Wednesday, May 18, 2011

ITBA - 2011 Award Nominations

The Independent Theater Bloggers Association, aka The ITBA, of which I am a member and the communications director, has announced the nominees for its annual awards.  

These are the third annual awards by the ITBA and in honor of our dear departed colleague Patrick Lee, a theatre blogger and lover of all theatre who passed away suddenly and sadly last year, the awards are now known as the Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Awards, "The Patrick" for short.   The recipients of the 2011 Patricks will be announced this Friday, May 20, 2011.
The nominees are:

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Catch Me If You Can
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Brief Encounter
Good People
Jerusalem
War Horse

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL REVIVAL
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY REVIVAL
Arcadia
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Gatz
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The Metal Children

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Freckleface Strawberry
In Transit
The Burnt Part Boys
The Kid
We the People: America Rocks!

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY REVIVAL (PLAY OR MUSICAL)
Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches
Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika
Hello Again
The Little Foxes
Three Sisters

OUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW/PERFORMANCE (ALL VENUE CATEGORIES)
Kimberly Faye Greenberg, One Night with Fanny Brice
John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made
Mike Birbiglia, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Tim Watts, Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

OUTSTANDING OFF-OFF-BROADWAY SHOW
Belarus Free Theater's Discover Love
Black Watch
Dog Act
Feeder: A Love Story
Invasion!
Reefer Madness, The Gallery Players
ReWrite
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Treasure Island

1 comment:

karigee said...

I love that you guys renamed the award after Patrick. What a lovely tribute.