Theater Awards

The 65th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theater
The American Theatre Wing's 65th annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on Sunday June 12 at the Beacon Theater in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan. Neil Patrick Harris, who hosted the 2009 awards, returned to host this year's ceremony, which honored Nick Stafford's "War Horse" for Best Play, "The Book of Mormon" for Best Musical, "The Normal Heart" for Best Revival of a Play, and "Anything Goes" for Best Revival of a Musical. By Clarissa Marzán.

The 67th Annual Theatre World Awards
A May 10 announcement honored twelve actors for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway Debut Performances during the 2010-2011 theatrical season and announced the winners of the inaugural award for Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence as well as the winners of the third annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence. The invitation-only Theatre World Awards presentation took place on Tuesday, June 7 and was hosted by Peter Filichia. The ceremony also presented a tribute to John A. Willis, the founder of the Theatre World Awards, who passed away in June 2010. By Clarissa Marzán.

The 56th Obie Awards
A crowd from Off and Off-Off Broadway gathered for the 56th Obie Awards to celebrate the art of Theater on Monday, May 16 at Webster Hall in Greenwich Village. S. Epatha Merkerson and David Hyde Pierce co-hosted the ceremony, accompanied by such stars as Alec Baldwin and Liev Schreiber, who introduced the winners. Other names such as Andrew Rannells, Arian Moayad, Frank Wood, Jim Parsons, John Larroquette, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mamie Gummer, Margaret Colin, Nina Arianda, Patina Miller, and Rose Hemingway presented Obies to the winners. Among the winners, Kristoffer Diaz received a best American play award for "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" and René Buch's Repertorio Espanol was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. By Agate Elie.

The 61st Outer Critics Circle Awards
"Anything Goes" and "The Book of Mormon" received the most accolades from the Outer Critics Circle Awards when the results were released on Monday May 16, preceding the celebratory awards dinner to be held on May 26 at Sardi's Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. With both productions winning four awards apiece, "Anything Goes" won Outstanding Revival of a Musical and "The Book of Mormon" received Outstanding New Broadway Musical. The Outstanding New Broadway Play award went to "War Horse," which also won two other awards. The prize for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play was conferred to "Other Desert Cities," while "The Kid" received the Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical award. The new movie-to-musical "Sister Act" appeared set to receive much praise, having led the competition with nine nominations, yet failed to receive any honors. By Clarissa Marzán.

The 76th NY Drama Critics Circle Awards
The winners of the 76th annual New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards were honored at the celebratory dinner at Agnus McIndoe in Midtown Manhattan on Monday May 16. The panel of theater critics struggled to choose the winner of Best Play, as they underwent four rounds of voting before finally conferring the award to David Lindsay-Abaire's "Good People." By Clarissa Marzán.