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
Sustained Achievement
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Al Carmines
Special Citations
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Gordon Chater, Richard Wherrett, and Steve J. Spears
The Elocution of Benjamin
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JoAnne Akalaitis, Ellen McElduff, and David Warrilow
Southern Exposure
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Tadeusz Kantor
The Dead Class
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The French Department of NYU
for its Samuel Beckett Festival
Sustained Excellence of Ensemble Acting
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The Negro Ensemble Company
Playwriting
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Rosalyn Drexler
The Writer's Opera
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Susan Miller
"Nasty Rumors" and "Final Remarks"
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Richard Nelson
Vienna Notes
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Bernard Pomerance
The Elephant Man
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Sam Shepard
Buried Child
Performance
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Mary Alice
"Nongogo" and "Julius Caesar"
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Philip Anglim
The Elephant Man
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Joseph Buloff
The Price
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Constance Cummings
Wings
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Fred Gwynne
Grand Magic
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Judd Hirsch
Talley's Folley
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Marcell Rosenblatt
Vienna Notes
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Elizabeth Wilson
Taken in Marriage
Direction
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Maria Irene Fornes
Eyes on the Harem
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Jack Ofsiss
The Elephant Man
Design: Sets and Lighting
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Theatre X
A Fierce Longing
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Jennifer Tipton of the Public theatre
Best New American Play
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Michael McClure
Josephine
Obie Committee
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Eric Bentley, Ruth Maylees
Guest Judges
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Erika Munk
Voice Theatre editor
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Michael Feingold, Terry Curtis Fox, Julius Novick, and Arthur Sainer
Voice Theatre critics
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Ross Wetzsteon
chairman