For several years now, it has been my privilege to serve as a judge for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards. The organization brings recognition to the great work being done in New York City's Off-Off-Broadway, honors its artistic heritage, and provides a meeting ground for this extensive community.
For me, however, the great honor of being a judge is that it gets me to all sorts of out-of-the-way spaces, where I have had the thrill of experiencing the magic that creative, dedicated, and highly talented theater artists are able to conjure, generally with very limited resources.
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| Outstanding Premiere Production: THE SNOW QUEEN |
Kudos to the winners listed here and, indeed, to all who work so diligently to bring live theater to all corners of the city.
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| Outstanding Production of a Musical: 1917-2017: TYCHYNA, ZHADAN and the DOGS |
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| Outstanding Play Revival: DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA |
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| Outstanding Ensemble: FOLLIES |
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Sea Dog Theater
Outstanding Premiere Production
The Snow Queen
Blessed Unrest in association with New Ohio Theatre
Outstanding Production of a Musical
1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs
Yara Arts Group in association with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Outstanding Performance Art Production
Soot and Spit
Our Voices Theater in association with New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater
Outstanding Ensemble
Follies
Astoria Performing Arts Center
Outstanding Original Full-Length Script
Eric Avilés
Where You From? What You Be About?
Liberation Arts Collective
Outstanding Original Short Script
Joseph Hefner
Agency
The Company Ink in association with Michael Johnson
Outstanding Director
Mark Lewis
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Sea Dog Theater
Outstanding Choreography/Movement
Sara Brians
Follies
Astoria Performing Arts Center
Outstanding Set Design
Maruti Evans
Precious Little Talent
Shea Delves Productions
Outstanding Lighting Design
Stacey Boggs
AMP
Goode Productions
Outstanding Sound Design
Dan Bianchi & Wes Shippee
The 9th Annual H.P. Lovecraft Festival
Radiotheatre in association with Theater At St. John's
Outstanding Costume Design
Jennifer Jacob
Follies
Astoria Performing Arts Center
Outstanding Innovative Design
Lisa Renkel
Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home
Poetic Theater Productions
Outstanding Original Music
Julian Kytasty, Serhiy Zhadan & the Dogs
1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs
Yara Arts Group in association with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Outstanding Solo Performance
Valerie Redd
You / Emma
Wandering Bark Theatre Company in association with IRT Theater
Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role
Ryan McCurdy
Greencard Wedding
Goode Productions
Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role
Maggie Low
Chickens in the Yard
Adjusted Realists
Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Todd Ritch
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
5th Floor Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
LaDonna Burns
Follies
Astoria Performing Arts Center
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