClanahan
Who's Happy Now?
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Roberta Maxwell
Whistle in the Dark
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Austin Pendleton
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
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Fredericka Weber
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
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Pamela Payton-Wright
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Distinguished Direction
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Alan Arkin
The White House Murder Case
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Melvin Bernhardt
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
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Maxine Klein
Approaching Simone
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Gilbert Moses
Slave Ship
Best Performance
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Sada Thompson
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Best Musical
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Gretchen Cryer, Nancy Ford
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
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Robert Livingston, Gary William Friedman, Will Holt
The Me Nobody Knows
Best Foreign Play
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Joe Orton
What the Butler Saw
Best American Play
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Paul Zindel
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
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Megan Terry
Approaching Simone
Obie Committee
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Jack Kroll
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John Lahr
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John Simon