Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 61st Annual Obie Awards!
By: Jennifer Broski May. 24, 2016
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The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, Owner) have announced the winners of the 61st Annual Obie Awards. Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj, produced by the Atlantic Theater Company, received the Obie Award® for Best New American Play, which is accompanied by a $1,000 prize. Legendary actor/dancer/choreographer Carmen de Lavallade and renowned playwright A.R. Gurney each received a special Obie Award® for Lifetime Achievement. Obie and Screen Actors Guild® Award-winning actress Lea DeLaria returned as host of this year's ceremony, which was held at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street).
This year's presenters included Obie Award® winner Colman Domingo, Obie Award® winnerDanai Gurira, Maura Tierney, Kate Burton, Obie Award® winner Savion Glover, three-time Obie Award® winner Elizabeth Marvel, Carrie Preston, Norm Lewis, Obie Award® winnerTovah Feldshuh, Marlo Thomas, two-time Obie Award® winner Lisa Kron, three-time Obie Award® winner David Henry Hwang, Jordan Roth, and Natasha Katz.
The evening's festivities also included an opening number featuring Obies host Lea DeLaria and her "Orange Is the New Black" cast mates Emily Althaus, Lori Tan Chinn, Joel Marsh Garland,Kimiko Glenn, Annie Golden, Vicky Jeudy, Emma Myles, Dascha Polenco, and Dale Soules, as well as Stephen Wallem. In addition, special performances were given by 2016 Tony Award® nominee Leslie Odom, Jr. who honored the 20th Anniversary of Rent by performing "Without You," and by Dear Evan Hansen star Ben Platt performing "Waving Through a Window," accompanied by a band including composer Justin Paul on piano.
For the full list of winners, click here.
BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the red carpet below!
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Heather Hitchens, Peter Barbey
Peter Barbey, Lea DeLaria, Heather Hitchens
Leslie Odom, Jr., Nicolette Robinson
Thomas Sanders
Thomas Sanders
Debra Barsha, Kate Rigg, Maggie Cassella
Emily Althaus
Emily Althaus
Zainab Jah, Saycon Sengbloh, Akosua Busia, Pascale Armand
Kyle Taylor Parker
Kyle Taylor Parker
Vicky Jeudy
Vicky Jeudy
Brent Tworetzky, Randi Zuckerberg
Arian Moayed, Rajiv Joseph, Omar Metwally
Arian Moayed, Jayne Houdyshell
Nikiya Mathis, Adesola Osakalumi
Emily Donohoe, Michael O'Keefe
Marlo Thomas, Lucas Caleb Rooney
Cast and creative members of THE WOODSMAN
Neil Pepe, Mary McCann, Jeffory Lawson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Nikiya Mathis, Trey Hudson
Michael Greif, Justin Paul, Carole Rothman, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek
Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Steven Levenson
William Ivey Long, Heather Hitchens
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