The 00s brought the Obies to Webster Hall and the then new Skirball Center. The Obies featured hosts like Cynthia Nixon, Raul Esparza, Bill Irwin, and Marian Seldes and celebrated shows such as Caroline or Change and Doubt.
Winners
Ross Wetzsteon Award
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Theatre For A New Audience
Performance
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Stephanie Berry
The Shaneequa Chronicles
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Pamela Isaacs
Newyorkers
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Judy Kuhn, Mandy Gonzalez, Anika Noni Rose, Ronnell Bey
Eli's Comin'
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Janie Dee
Comic Potential
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Jackie Hoffman
The Book of Liz
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Brian Murray
The Play About the Baby
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Brian d'Arcy James
The Good Thief
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Bette Bourne
Resident Alien
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George Bartenieff
I Will Bear Witness
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John Ortiz
References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
Obie Grant
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Soho Rep
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Mint Theater
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Clubbed Thumb
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Classical Theater of Harlem
Direction
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Michael Greif
Dogeaters
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Craig Lucas
Saved or Destroyed
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Bob McGrath
Jennie Richee
Special Citations
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Lackawanna Blues
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Rinde Eckert
And God Created Great Whales
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Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman
Kiki and Herb: Jesus Wept
Best Play
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Pamela Gien
The Syringa Tree
Music
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Kirsten Childs Music and Lyrics
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin
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Ed Kleban Music and Lyrics
A Class Act
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Diedre Murray Vocal and Instrumental Arrangement
Eli's Comin'
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Bill Sims, Jr.
Lackawanna Blues
Book And Lyrics
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Mark Hollmann
Urinetown
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Greg Kotis
Urinetown
Set Design
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Neil Patel
War of the Worlds, Resident Alien, Race, I Will Bear Witness
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Douglas Stein
Texts for Nothing and Saved
Sustained Achievement
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Marian Seldes
Design
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Julia Wolfe, Laurie Olinder, Bill Morrison, Fred Tietz, Cynthia Hopkins, Howard S. Thies, Pilar Limosner, Tim Schellenbaum, Ruth Pongstaphone, Matthew Tierney
Jennie Richee
Playwriting
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José Rivera
References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
Choreography
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John Carrafa
Urinetown
Obie Committee
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Brian Parks, Michael Feingold, Francine Russo, Charles McNulty, Jeanie Tesori, Arthur French, Doug Wright, Lola Pashalinski