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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Richard Foreman (Ontological-Hysteric Theatre)
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe
"The Dragon Lady's Revenge"
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City Center Acting Company
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Workshop of the Player's Art (WPA)
Distinguished Plays
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Sam Shepard
The Tooth of Crime
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Ronald Tavel
Bigfoot
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J.E. Gaines
What if it Had Turned Up Heads?
Distinguished Performances
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Hume Cronyn
Krapp's Last Tape
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Mari Gorman
The Hot I Baltimore
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James Hilbrandt
A Boy Named Dog
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Stacy Keach
Hamlet
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Christopher Lloyd
Kaspar
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Charles Ludlam
"Corn" and "Camille"
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Lola Pashalinski
Corn
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Alice Playten
Lemmings
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Roxie Roker
The River Niger
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Jessica Tandy
Not I
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Douglas Turner Ward
The River Niger
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Sam Waterston
Much Ado About Nothing
Distinguished Direction
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Jack Gelber
The Kid
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William E. Lathan
What if it Had Turned Up Heads?
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Marshall W. Mason
The Hot I Baltimore
Best Foreign Play
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Samuel Beckett
Not I
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Peter Handke
Kaspar
Best American Play
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Lanford Wilson
The Hot I Baltimore
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Joseph A. Walker
The River Niger
Obie Committee
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Mel Gussow
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Marilyn Stasio
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Michael Smith