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54th Village Voice OBIE AwardsBy: Maria Esteves - May 22, 2009 The 54th Annual 2009 Village Voice OBIE Awards ceremony honoring Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theater achievements of 2008-2009, co-hosted by 2009 Tony Award nominee Martha Plimpton and "Shrek the Musical " performer Daniel Breaker were held at the historical Webster Hall ballroom, New York, with a live Internet webcast on PalTalk.com, Monday, May 18, 8:00 pm. The 54th OBIE Award presenters were Anne Hathaway, Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Gavin Creel (Hair), John Shea, Karen Olivo (West Side Story), Kate Mulgrew, Marc Kudisch (9 to 5), and Sasha Allen (Hair). The 54th OBIES After Party immediately followed celebrating Creative Block 2009 inaugural, a multidisciplinary arts event. Since 1955, the Village Voice Obie Awards founded by Jerry Tallmer acknowledge the best of Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The name OBIE derives from the abbreviation for Off-Broadway (O.B.). 2009 OBIES were presented by chairman Michael Feingold, OBIE Committee, producer Eileen Phelan, publicist Gail Parenteau, lighting designer Stephen Wyker, marketing director Mauro De Ceglie, OBIE associate Sarah H. Haught, and creative services Justin Reynolds. The proud sponsors were Compucolor, Crumpler, Fragoli, Harlequin Books, Highline Studios, Le Tourment Vert, LikeMe.net, Macy's, Metro PCS, Parenteau Guidance, Sea Grape Wines, Sierra Nevada, Virgin America and Webster Hall. The judges may vote multiple OBIES in any category where outstanding achievement deserves recognition. The winners of the 2009 OBIE Awards were judged by: * Michael Feingold - Chairman chief theater critic, The Village Voice * Eisa Davis - 2008 Obie Award winner, actress/playwright, "The Blacks" * Eric Grode - Theater critic * Ty Jones - 2003 Obie Award winner, actor/playwright, "The Blacks" * Moises Kaufman - 2004 Obie Award winner, playwright/director, "I Am My Own Wife" * Andy Propst - Secretary/theater critic, AmericanTheaterWeb.com * Alexis Soloski - Theater critic, The Village Voice * Chay Yew - 2007 Obie Award winner, playwright/director, "Durango" The ceremony included 26 awards within 9 categories. The following are the various awards, and their winners: Best Performance FRANCOIS BATTISTE for THE GOOD NEGRO QUINCY TYLER BERNSTINE for RUINED SAIDAH ARRIKA EKULONA for RUINED RUSSELL GEBERT JONES for RUINED JONATHAN GROFF for PRAYER FOR MY ENEMY and THE SINGING FOREST BIRGIT HUPPUCH for TELEPHONE AARON MONAGHAN for THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN SAHR NGAUJAH for FELA! LORENZO PISONI for HUMOR ABUSE JAMES SUGG for CHEKHOV LIZARDBRAIN JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON for OTHELLO KEVIN T. CARROLL for Sustained Excellence
Best Direction DAVID CROMER for OUR TOWN KATIE MITCHELL for THE WAVES KEN RUS SCHMOLL for TELEPHONE
Best Music and Lyrics STEPHEN SONDHEIM for ROAD SHOW
Best Design TONI-LESLIE JAMES for sustained excellence, WIG OUT! DAVID KORINS for sustained excellence, WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
Special Citations Director SARAH BENSON and set designer LOUISA THOMPSON for BLASTED Director DAVID ESBJORNSON and actor CHRISTIAN CAMARGO for HAMLET Grants THE CLASSICAL THEATRE OF HARLEM THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY LARK PLAY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The Ross Wetzsteon Award HERE ARTS CENTER - $2,000
Best New American Play RUINED, playwright by Lynn Nottage
Lifetime Achievement Award 22.05.2009 | Aviva Press's blog Cat. : 2009 Obie Awards Ceremony 2009 Obies 2009 Tony Award 54th OBIE Award AARON MONAGHAN actor actress Alexis Soloski America Andy Propst Anne Hathaway Arts Best Music BIRGIT HUPPUCH Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek) Candidate Position Chairman Chay Yew CHRISTIAN CAMARGO Contact Details Creative Block Critic critic , AmericanTheaterWeb. critic , The Village Daniel Breaker Daniel Breaker Daniel Breaker DAVID ESBJORNSON DAVID CROMER DAVID KORINS designer Director director , "Durango Director , Marketing director marketing Durango Earle Hyman EARLE HYMAN Eileen Phelan Eisa Davis Entertainment Entertainment Eric Grode FRANCOIS BATTISTE Gail Parenteau Gavin Creel (Hair) Hamlet Human Interest Human Interest I Am My Own Wife JAMES SUGG Jerry Tallmer Jerry Tallmer JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON John Shea Jonathan Groff Justin Reynolds Karen Olivo Kate Mulgrew KATIE MITCHELL KEN RUS SCHMOLL KEVIN T. CARROLL LikeMe.net LORENZO PISONI LOUISA THOMPSON Lynn Nottage Macy's Marc Kudisch Martha Plimpton Martha Plimpton Mauro De Ceglie Michael Feingold Michael Feingold Moisés Kaufman Nevada Obie Award PalTalk.com Performing arts Person Career Politics Politics Producer QUINCY TYLER BERNSTINE Ruined RUSSELL GEBERT JONES SARAH BENSON Sarah H. Haught Sasha Allen (Hair) secretary set designer Stephen Sondheim Stephen Sondheim Stephen Wyker Technology Technology The Blacks THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY The Village Voice The Village Voice Obie Awards Theatre TONI-LESLIE JAMES Webster Hall Webster Hall ballroom World Health Organization AWARDS
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