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Clarent Derwent Awards
The Clarence Derwent Awards were established in 1944 by actor and former Actors’ Equity Association President Clarence Derwent to honor the male and female performers who are considered by the awards committee to be the most promising on the New York metropolitan scene. The awards bring $2000 and an engraved crystal trophy. The recipients of the 2004 awards presentations to be held June 10 at the Equity offices are:
Anika Noni Rose of Caroline, or Change
John Tartaglia of Avenue Q.
The 2004 panel of judges: Clive Barnes, New York Post; Irene Backalenick, Back Stage; Betty Corwin, Director of Special Projects, Theatre on Film and Tape Collection of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts; Charles Isherwood, Variety; Dana Ivey, Actor; Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press; Patrick Quinn, President of Actors' Equity; David Rosenberg, Back Stage; Michael Sommers, Newhouse Newspapers; Douglas Watt, The Daily News; and Carl Harms.
Lucille Lortel Awards
The annual Lucille Lortel Awards were created by The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers in 1986 to recognize Lucille Lortel’s tireless devotion to Off-Broadway. For a complete history of the Lortel Organization, check out the new Lortel website which also incorporates a growing Off-Broadway data base: click here for the web site.
The 2004 awards include a new category, Outstanding Solo Show and will be presented Monday, 5/03/04 at Minetta Lane Theatre followed by a Celebration at Eugene. Special awards will be presented to Kathleen Chalfant, The Public Theater, and Noche Flamenca to Receive Special Awards. Following is a list of nominations with an asterisk* to indicate the winners announced May 3rd.
Outstanding Play
*Bug
by Tracy Letts
Producer: Scott Morfee, Amy Danis, and Mark Johannes
Frozen
by Bryony Lavery
Producer: MCC Theater
The Long Christmas Ride Home
by Paula Vogel
Producer: Vineyard Theatre
Small Tragedy
by Craig Lucas
Producer: Playwrights Horizons
Valhalla
by Paul Rudnick
Producer: New York Theatre Workshop
Outstanding Musical
*Caroline, or Change
Book and Lyrics by Tony Kushner, Music by Jeanine Tesori
Producer: The Public Theater
Johnny Guitar
Lyrics by Joel Higgins, Music by Martin Silvestri, Book by Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Producer: Definite Maybe Productions and Mark Kress, in association with Victoria Lang & Pier Paolo Piccoli and The Century Center for the Performing Arts
The Musical of Musicals - The Musical!
Music by Eric Rockwell, Lyrics by Joanne Bogart, Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
Producer: York Theatre Company
Outstanding Solo Show
*I Am My Own Wife, starring Jefferson Mays, written by Doug Wright, produced by Playwrights Horizons
Sarah Jones: bridge & tunnel, starring and written by Sarah Jones, produced by Meryl Streep and The Culture Project, in association with Robert Dragotta, Jayson Jackson, Michael Alden, Eric Falkenstein, Marcia Roberts, Jean Kennedy Smith, and Tom Wirtshafter
Women on Fire starring Judith Ivey, written by Irene O'Garden, produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Outstanding Director
Christopher Ashley, Valhalla
Mark Brokaw, The Long Christmas Ride Home
*Dexter Bullard, Bug
Doug Hughes, Frozen
Moisés Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Outstanding Choreographer
*Hope Clarke, Caroline, or Change
Daniel Pelzig, Valhalla
Martín Santangelo, Noche Flamenca
Outstanding Lead Actor
Peter Frechette, Valhalla
*Brían F. O'Byrne, Frozen
Lee Pace, Small Tragedy
Michael Shannon, Bug
Richard Thomas, The Stendhal Syndrome
Outstanding Lead Actress
Lisa Emery, Iron
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Swoosie Kurtz, Frozen
Zilah Mendoza, Living Out
*Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Featured Actor
Rob Campbell, Small Tragedy
Daniel Eric Gold, Small Tragedy Gordon MacDonald, Trumbo
*Will McCormack, The Long Christmas Ride Home
Mark Rosenthal, The Moonlight Room
Outstanding Featured Actress
Liza Colón-Zayas, Living Out
Kathryn Layng, The Moonlight Room
Laila Robins, Frozen
*Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Margaret Welsh, Big Bill
Outstanding Scenic Design
Scott Bradley, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
Tim Hatley, Humble Boy
*Derek McLane, I Am My Own Wife
Ajene D. Washington, American Menu
Outstanding Costume Design
Linda Cho, The Two Noble Kinsmen
William Ivey Long, Valhalla
Paul Tazewell, Caroline, or Change
Kaye Voyce, Johnny Guitar
*Catherine Zuber, The Beard of Avon
Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Well
David Lander, I Am My Own Wife
*Tyler Micoleau, Bug
Kenneth Posner, Valhalla
Clifton Taylor, Frozen
Outstanding Sound Design
John Gromada, Small Tragedy
Robert Kaplowitz, The Story
*Brian Ronan, Bug
David Van Tieghem, The Long Christmas Ride Home
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The Tony Awards
The award, named for Antoinette Perry, towards which most others seem to serve as stairsteps announced some decisions about Tony Award eligibility. The way they work: 30 nominators see every Broadway shows and then 700 voters see and vote on every show they nominated (no write-incandidates allowed-- which is true of awards as well). The 58th Annual Tony Awards will be presented Sunday, June 6 at Radio City Music Hall with Hugh Jackman returning as host. The asterisks * have been placed before the nominees receiving the tTony Awards.
