WHAT: The 54th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards honoring off- and off-off
Broadway theater hosted by the nations largest alternative weekly newspaper,
the Village Voice will be brought to you by Paltalk, the largest multimedia
interactive program on the Internet with more than 4 million unique users.
Structured with informal categories that change annually, The Village
Voice Obie Awards recognize persons and productions of excellence. Unlike
most theater awards, The Village Voice Obie Awards have no nominations. In
the conviction that creativity is not competitive, judges may give several
Obies in each category, and may even invent new categories to reward
artistic merit.
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2009 - Live from New York City's Webster Hall
8:00pm Eastern Time for approximately 1.5 hours
WHERE: To join the festivities, please visit:
http://www.paltalk.com/obies
Those who log in will be able to watch the Obies live video presentation,
watch one another on their webcams, and chat with one another in text. After
the show, users are invited to remain in the room and continue to text as
well as talk with one another using Paltalk's voice-over-IP technology. WHO:
Co-hosted by MARTHA PLIMPTON and DANIEL BREAKER.
Awards Presented by: Anne Hathaway Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek) Gavin Creel
(Hair) John Shea Karen Olivo (West Side Story) Kate Mulgrew Marc Kudisch (9
to 5) Sasha Allen (Hair)
For more information about the 54th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards, a
list of the Obies Judges, the wonderful sponsors, news about the first-ever
Creative Block and a complete list of Winners, please visit http://obies.villagevoice.com
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for more information
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Judy Shapiro.
