League of Professional Theatre Women Present Awards, Hold Auction

Tyne Daly

The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, is pleased to recognize the talents of six outstanding women: Zoe Caldwell, Judith Dolan, Joanna Sherman, Sondra Gorney, Meiyin Wang and Katherine Kovner. 

The awards will be presented at the League’s 2014 Awards Celebration and Big Mingle Reception 6:30 pm Monday, March 10 at The Irene Diamond Stage (The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd St., NYC. Tickets are $100 for members, $135 for non-members, $250 for a VIP ticket which includes premium seating:

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In connection to the awards, LPTW is running an online auction. Tyne Daly is the Auction Celebrity Chair; Pat Addiss and Mari Lyn Henry are the Co-Chairs. The auction runs through March 13 at 11:59 pm. Special prizes include tickets to the new Broadway production of Terrence McNally’s Mothers and Sons and a backstage tour and meeting with star Daly after the show. Also, Kinky Boots tickets with a backstage tour, restaurants, getaways, art, and other unique experiences.

To view the auction items and bid, visit https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/browse.action?auctionId=207443569.

Four-time Tony Award©-winner Caldwell will be presented with The Lifetime Achievement Award by Tony Award©-winner Audra McDonald.

The Ruth Morley Design Award was initiated in 1998 in honor of costume designer Ruth Morley, one of the profession's leading designers for theatre and film who also served on the LPTW Board of Directors. It is given annually to an outstanding female theatre designer in the field of costumes, scenery, lighting, or special effects. This year the award will be presented by Gregory Boyd to Judith Dolan, Tony Award©-winning costume designer.

A one-time special award will honor actor, author and League member Sondra Gorney for her dedication to the values and the mission of the League of Professional Theatre Women. It will be presented by Mary Miko.

In April 1999, the LPTW received a bequest from the Lucille Lortel estate to establish a fund which would be given annually to “an aspiring woman in any discipline of theatre who is showing great creative promise and deserves recognition and encouragement.” This year's award will be given to Katherine Kovner, artistic director of The Playwrights Realm.

The Lee Reynolds Award, in memory of producer and League member Lee Reynolds, is given annually to a woman or women active in any aspect of theatre whose work through the medium of theatre has helped to illuminate the possibilities for social, cultural or political change. Joanna Sherman, artistic director of Bond Street Theatre, will be presented with the award by Cynthia P. Schneider.

The Abady Award is given in memory of Josephine R. Abady, a stage and artistic director, and leader of the nonprofit theatre movement in the United States. The award is given annually to a woman emerging theatre artist who has created work of cultural diversity. This year's recipient is Meiyin Wang, director of the Devised Theater initiative and co-director of the Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theater. She will be presented with the award by Susan Feldman.