Vickie Ramirez Wins the 2020 Smith Prize for Political Theaterby BWW News Desk - June 9, 2020National New Play Network, the country's alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, announces the winner of the 2020 Smith Prize for Political Theater: Vickie Ramirez. 2020 Jessie Theatre Award Nominations Announcedby BWW News Desk - June 9, 2020To honour Vancouver's vibrant artistic community during this challenging time, the 2020 Jessie Theatre Award Nominations were announced virtually, for the first time, on Monday, June 8th, hosted by the mother daughter duo Amanda Sum (seen this season in Chicken Girl and East Van Panto) and Linda Leung. Nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announcedby BWW News Desk - June 8, 2020At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Cole Escola Will Host Obie Awards Ceremony- Set for June 4by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO) have just announced that the 65th Annual Obie Awards, New York's preeminent celebration of Off- and Off-Off Broadway theater, will premiere on YouTube.com/AmericanTheatreWing on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 8:00 PM EDT. The prerecorded ceremony will be hosted by comedian, actor and writer Cole Escola (Hulu's Difficult People, FXX's Man Seeking Woman, Amazon Prime's Mozart in the Jungle), who will also perform with surprise special guests. Winners Announced for the 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards!by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2020On Tuesday, May 19, presenters Charles Bush and Julie Halston, along with OBA President Peter Breger, announced the 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance. The Off Broadway Alliance plans on celebrating this year's winners with a reception this Fall. VIDEO: MOULIN ROUGE! Tops List of Outer Critics Circle Honorees!by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2020The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, today announced its plans for honoring the 2019-2020 season of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Steinberg/ATCA and Osborn Awards To Be Presented May 13by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2020The Harold and Mimi Steinberg / American Theatre Critics Association 2020 New Play Award and Citations and the M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for emerging playwrights will be presented in a recorded video announcement to be released on May 13, 2020 at 6pm EST. Breaking: A STRANGE LOOP Wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Dramaby BWW News Desk - May 4, 2020It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop has officially won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This year's finalists included: Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning and David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's Soft Power. The Winners Are In for the 2020 Lucille Lortel Awards- The Full List!by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2020Mario Cantone will host this year's Lucille Lortel Awards, which are being presented as a virtual broadcast and benefit for The Actors Fund on Sunday, May 3, at 7pm. The online event will bring together theatre performers, industry veterans, and fans worldwide in a celebration of Off-Broadway. SIX Wins Play/Musical of the Year at the 2020 Visionary Honoursby BWW News Desk - May 6, 2020Winners for the second annual Visionary Honours have been announced following a special virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday 6th May. Celebrating a wide range of diverse and under-represented voices, the virtual awards ceremony was hosted by award-winning TV presenter Scarlette Douglas, featuring acceptances from Jesy Nelson and more.
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