Rachel Bloom, the star and creator of the Golden Globe-winning TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will host the 64th Annual Obie Awards.
This year's awards gala, honoring Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway performers and productions, is scheduled for May 20 at Terminal 5.
“I am thrilled to be hosting the Obies this year and can confirm that a tiny hat will be incorporated into my wardrobe,” Bloom said in a statement.
“I’m excited to expand on the Wing’s existing relationship with Rachel, who has brought her unique brand of comedy backstage at the Tony Awards for the last two telecasts. She’s a giant talent and, as evidenced by her casting choices on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a huge supporter and treasured member of our New York theater community,” added Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing.
Michael Feingold will chair a judges panel that also includes Arin Arbus, Rachel Hauck, Riccardo Hernandez, Rajiv Joseph, Kecia Lewis, and Jesse Oxfeld.
The Obies are structured with informal categories, to recognize artists and productions worthy of distinction in each theatrical year.
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The May 21 ceremony celebrated Off- and Off-Off-Boadway Theatre.
American Theatre Wing Chair David Henry Hwang, President and CEO Heather A. Hitchens, host John Leguizamo, and Village Voice CEO Peter Barbey at the 2018 Obie Awards
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Peter Barbey and Matt Barbey
Sondra Lee and guest
Pixie Aventura
Stephen Trask
John Leguizamo and Pixie Aventura
Andrew Garfield
Denise Gough
Brie Cassil, John Leguizamo, Lisa Ramey, and Yvette Rovira
Barbara Walsh, Jack Cummings III, Lori Fineman, and guest
Ralph B. Peña
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Beth Malone
Beth Malone and Rochelle Schoppert
Chukwudi Iwuji and Angela Trevino
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Alfie Fuller
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William Ivey Long
Taibi Magar
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Aleshea Harris
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Abe Koogler
Neil Pepe and Jeffory Lawson
Oliver Platt
Carrie Coon
Carrie Coon, Amy Herzog, and Anne Kauffman
David Zinn
Joshua Harmon, Jessica Hecht, and Ben Edelman
Guest and Sean Carvajal
Gideon Glick and Colby Minifie
Dominique Morisseau
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David Morse
Arian Moayed
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Laura Osnes
Rebecca Robertson
Cynthia Flowers and guest
Rajiv Joseph
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Billy Crudup
Lilli Cooper
Nathan Johnson and Laura Osnes
Robert Sean Leonard
Denise Gough
Andrew Garfield and Denise Gough
Robert Sean Leonard
Jack Cummings III and Lori Fineman
Lap Chi Chu
Dominique Morisseau
Aleshea Harris
Laura Benanti
Amy Herzog
Abe Koogler
Rajiv Joseph
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Matthew Broderick
Jessica Hecht
Lucy Liu
Sarah Laux
Alfie Fuller
Dame-Jasmine Hughes
Donald Holder, Montana Levi Blanco, and Christopher Barreca