Daryl Roth & Chita Rivera will be honored at Lilly Awards

5/20/2015 3:22pm


The 2015 winners of the Lilly Awards, celebrating and honoring women of distinction in American theater have been announced by The Lilly Awards Foundation.  The winners will be celebrated at the 6th Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony on Mon June 1 beginning at 5:00 PM at Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42nd St) and hosted by Lisa Kron.  The ceremony will be live-streamed on the Lilly Awards website at www.thelillyawards.org. The Lilly Awards will honor Chita Rivera  with the first-ever Legendary Lilly Award presented by Terrence McNally & veteran producer Daryl Roth who will receive the Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2015 Lilly Award winners include choreographer and director Graciela Daniele, playwright Lisa D’Amour, actor Deirdre O’Connell, founding artistic director of the Musical Theatre Factory Shakina Nayfack, Boo Killebrew, Quincy Tyler Bernstein, and three surprise winners to be announced during the ceremony. Guest presenters include Lynn Ahrens, Lynne Meadow, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jordan Roth, Cusi Cram, Zoe Sarnak, Heidi Schreck, Julia Jordan, and more. The ceremony will include performances by FIVE PLAY, the sister group of the world-renowned all-female jazz ensemble DIVA, and a special announcement by the Ziegfeld Club. Press contact: O&M Co (212/695-7400)...