The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO) have announced that the 65th Annual Obie Awards, New York’s preeminent celebration of Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theater, are now set to premiere on YouTube.com/AmericanTheatreWing on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 8:00pm EDT. The prerecorded ceremony, which was postponed for a moment of reflection in…
Read More"This is a time for reflection and mourning, for action and activism. It is not a time for celebration or diversion." The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO) have announced the postponement of the 65th Annual Obie Awards amidst nationwide protests in response to the killing of George Floyd. Details for…
Read More2020 OBIES WILL PREMIERE ON YOUTUBE COMEDIAN, ACTOR AND WRITER COLE ESCOLA WILL HOST AND PERFORM ALONGSIDE SPECIAL GUESTS ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES BY SHAINA TAUB, ORIGINAL BROADWAY AND REVIVAL OFF-BROADWAY CAST MEMBERS OF MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG AND MORE LONGTIME OBIES CHAIR MICHAEL FEINGOLD TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL OBIE CITATION FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO THE THEATER; OBIES WILL ESTABLISH A…
Read MoreThe American Theatre Wing has announced that the 65th Annual Obie Awards, originally scheduled to be held at Terminal 5 on Monday, May 18, will be postponed and reconceived as a virtual event, with awards being handed out for shows that opened between May 1, 2019 and March 12, 2020. Additional details on the 2020 Obie Awards ceremony, New York’s preeminent…
Read MoreTHEATRE ARTIST RELIEF FUND The shuttering of more than 90 Off- and Off-Off-Broadway productions has left an untenable number of theatre workers suddenly without work. The Wing, with the council and guidance of the Obie Awards’ Judges Panel (co-chaired by Obie-winning scenic designer Rachel Hauck and choreographer Sam Pinkleton), has created a $250,000 Theatre Artists Relief Fund in order to…
Read MoreThe 65th Annual Obie Awards, celebrating the best of Off- and Off-Off-Broadway, will return to Terminal 5 on Monday, May 18, 2020. The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO) are pleased to announce that the 65th Annual Obie Awards will return to New York’s Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street) on…
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