Lilly Awards to Honor Julie Taymor, Denée Benton, and More
The awards, which honor women in theatre, will be presented at a ceremony on May 22.
The awards, which honor women in theatre, will be presented at a ceremony on May 22.
Actors will be honored in June for their debut performances on Broadway and Off Broadway.
Taylor Mac, Paula Vogel, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson and the cast of ‘Jitney’ received special citations.
The annual awards celebrate the best of Off-Broadway plays and musicals.
The honor includes $10,000, publication of the winning play, ‘Bottle Fly,’ and a staged reading at the National Theatre in London.
The fellowship will include a seven-month residency and a mentorship with Daniel Alexander Jones.
Salt Lake Acting Company selected playwright Rae Binstock for her play, ‘A Land of No Mercy.’
The Texas theatre will be recognized for its 60 years of programming.
They’re the recipients, respectively, of an award for a new American play and for an emerging American playwright.
The writer and director will be recognized for ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.’