2014 Lilly Award winners announced

5/20/2014 3:41pm


The 2014 winners of the Lilly Awards, honoring women of distinction in American theater, were announced by the Lilly Awards Foundation.  The winners will be celebrated at the 5th Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony set for Mon June 2 beginning at 5:00 PM at Playwrights Horizons (416 W 42nd St). Following the ceremony, surprise guests and honorees will perform in a cabaret, celebrating women of distinction in musical theater at the West Bank Cafe (407 W 42nd Street, NYC). The 2014 Lilly Award Winners are Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Susan Bernfield, Johanna Day, Winnie Holzman, Joyce Ketay, Mary Mitchell Campbell, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Dominique Morrisseau, Kelli O'Hara, Jen Silverman, Jeanine Tesori Liesl Tommy. The presenters are Neena Beber, John Doyle, Branden Jacobs Jenkins, Julia Jordan, Anne Kaufman, Lisa Kron, Tony Kushner, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Justin Levine, Audra McDonald, Marsha Norman, Steven Pasquale Stephen SchwartzStacey Mindich will present a special award of $25,000 to fund a new work by a female playwright. For additional information please visit www.thelillyawards.org. Press contact: O&M Co (695-7400)...