Photo Coverage: Broadway Celebrates Women in Theatre at the 8th Annual Lilly Awards

Just last night, the 8th Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony, which celebrates women of distinction in the American Theater, honored Julie Taymor, Denée Benton, Micki Grant,Toni-Leslie James, Mandy Greenfield, Madison Ferris, and Beanie Feldstein. Stephen Schwartz was this year's Miss Lilly.

The Lilly Awards are presented by The Lilly Awards Foundation along with the generous support of The Dramatists Guild. This year, the show was hosted by Tony Award-winning playwright Sarah Jones on Monday, May 22, at Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42nd St) with an after party sponsored by Dramatists Play Service. Year after year, the Lilly Awards honors the extraordinary contributions made to the American Theater by women.

The Lilly Awards were started in the Spring of 2010 as a way to honor the work of women in the American Theater. The founders of The Lillys are Julia Jordan, Marsha Norman and Theresa Rebeck. The awards are named for Lillian Hellman, a pioneering American playwright who famously said "You need to write like the devil and act like one too when necessary."

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Madison Ferris
Madison Ferris, Beanie Feldstein and Denee Benton
Amanda Green
Amanda Green
Kathy Najimy
Kathy Najimy
Sarah JonesMay 22, 2017 in New York City.
Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jones
Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jones
Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Julie Taymor
Mandy Greenfield
Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang
Julie Taymor, David Henry Hwang and Estelle Getty
Julie Taymor and David Henry Hwang
Julie Taymor and David Henry Hwang
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor and David Henry Hwang
Julie Taymor
Cynthia Nixon
Mandy Greenfield and Cynthia Nixon
Mandy Greenfield and Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
Madison Ferris
Marisa Tomei and Madison Ferris
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Denee Benton
Denee Benton
Marisa Tomei
Denee Benton and Marisa Tomei
Beanie Feldstein and Marisa Tomei
Beanie Feldstein
Beanie Feldstein
Madison Ferris
Julie Taymor and Madison Ferris
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Sarah Jones
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Sarah Ruhl
Beanie Feldstein and Sarah Jones
Julia Jordan
Jennifer Krasinski
Beanie Feldstein, Jennifer Krasinski and Jenny Koons
Stacey Mindich
Stacey Mindich and Martyna Majok
Martyna Majok
Martyna Majok
Daryl Roth
Daryl Roth and Ari Fulton
Daryl Roth and Ari Fulton
Joy Brown
Joy Brown and Christina Anderson
Kisa Kron
Lisa Kron
Julia Jordan and Stephen Schwartz
Lisa Kron, Stephen Schwartz and Georgia Stitt
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Charlayne Woodard
Charlayne Woodard and Micki Grant
Charlayne Woodard and Micki Grant
Micki Grant
Charlayne Woodard, Sarah Jones, Micki Grant and Stephen Schwartz