The Independent Theater Bloggers Association (the "ITBA") announced the 2011 recipients of the Third Annual Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Awards. Patrick Lee was one of the ITBA's founding members. Patrick passed away suddenly last June, and was an erudite, passionate, and tireless advocate for theater in all its forms. Patrick was also the ITBA's first awards director, and was a regular contributor to Theatermania and TDF Stages.
The 2010-2011 Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Award Winners:OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonOUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY JerusalemOUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL REVIVAL Anything GoesOUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY REVIVAL The Normal HeartOUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY The Elaborate Entrance of Chad DeityOUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL The KidOUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY REVIVAL (PLAY OR MUSICAL) Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium ApproachesOUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW/PERFORMANCE (ALL VENUE CATEGORIES) Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were MadeCITATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING OFF-OFF BROADWAY SHOW Feeder: A Love Story Invasion! The Caucasian Chalk Circle Belarus Free Theater's Discover Love Black Watch ReWriteUNIQUE OFF-OFF BROADWAY EXPERIENCE Sleep No MoreOUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE The Scottsboro BoysCITATIONS FOR EXCELLENCE BY INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Reed Birney, A Small Fire Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can Bobby Cannavale, The Motherfucker with the Hat Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys Sutton Foster, Anything Goes Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon Hamish Linklater, School for Lies Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice Mark Rylance, Jerusalem Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
CITATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN OFF-OFF BROADWAY THEATRE La Mama