The 46th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were presented on May 21, 2001 at Webster Hall in Manhattan.
Marian Seldes & Brian Murray
PRESENTED BY:
J. Smith Cameron
Dick Cavett (no show replaced by) MARK RUSSELL
Darius De Haas
David Gallo
Linda Lavin
Marion McClinton
Debra Monk
Daphne Rubin Vega
WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCES BY:
Rinde Eckert & Carl Handcock Rux
Mary-Louise Parker for her performance "Proof"
Janie Dee for her performance "Comic Potential"
Bette Bourne for his performance "Resident Alien"
Brian Murray for his performance "The Play About the Baby"
George Bartenieff for his performance "I Will Bear Witness"
Brian dArcy James for his performance "The Good Thief"
Pamela Isaacs for her performance "Newyorkers"
JohnOrtiz for his performance "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot"
Jackie Hoffman for her performance "The Book of Liz"
Stephanie Berry for her performance "The Shaneequa Chronicles"
Judy Kuhn for her performance "Eli's Comin"
Mandy Gonzalez for her performance "Eli's Comin"
Anika Noni Rose for her performance "Eli's Comin"
Ronnell Bey for her performance "Eli's Comin"
Direction:
Craig Lucas for his direction "Saved or Destroyed"
Michael Greif for his direction "Dogeaters"
Bob McGrath for his direction "Jennie Richee "
Choreography:
John Carrafa Musical Staging "Urinetown"
Design:
Douglas Stein for his set design "Texts for Nothing and Saved"
Neil Patel for his designs of "War of the Worlds," "Resident Alien Race," "I Will Bear Witness"
Julia Wolfe, Laurie Olinder, Bill Morrison, Fred Tietz, Cynthia Hopkins, Howard S.Thies, Pilar Limosner, Tim Schellenbaum, Ruth Pongstaphone, Matthew Tierney for the collaborative design of "Jennie Richee"
Music:
Bill Sims, Jr. music for "Lackawanna Blues"
Kirsten Childs music and lyrics for "The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin"
Diedre Murray Vocal and Instrumental Arrangement "Eli'sComin"
Ed Kleban Music and Lyrics "A Class Act"
Book and Lyrics:
Greg Kotis & Mark Hollmann for their Book and Lyrics "Urinetown"
Playwriting:
Jose Rivera for his play "References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot"
Special Citation:
Rinde Eckert "And God Created Great Whales"
Justin Bond (Kiki and Herb) "Jesus Wept"
Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb) "Jesus Wept"
Pamela Gien "The Syringa Tree"
Ruben Santiago-Hudson "Lackawanna Blues"
Sustained Achievement Award:
Marian Seldes Sustained Achievement Award
Grants:
Soho Rep
Clubbed Thumb
Classical Theater of Harlem
Mint Theater
Ross Wetzsteon Award: Theatre For A New Audience
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