By: Maria Esteves – May 27, 2008
The 53rd Annual 2008 Village Voice OBIE Awards ceremony honoring the best of Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theater was held at the historical Webster Hall ballroom, New York, with live simulcast streamed on iClips.Net, Monday, May 19, 8:00 pm. The 2008 Obies was co-hosted by Broadway performers Bill Camp of CORAM BOY and Elizabeth Marvel of SEASCAPE. Presented by Chairman, Michael Feingold Obie Committee, producer Eileen Phelan, publicist Gail Parenteau, lighting designer Stephen Wyker, sound designer Paul Bell, stage manager Tamera Cone, marketing and promotions Mauro DeCeglie, Joachim Kearns, and Samantha Seier, creative services Christine Brownlee, and Obie associate Sarah H. Haught. The award presenters were Jonathan Groff, Priscilla Lopez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Marisa Tomei, Julie White and Bradley Whitford. The ceremony included a special performance from the cast of PASSING STRANGE singing “We Just Had Sex” and “Welcome To Amsterdam.” The supporting sponsors were Stella Artois, Chinatown, CRUNCH, MACY’S, Sea Grape Wine Shop, Hint and iClips Network.
2008 OBIE co-hosts Broadway performers Elizabeth Marvel,
SEASCAPE (left), and Bill Camp, CORAM BOY.
2008 OBIE presenter Broadway performer Bradley
Whitford, BOEING-BOEING.
2008 OBIE presenter Broadway performer Jonathan
Groff, SPRING AWAKENING.
2008 OBIE Best Performance Ensemble award winners, cast
(from left-right), Rebecca N. Jones, Chad Goodridge, director
Annie Dorsen, Eisa Davis, and de'Adre Aziza for PASSING STRANGE.
2008 OBIE Best Playwright award winner David Henry
Kwang for YELLOW FACE.
2008 OBIE Best Performance award winner Lisa Gay
Hamilton for THE OHIO STATE MURDERS.
2008 OBIE Best Performance award winner Kate
Mulgrew for IPHIGENIA 2.0.
2008 OBIE Special Citations award winners, (from left-right),
casts, Robert M. Johanson, Zachary Oberzan, director Kelly
Copper, Kristin Worrall, director Pavol Liska, and Anne
Gridley for NO DICE.
2008 OBIE Best Performance award winner Rebecca
Wisocky for AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN.
2008 OBIE Best Playwright award winner director
Michael Wilson accepted the award on behalf of Horton
Foote for DIVIDING THE ESTATE.
2008 OBIE The Ross Wetzsteon award winner founder/artistic
director Angelina Fiordellisi and managing director James King
for THE CHERRY LANE THEATRE MENTOR PROJECT.
2008 OBIE Special Citations award winner David Greenspan
for THE ARGUMENT.
2008 OBIE Best Performance award winner Francis Jue for
YELLOW FACE.
2008 OBIE Best Lighting Design award winner Keith Parham
for ADDING MACHINE.
28.05.2008 | Aviva Press's blog
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