Paula Vogel to receive Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement

5/3/2017 3:30pm


The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO) have announced that Pulitzer Prize-wining playwright Paula Vogel will receive a special Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 62nd Annual Obie Awards, which will be held on Mon May 22 at Webster Hall (125 East 11th St).As was previously announced, Lea DeLaria will again return as the host. The Obie Award judge’s panel for this season include Michael Feingold, Ayad AkhtarMelissa Rose Bernardo, J. Smith Cameron, Darius de HaasMiriam Felton-Dansky & Daphne Rubin-Vega. Tickets are available at www.ObieAwards.com. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...