The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, just presented the 8th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off-Broadway during the 2017-2018 season. Winners included: Desperate Measures (Best New Musical), Transfers (Best New Play), The Government Inspector (Best Revival), KPOP (Best Unique Theatrical Experience), Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke (Best Solo Performance), Polka Dots: The Cool Kids Musical(Best Family Show). Read More here

The eighth annual awards recognized artists in six competitive categories: Best New Musical (Desperate Measures), Best New Play (Transfers), Best Revival (The Government Inspector), Best Solo Performance (Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke), Best Unique Theatrical Experience (KPOP), and Best Family Show (Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical). Read More here

Up-and-coming actress Abby Quinn has joined the cast of After the Wedding, the U.S. remake of Susanne Bier’s 2006 Oscar nominee. Bart Freundlich is directing with Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore and Billy Crudup leading the cast. Read More here

A chameleon with a leading man’s good looks, the newly minted Obie winner likes to disappear into his roles. Read More here

“You gave up financial security and normal working hours just to have the chance to tell the truth,” John Leguizamo said in his opening remarks as host of the 2018 Obie Awards. “So when it gets hard, when you’re between gigs, when you’re last on your agent’s call sheet, remind yourself as I do: It’s worth it.”

Among the other big winners of the evening were Billy Crudup for his one-man tour de force “Harry Clarke,” “Admissions” star Jessica Hecht, and Robert Sean Leonard for his role in Signature Theatre Company’s production of Edward Albee’s “At Home at the Zoo.”

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