Lilly Award Names Award Winners; Honors Rogers, Chenoweth et al. 5/24

The Committee for Recognizing Women in Theater presented the first annual "Lilly Awards" in honor of Lillian Hellman at Playwright's Horizons this evening, May 24. This year, the Lilly Awards honored 17 women theater artists who have been produced in the past year in New York City. An after party was held and the West Bank Cafe.

The following awards were presented:

Rob Ashford presented Kristen Chenoweth with The Lilly Award for Performance in honor of Marian Seldes.

Mark Brokaw presented Melissa James Gibson with The 1st Lillian Hellman Award for Playwrighting in honor of Zona Gale.

Adam Bock presented Maria Striar with The Lilly Award for Artistic Director in honor of Margo Jones.

Michael Mayer presented Christine Jones with The Lilly Award for Set Design.

Neil Pepe presented Lucy Thurber with The 2nd Lillian Hellman Award for Playwrighting in honor of Frances Goodrich.

Tim Sanford presented Pam MacKinnon (in absentia) with The 1st Lilly Award for Direction.

Tina Howe presented Chisa Hutchinson with The 3rd Lillian Hellman Award for Playwrighting in honor of Wendy Wasserstein.

Julia Jordan presented Emily Morse with The Lilly Award for Advocacy.

Doug Wright presented Deborah Laufer with The 4th Lillian Hellman Award for Playwrighting.

Lisa Baines and Susan Birkenhead presented Jane Greenwood with The Lilly Award for Costime Design.

Julie Crosby presented Liz Duffy Adams with The 5th Lillian Hellman Award for Playwrighting in honor of Aphra Behn.

Theresa Rebeck presented Frances Aronson with The Lilly Award for Lighting Design.

David Greenspan presented Leigh Silverman with The 2nd Lilly Award for Direction in honor of Dorothy Parker.

Lynn Nottage presented Annie Baker with The 5th Lillian Hellman Award for Playwrighting in honor of Mary Chase.

Allison Pill presented Anne Kauffman with The 3rd Lilly Award for Direction in honor of Zoe Caldwell.