Best Play
Anna in the Tropics
Frozen
*I Am My Own Wife
The Retreat from Moscow
Best Musical
*Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
Best Revival of a Musical
*Assassins
Big River
Fiddler on the Roof
Wonderful Town
Best Revival of a Play
A Raisin in the Sun
*Henry IV
Jumpers
King Lear
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Kevin Kline, Henry IV
Frank Langella, Match
*Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Christopher Plummer, King Lear
Simon Russell Beale, Jumpers
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Tom Aldredge, Twentieth Century
Ben Chaplin, The Retreat from Moscow
Aiden Gillen, The Caretaker
Omar Metwally, Sixteen Wounded
*Brian F. O'Byrne, Frozen
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Eileen Atkins, The Retreat from Moscow
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Anne Heche, Twentieth Century
Swoosie Kurtz, Frozen
*Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Essie Davis, Jumpers
Sanaa Lathan, A Raisin in the Sun
Margo Martindale, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
*Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Anna in the Tropics
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Kristin Chenoweth, Wicked
Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Avenue Q
*Idina Menzel, Wicked
Donna Murphy, Wonderful Town
Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Beth Fowler, The Boy From Oz
Isabel Keating, The Boy From Oz
*Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Jennifer Westfeldt, Wonderful Town
Karen Ziemba, Never Gonna Dance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Hunter Foster, Little Shop of Horrors
*Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
Alfred Molina, Fiddler on the Roof
Euan Morton, Taboo
John Tartaglia, Avenue Q
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
John Cariani, Fiddler on the Roof
*Michael Cerveris, Assassins
Raul Esparza, Taboo
Michael McElroy, Big River
Denis O'Hare, Assassins
Best Director of a Play
Doug Hughes, Frozen
Moises Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
David Leveaux, Jumpers
*Jack O'Brien, Henry IV
Best Director of a Musical
*Joe Mantello, Assassins
Kathleen Marshall, Wonderful Town
Jason Moore, Avenue Q
George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change
Best Choreography
Wayne Cilento, Wicked
*Kathleen Marshall, Wonderful Town
Jerry Mitchell, Never Gonna Dance
Anthony Van Laast and Farah Khan, Bombay Dreams
Best Book of a Musical
Winnie Holzman, Wicked
Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change
Martin Sherman; Nick Enright (original book) The Boy From Oz
*Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q
Best Original Score
Boy George, Taboo
*Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, Avenue Q
Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change
Best Orchestrations
Paul Bogaev, Bombay Dreams
William David Brohn, Wicked
*Michael Starobin, Assassins
Larry Hochman, Fiddler on the Roof
Best Scenic Design
Robert Brill, Assassins
Ralph Funicello, Henry IV
*Eugene Lee, Wicked
Tom Pye, Fiddler on the Roof
Best Costume Design
Jess Goldstein, Henry IV
*Susan Hilferty, Wicked
Mike Nicholls and Bobby Pearce, Taboo
Mark Thompson, Bombay Dreams
*Best Lighting Design
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Assassins
Brian MacDevitt, Fiddler on the Roof
Brian MacDevitt, Henry IV
Kenneth Posner, Wicked
Special Tony Award
James M. Nederlander for Lifetime Achivement in the Theatre
Regional Theatre Tony
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Total Tony Award nominations (by show):
Wicked - 10
Assassins - 7
Avenue Q - 6
Caroline, or Change - 6
Fiddler on the Roof - 6
Henry IV - 6
The Boy From Oz - 5
Wonderful Town - 5
Frozen - 4 Jumpers - 4 A Raisin in the Sun - 4 Taboo - 4
Bombay Dreams - 3
I Am My Own Wife - 3
The Retreat From Moscow - 3
Anna in the Tropics - 2
Big River - 2
King Lear - 2
Never Gonna Dance - 2
Twentieth Century - 2
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Drama Desk Awards
