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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Andrei Serban
Trilogy
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The Royal Shakespeare Company
Summerfolk
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Charles Ludlam
Professor Bedlam's Punch and Judy Show
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The Henry Street Settlement
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Charles Pierce
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Mabou Mines
Special 20-year Obies
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Judith Malina and Julian Beck
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Ted Mann and the Circle in the Square
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Joseph Papp
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Ellen Stewart
The Fantasticks
Playwriting
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Ed Bullins
The Taking of Miss Janie
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Lanford Wilson
The Mound Builders
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Wallace Shawn
Our Late Night
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Sam Shepard
Action
Performance
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Reyno
The First Breeze of Summer
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Moses Gunn
The First Breeze of Summer
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Dick Latessa
Philemon
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Kevin McCarthy
Harry Outside
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Stephen D. Newman
Polly
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Christopher Walken
Kid Champion
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Ian Trigger
The True History of Squire Jonathan
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Cara Duff-MacCormick
Craig's Wife
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Priscilla Smith
Trilogy
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Tanya Berezin
The Mound Builders
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Tovah Feldshuh
Yentl the Yeshiva Boy
Direction
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Lawrence Konrfeld
Listen to Me
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Marshall W. Mason
"Battle of Angels," "The Mound Builders"
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Gilbert Moses
The Taking of Miss Janie
Distinguished Set Design
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Robert U. Taylor
Robert U. Taylor
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John Lee Beatty
Down By River... Battle of Angels,The Mound Builders
Best New American Play
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Leslie Lee
The First Breeze of Summer
Obies Committee
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Clive Barnes
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Mel Gussow
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Jack Kroll
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Michael Feingold
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Julius Novick