Actress Elizabeth Wilson passed away on Saturday, May 9th, in New Haven. Wilson received three Obies for performance in 1972 for "Sticks and Bone"; in 1979 for "Taken in Marriage"; and in 1986 for "Anteroom." Read the New York Times obituary here.
Read MoreThe American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice are thrilled to announce that Screen Actors Guild® Award-winning “Orange is the New Black” star and OBIE Award®-winning actress Lea DeLaria will host the 60th Annual OBIE Awards, which will be held on Monday, May 18, 2015 at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street). Tickets to the 2015 OBIE Awards are now…
Read MoreSee photos from our March to the Obies event! Heather Hitchens, Susan Hilferty & Stockard Channing Mary Testa, Lea DeLaria & Dana Ivey Susan Hilferty, Mimi Lien & Tom Sellar Wing Chairman William Ivey Long Julie Taymor & William Ivey Long Fabrizio Babino, Rosemary Jorda, Nicole Gardner & Christina Pettit Steve Bakunas, Heather Higgins & Linda Lavin Jerry Zaks &…
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The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice are pleased to announce the judges for the 60th Annual OBIE Awards. Longtime OBIE Administration Committee chairman Michael Feingold will be joined by playwright Adam Bock, orchestrator Bruce Coughlin, director Lear deBessonet, scenic designer Mimi Lien, critic David Rooney, Village Voice critic Tom Sellar, and director Liesl Tommy, to form the OBIE Awards judging…
Read MoreThe American Theatre Wing has entered into a partnership with the Village Voice to co-present The OBIE Awards, Off Broadway’s Highest Honor. The Wing will take overall responsibility for running the OBIES, effective immediately, under the oversight of a newly formed OBIES Administration Committee (comprised of both American Theatre Wing and Village Voice representatives). The selection process will be overseen…
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The Village Voice presented its 59th annual Obie Awards, celebrating achievement in the Off-Broadway and off-off Broadway theater, at a ceremony on Monday, May 19 at Webster Hall in Greenwich Village. The festivities were co-hosted by Tamara Tunie and Hamish Linklater. Among the presenters: Betsy Aidem, Harvey Fierstein, Lena Hall, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Andy Karl, David Bar Katz, Cristin Milioti,…
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