The 49th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be held on May 16 at 9 PM in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The event will be televised in New York City and Los Angeles. Below is a list of the nominees with the award recipients marked with an asterisk:
Outstanding Play
The Beard of Avon
The Distance From Here
Humble Boy
*I Am My Own Wife
Moby Dick
The Tricky Part
Outstanding Musical
Caroline, or Change
Johnny Guitar
The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
*Wicked
Outstanding Revival of a Play
The Colleen Bawn
The Daughter-in-Law
*Henry IV (LCT)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Watermill Theatre production from Propeller/BAM)
The Normal Heart
A Raisin in the Sun
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
*Assassins
Big River
Fiddler on the Roof
Finian's Rainbow
First Lady Suite
Wonderful Town
Outstanding Actor in a Play
John Michael Higgins, Big Bill
*Kevin Kline, Henry IV
Frank Langella, Match
Brian F. O'Byrne, Frozen
Christopher Plummer, King Lear
Paul Sparks, Blackbird
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Eileen Atkins, The Retreat from Moscow
Shannon Cochran, Bug
*Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel (tie)
Lizan Mitchell, Trojan Women
*Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun (tie)
J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah, Sarah
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Hunter Foster, Little Shop of Horrors
Tyrone Giordano, Big River
*Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
Michael McElroy, Big River
Alfred Molina, Fiddler on the Roof
Euan Morton, Taboo
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Kristin Chenoweth, Wicked
Judy McLane, Johnny Guitar
Idina Menzel, Wicked
*Donna Murphy, Wonderful Town
Elaine Paige, Sweeney Todd
Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
*Ned Beatty, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Michael Berry, Moby Dick (Works Production)
Andre De Shields, Prymate
Aidan Gillen, The Caretaker
John Lithgow, Mrs. Farnsworth
Corey Stoll, Intimate Apparel
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Mikel Sarah Lambert, The Daughter-in-Law
Margo Martindale, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Jan Maxwell, Sixteen Wounded
*Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
Mary Louise Wilson, The Beard of Avon
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Joel Blum, Golf: The Musical
Jeffrey Carlson, Taboo
*Raul Esparza, Taboo
Mitchel David Federan, The Boy From Oz
Marc Kudisch, Assassins
Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, Wonderful Town
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Lovette George, The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
*Isabel Keating, The Boy From Oz
Alix Korey, Listen to My Heart
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Jennifer Simard, The Thing About Men
Mary Testa, First Lady Suite
Outstanding Director of a Play
Hilary Adams, Moby Dick (Works Productions)
Dexter Bullard, Bug
Edward Hall, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Watermill Theatre production from Propeller/BAM)
Moises Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
*Jack O'Brien, Henry IV (LCT)
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Jeff Calhoun, Big River
Pamela Hunt, The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
Joe Mantello, Assassins
*Joe Mantello, Wicked
Kathleen Marshall, Wonderful Town
George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Choreography
Stephen Hues, Ramayana 2K3
*Kathleen Marshall, Wonderful Town
Jerry Mitchell, Never Gonna Dance
Anthony van Laast and Farak Khan, Bombay Dreams
Outstanding Music
RaRa Avis and Andrew Yeater, et al; Ramayana 2K3
Boy George, Taboo
Eric Rockwell, The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Martin Silvestri and Joel Higgins, Johnny Guitar
*Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Lyrics
Joanne Bogart, The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
Boy George, Taboo
Sean Hartley, Cupid and Psyche
Joel Higgins, Johnny Guitar
*Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Outstanding Book of a Musical
*Winnie Holzman, Wicked
Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Orchestrations
Paul Bogaev, Bombay Dreams
William David Brohn, Wicked
*Michael Starobin, Assassins
Harold Wheeler, Never Gonna Dance
Outstanding Set Design of a Play
*John Lee Beatty, Twentieth Century
Scott Bradley, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Ralph Funicello, Henry IV (LCT)
David Korins, Blackbird
Andrew Lieberman, Wintertime
Derek McLane, I Am My Own Wife
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
John Lee Beatty, Wonderful Town
Robert Brill, Assassins
*Eugene Lee, Wicked
Tom Pye, Fiddler on the Roof
Mark Thompson, Bombay Dreams
Outstanding Costume Design
Jess Goldstein, Henry IV (LCT)
*Susan Hilferty, Wicked
Robert A. Prior and Lisa Leighton, Ramayana 2K3
Jenny Mannis, Animal Farm
Mark Thompson, Bombay Dreams
Catherine Zuber, Intimate Apparel
Outstanding Lighting Design
*Jules Fisher and Peggy Eishenhauer, Assassins
TJ Gerckens, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Donald Holder, The Violet Hour
David Lander, I Am My Own Wife
Brian MacDevitt, Henry IV
Kenneth Posner, Wicked
Outstanding Sound Design
Mark Bennett, Henry IV (LCT)
Scott Jennings, Ramayana 2K3
Brian Ronan, Bug
*Dan Moses Schreier, Assassins
David Van Tieghem, The Stendhal Syndrome
Outstanding Solo Performance
Barbara Cook, Barbara Cook's Broadway
Ben Gazzara, Nobody Don't Like Yogi
Sarah Jones, Bridge and Tunnel
*Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Martin Moran, The Tricky Part
Will Power, Flow
Unique Theatrical Experience
Ramayana 2K3
Todd Robbins' Carnival Knowledge
*Toxic Audio in Loud Mouth
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
The cast of The Distance From Here
Special Awards
Dakin Matthews for his adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV
The Flea Theater
The Classical Theatre of Harlem
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The Drama League Awards Awards.
The 70th Annual Drama League Awards for Distinguished Production of a Play, a Musical, Revival of a Play, and Revival of a Musical will be awarded at a luncheon ceremony to be held on Friday, May 14 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Nominees for these awards, announced on April 21, are as follows. The Drama League will also bestow the following special awards: The Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award will be given to Donna Murphy, The Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing will go to George C. Wolfe, and the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award will be given to City Center Encores! Note asterisks * before the winners.
Distinguished Performance of the Year was awarded to Hugh Jackman, The Boy from Oz
Distinguished Production of a Play
Addicted
Bridge and Tunnel
Frozen
*I Am My Own Wife
Intimate Apparel The Retreat From Moscow
Distinguished Production of a Musical
Bombay Dreams
Caroline, or Change
Johnny Guitar
Never Gonna Dance
Taboo
*Wicked
Distinguished Production of a Revival - Play
A Raisin in the Sun
Beckett/Albee
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
*Henry IV
Jumpers
The Normal Heart
Distinguished Production of a Revival – Musical
*Assassins
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Fiddler on the Roof
Finian’s Rainbow
Little Shop of Horrors
Wonderful Town
Special Notes: Avenue Q and Golda’s Balcony, both of which transferred to Broadway this season, were originally honored last year by The Drama League for their Off-Broadway incarnations (in the categories of Distinguished Production of a Musical and Play, respectively). Both productions are therefore ineligible for awards consideration this season. The Broadway production of Prymate and the Off-Broadway musical Bare will be considered for next season's awards, as the nominating committee was not able to see these shows prior to the eligibility cut-off date.
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NY Drama Critics Circle Awards
The Critics Circle comprises drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines and wire services based in the metropolitan area. After the Pulitzer Prize for drama, it's the nation's second-oldest theater award.
