By Maria Esteves – May 26, 2016
The 61st Annual 2016 OBIE Awards honoring Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theater exceptional achievements of 2015-2016, hosted by two-time OBIE host and OBIE winning actress Lea Delaria (1998 OBIE recipient, On The Town) was held at the historic Webster Hall ballroom, New York, Monday, May 23, 7:00 pm. GUARDS AT THE TAJ received two OBIES including Best New American Play, TAMARA TUNIE received an OBIE for her Performance in Familiar; and Lifetime Achievement awards went to CARMEN DE LAVALLADE and A.R. GURNEY.

2016 OBIE Awards: actress, choreographer and dancer
Carmen de Lavallade, Lifetime Achievement Award
winner.

2016 OBIE Awards: playwright A.G. Gurney, Lifetime
Achievement Award winner.

2016 OBIE Awards: OBIE host Lea Delaria, special birthday celebration.

2016 OBIE Awards: OBIE Judge Chairman Michael Feingold,
columnist, The Village Voice.

2016 OBIE Awards: Best Director OBIE winner MICHAEL
LEIBENLUFT for I’ll Never Love Again.

2016 OBIE Awards: TAMARA TUNIE, OBIE winner for her
Performance in Familiar.

2016 OBIE Awards: (L-R) ARIAN MOAYED and OMAR METWALLY, OBIE winners for their
Performance in Guards at the Taj.

2016 OBIE Awards: RACHEL HAUCK, OBIE winner for
sustained excellence.

2016 OBIE Awards: JASON LYONS, OBIE winner for
sustained excellence.

2016 OBIE Awards: BRAY POOR, OBIE winner for
sustained excellence.