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February 18, 2019 at 9:52 am #1202780458
The winners of the 2019 Jonathan Larson Grants have been announced, which include the team of Julia Gytri and Avi Amon as well as Emily Gardner Xu Hall, Andy Roninson and Ben Wexler. http://www.playbill.com/article/american-theatre-wing-awards-5-rising-musical-theatre-writers-with-2019-jonathan-larson-grants
ReplyCopy URLFebruary 19, 2019 at 11:31 am #1202781640In honor of Black History Month, here’s a look back at some notable African-American milestones in Broadway history. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/194844/celebrating-black-history-month-broadway-milestones-you-ought-to-know/
ReplyCopy URLFebruary 25, 2019 at 3:37 pm #1202794662Tracy Letts will receive the 2019 Actor of the Year Award from the Sarah Siddons Society. http://www.playbill.com/article/pulitzer-and-tony-winner-tracy-letts-named-actor-of-the-year-by-sarah-siddons-society
ReplyCopy URLMarch 1, 2019 at 10:11 am #1202800435WP Theater has announced that its 40th anniversary season gala, honoring game-changing women with the Women of Achievement Awards, will take place on Monday, April 15, at the Edison Ballroom. This year’s event will honor BroadwayHD founder and Tony Award-winning producer Bonnie Comley; actress and singer-songwriter Amanda Seyfried; and Grammy Award-winning songwriter and recording artist Emily Warren.
https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/amanda-seyfried-emily-warren-wp-theater-gala_87985.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=01mar2019-
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March 4, 2019 at 5:31 pm #1202804024Jackie Sibblies Drury has been named the winner of the 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play Fairview. http://www.playbill.com/article/jackie-sibblies-drury-wins-blackburn-prize-for-her-acclaimed-fairview
ReplyCopy URLMarch 5, 2019 at 10:08 am #1202804775Kelli O’Hara, Alex Timbers, and Taylor Mac will each be receiving honorary awards from the Drama League.
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http://www.playbill.com/article/kelli-ohara-alex-timbers-and-taylor-mac-to-receive-2019-honorary-drama-league-awardsMarch 5, 2019 at 12:28 pm #1202804933Thanks. I was actually going to create a separate thread for the Drama League Awards, since I figure that all of the big 5 theater awards in New York (Lortel, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Tony) all deserve their own threads.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 6, 2019 at 6:20 pm #1202806764Chita Rivera will receive the Broadway Beacon Awards’ inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award on April 8. Other honorees that night include scenic designer Beowulf Borritt, Today Show host Al Roker, Patricia White (President, Theatrical Wardrobe Local 764 IATSE) and Brian Tormey (President, TitleVest Insurance Company). http://www.playbill.com/article/chita-rivera-to-receive-inaugural-lifetime-achievement-honor-from-broadway-beacon-awards
ReplyCopy URLMarch 12, 2019 at 2:07 pm #1202814125Tony nominee Christopher Sieber will host the 5th annual Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival at the Music Box Theatre on March 18. http://www.playbill.com/article/the-proms-christopher-sieber-to-host-5th-annual-shubert-foundation-high-school-theatre-festival
ReplyCopy URLMarch 13, 2019 at 1:47 pm #1202815379Tony nominee Ashley Park has been announced as the inaugural recipient of the Marin Mazzie Award for Empowerment. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/195144/ashley-park-to-receive-inaugural-marin-mazzie-award-for-empowerment/
ReplyCopy URLMarch 14, 2019 at 6:57 pm #1202817002Tony-nominated producer Tom Kirdahy will receive the Commercial Theater Institute’s Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Theater Producing on May 22. http://www.playbill.com/article/tom-kirdahy-named-recipient-of-2019-robert-whitehead-award
ReplyCopy URLMarch 14, 2019 at 7:04 pm #1202817017Playwrights Young Jean Lee and Patricia Cornelius are this year’s recipients of Yale University’s Windham-Campbell Prizes for drama. http://www.playbill.com/article/young-jean-lee-named-recipient-of-windham-campbell-prize
ReplyCopy URLMarch 18, 2019 at 6:37 pm #1202821248Laura Benanti and Bartlett Sher will be honored at the Encompass New Opera Theatre’s 2019 gala on March 31. Benanti will receive the Sheldon Harnick Award for Creative Excellence and Sher will receive the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre, Musical Theatre and Opera Award. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/195185/odds-ends-laura-benanti-bartlett-sher-to-be-honored-at-encompass-annual-gala-more/
ReplyCopy URLMarch 19, 2019 at 2:26 pm #1202822323The Dramatists Guild of America will present Heidi Schreck and Amy Herzog with the 2019 Horton Foote Playwriting Award in July. http://www.playbill.com/article/heidi-schreck-and-amy-herzog-named-winners-of-2019-horton-foote-playwriting-award
ReplyCopy URLMarch 20, 2019 at 5:02 pm #1202823659Several recordings that have been selected for preservation this year in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress have Broadway connections, such as the original Broadway cast recording of Hair, Neil Diamond’s iconic song “Sweet Caroline”, Cyndi Lauper’s debut album She’s So Unusual, and Schoolhouse Rock!: The Box Set, which has several songs written and performed by Lynn Ahrens. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cyndi-lauper-neil-diamond-jay-z-music-inducted-national-recording-registry-1195727
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