Intimate Apparel was named the Best Play of 2004 by The New York Drama Critics Circle, which voted not to award a Best Musical honor this year and also voted against bestowing a Best Foreign Play prize. Aside from the Best Play award, the NYDCC decided to present a special award to Barbara Cook for her contributions to the musical theatre. The Circle voted on May 11th and is headed by president Charles Isherwood (Variety) with the following other current voters: Clive Barnes (NY Post), David Cote (Time Out New York), Gordon Cox (Newsday), Michael Feingold (Village Voice), Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record), Elysa Gardner (USA Today), John Heilpern (NY Observer), Charles Isherwood (Variety), Howard Kissel (Daily News), Michael Kuchwara (AP), Jacques le Sourd (Gannett), Donald Lyons (NY Post), Jeremy McCarter (New York Sun), Ken Mandelbaum, John Simon (New York magazine), Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter), David Sheward (Back Stage), Michael Sommers (Newhouse Newspapers), Linda Winer (Newsday) and Richard Zoglin (Time).
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Off-Off-Broadway Awards
The winners of the OOBR Awards for outstanding Off-Off-Broadway productions during the 2003-2004 theater season were announced June 13, 2004, to be followed by an awards ceremony on Monday, June 28 at Playhouse 91 at 316 East 91st Street. The complete list of winners follows:
Auntie Mayhem (The Fourth Unity)
The Ballad of Irving The Frog and Other Tales (Vital Children's Theatre)
Beggar's Opera (Invisible City Theatre Company)
Hollywood at Sunset (TOSOS II)
Idiot's Delight (Vital Theatre Company)
Is There Life After High School? (Astoria Performing Arts Center)
The King of Mackie Street (Vital Theatre Company)
The Lion in Winter (The Paper Moon Players)
Mayonnaise Sandwiches (Nosedive Productions)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (The Gallery Players)
Same Train (John Montgomery Theatre Company)
Suburbia (Nicu's Spoon, Inc.)
Three Sisters (The American Globe Theatre)
Vicki Phillips: Songs Are Like Friends
Where's Charley? (St. Jean's Players)
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Otto Rene Castillo Awards for Political Theatre
The "Otto", named after the Guatemalan poet and revolutionary, Otto Rene Castillo, is the only honor in the United States recognizing the achievement of individuals and theatre companies who conceive, produce and foster the development of innovative and socially challenging (political) theatre. The award is an original sculpture created by the noted Brazilian-born contemporary artist and stage designer, Sheila Goloborotko. Fred Newman, artistic director of the Castillo Theater is the presenter-- the date and place for the 2004 presentations: June 7th, the All Stars Project's performing arts center. This year's awards recipients are as follows:
Director Robert Wilson
Actress Kathleen Chalfant
El Teatro Campesino
the Los Angeles-based City Garage theatre company
P laywright Charles Mee
New York City's The Talking Band theatre
Fringe Benefits, a theatre company that creates and performs stage works promoting tolerance and social justice in Los Angeles area schools
Touchstone Theatre, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based non-profit arts production organization
Melissa Waddy-Thibideaux, artistic director for Flying Geese Productions - a non-profit production and assignment company in Houston, Texas that produces multicultural theatre.
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Outer Critics Circle Awards
Nominations for the 54th Awards were announced on April 19th. Asterisks indicate the winners. The awards ceremony will be held on May 27th (4PM) at Sardi’s Restaurant.
OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY
Anna in the Tropics
*I Am My Own Wife
Match
Sixteen Wounded
OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bombay Dreams
The Boy From Oz
Caroline, or Change
*Wicked
OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
The Beard of Avon
Bug
Frozen
*Intimate Apparel
Well
OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL (a tie award)
Fame on 42nd Street
*Johnny Guitar
*The Thing About Men
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Caretaker
*Henry IV
Jumpers
A Raisin in the Sun
Sly Fox
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Assassins
Fiddler on the Roof
Little Shop of Horrors
*Wonderful Town
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Simon Russell Beale, Jumpers
Kevin Kline, Henry IV
*Frank Langella, Match
Brían F. O'Byrne, Frozen Richard Thomas, The Stendhal Syndrome
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
*Eileen Atkins, The Retreat From Moscow
Zilah Mendoza, Living Out
Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel
Swoosie Kurtz, Frozen
Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gregg Edelman, Wonderful Town
Hunter Foster, Little Shop of Horrors
*Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
Alfred Molina, Fiddler on the Roof
Euan Morton, Taboo
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kerry Butler, Little Shop of Horrors
Kristin Chenoweth, Wicked
Idina Menzel, Wicked
*Donna Murphy, Wonderful Town
Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
René Auberjonois, Sly Fox
*Ned Beatty, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Teagle F. Bougere, A Raisin in the Sun
Aiden Gillen, The Caretaker
Omar Metwally, Sixteen Wounded
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Julie Halston, Twentieth Century
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Margo Martindale, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Jan Maxwell, Sixteen Wounded
*Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (tie award)
*John Cariani, Fiddler on the Roof
*Michael Cerveris, Assassins
Mitchell David Federan, The Boy From Oz
Sriram Ganesan, Bombay Dreams
Joel Grey, Wicked
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Ayesha Dharker, Bombay Dreams
Randy Graff, Fiddler on the Roof
Isabel Keating, The Boy From Oz
Carole Shelley, Wicked
*Karen Ziemba, Never Gonna Dance
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Sarah Jones, Bridge & Tunnel
*Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Martin Moran, The Tricky Part
Angelica Torn, Edge
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Doug Hughes, Frozen
Moisés Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
*Jack O'Brien, Henry IV
Daniel Sullivan, Intimate Apparel
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
David Leveaux, Fiddler on the Roof
*Joe Mantello, Wicked
Kathleen Marshall, Wonderful Town
George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Wayne Cilento, Wicked
*Kathleen Marshall, Wonderful Town
Joey McKneely, The Boy From Oz
Jerry Mitchell, Never Gonna Dance
Anthony Van Laast and Farah Kahn, Bombay Dreams
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
John Lee Beatty, Twentieth Century
Ralph Funicello, Henry IV
*Eugene Lee, Wicked
Vicki Mortimer, Jumpers
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Jess Goldstein, Henry IV
*Susan Hilferty, Wicked
Mike Nicholls & Bobby Pearce, Taboo
Catherine Zuber, Intimate Apparel
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
*Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Assassins
David Lander, I Am My Own Wife
Brian MacDevitt, Fiddler on the Roof
Kenneth Posner, Wicked
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Nilo Cruz, Anna in the Tropics
Tracy Letts, Bug
*Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel
Tristine Skyler, The Moonlight Room
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OUTSTANDING
Ensemble Performance and Puppet Artistry, Avenue Q
Total Nominations by Show:
Wicked - 10
Fiddler on the Roof - 6
The Boy From Oz - 5
Henry IV - 5
Intimate Apparel - 5
Wonderful Town - 5
A Raisin in the Sun - 4
Bombay Dreams - 4
Frozen - 4
I Am My Own Wife - 4
Assassins - 3
Caroline, or Change - 3
Jumpers - 3
Little Shop of Horrors - 3
Sixteen Wounded - 3
Award Talley for2 or more: Wicked (4); Wonderful Town (3); I Am My Own Wife (2); Henry IV (2); Intimate Apparel (2); and Assassins (2). Top of List
PEN/Laura Pels Award For Drama
The 2004 Award for drama recognized August Wilson as a master American dramatist, with Mr. Wilson to receive a specially commissioned work of art. Lynn Nottage was recognized as an American playwright in midcareer, which entailed a $5000 stipend.
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Pulitzer Prize For Drama
The Pulitzer Prize For Drama went to an ever growing category of plays, the solo play. The winner was 41-year-old Douglas Wright for I Am My Own Wife based on the playwright's own encounter with a German cross-dresser Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who is just one of some three dozen characters portrayed by Jefferson Mayes. The runner-ups were Man from Nebraska by Tracy Letts whose Bug is currently an Off-Off-Broadway hit, and Omnium Gatherum which met with mixed reviews when it ran at the Variety Arts Theater. For a complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners for drama go here.
TDF/Irene Sheraff Awards
TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards named after distinguished costume designer Irene Sharaff
MIRENA RADA/ Young Master Award
Sculptor NINO NOVELLINO/ Artisan Award
Designer and producer Lemuel Ayers/Posthumous Award.
Set and costume designer, Tony Walton/ The Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design, named for philanthropist Robert L.B. Tobin (New)
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Village Voice Obie Awards
The Village Voice Obie Awards honor Off-Broadway theatre. 2003-2004 Obie Award Winners presented May 17, 2004
Performance
Viola Davis / Intimate Apparel
Lisa Emery / Iron
Jayne Houdyshell / Well
Sarah Jones / Bridge & Tunnel
Jefferson Mays / I Am My Own Wife
Zilah Mendoza / Living Out
Maude Mitchell / Mabou Mines dollHouse
Brían F. O'Byrne / Frozen
Tonya Pinkins / Caroline, or Change
Lili Taylor / Aunt Dan and Lemon
The acting company of Bug (Shannon Cochran, Michael Shannon, Michael Cullen, Amy Landecker, Reed Birney)
The acting company of Small Tragedy (Ana Reeder, Mary Shultz, Rob Campbell, Daniel Eric Gold, Lee Pace, Rosemarie DeWitt)
Direction
Lee Breuer / Mabou Mines dollHouse
Moisés Kaufman / I Am My Own Wife
Best American Play
Craig Lucas / Small Tragedy
Design
The design team of Bug -- Lauren Helpern (sets), Tyler Micoleau (lights), Brian Ronan (sound), Kim Gill (costumes), Faye Armon (props)
Derek McLane -- Set design (I Am My Own Wife, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Intimate Apparel)
Music
Robert Een / Hiroshima Maiden
Special Citation
Pieter-Dirk Uys / Foreign AIDS
Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori / Caroline, or Change
Soho Rep / Molly's Dream
The Builders Association and motiroti / Alladeen
Kyle Jarrow and Alex Timbers / A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
George C. Wolfe for his stewardship of the Public Theater
Martin Moran / The Tricky Part
Terry Nemeth / Play Publishing, TCG
Grants
The Civilians
Musicals Tonight
THAW (Theaters Against War)
The Ross Wetzsteon Memorial Award
St. Ann's Warehouse (Susan Feldman, artistic director)
Lifetime Achievement
Mark Russell Top of List
Women of Achievement Awards
The WOMEN’S PROJECT & PRODUCTIONS 2004 honorees for their annual Women of Achievement Awards will be part of a June 7th WONDERFUL WOMEN / WONDERFUL TOWN, celebration hosted by Frances Sternhagen.F This year's honorees are:
Donna Murphy
Robin Burns, President and CEO of Intimate Beauty Corporation/Victoria's Secret Beauty
Gail Sheehy, author and cultural observer
Susan Wadsworth, Founder and Artistic Director of Young Concert Artists, Inc.
In a special presentation, The Women’s Project Theater at 424 West 55th Street will officially become The Julia Miles Theater in honor of the Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus.
TDF/Astaire Awards
ASTAIRE AWARDS are presented annually for the "Best Dance on Broadway" were named by the TDF/Astaire Awards committee and announced by the awards' administrator, Theatre Development Fund. This years honorees are listed below:
Kathleen Marshall -- Best Choreographer
Donna Murphy --Best Female Dancer
Hugh Jackman -- Best Male Dancer
Theater World Awards
Theatre World Awards honor performers making a breakthrough New York stage debut (in other words, the performer may have appeared on stage before, but not in a review independently reviewed. The recipients of the 60th annual Theatre World Awards are listed below --the awards presentation to be held at Studio 54 on Monday, May 24:
Shannon Cochran, Bug
Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Avenue Q
Mitchell David Federan, The Boy From Oz
Alexander Gemignani, Assassins
Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
Isabel Keating, The Boy From Oz
Sanaa Lathan, A Raisin in the Sun
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Euan Morton, Taboo
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
John Tartaglia, Avenue Q
Jennifer Westfeldt, Wonderful Town
Sarah Jones, Bridge and Tunnel (special award for writing and directing)
Top of List
Miscellaneous Awards
Helen Hayes Awards (DC)
Olivier Awards (London)
LA Ovation Awards
Top of List
Mendes at the DonmarOur Review
At This Theater
Leonard Maltin's 2003 Movie and Video Guide
Ridiculous!The Theatrical Life & Times of Charles Ludlam
Somewhere For Me, a Biography of Richard Rodgers
The New York Times Book of Broadway: On the Aisle for the Unforgettable Plays of the Last Century
6, 500 Comparative Phrases including 800 Shakespearean Metaphors by CurtainUp's editor.
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