Oscar Hammerstein Award
The Oscar Hammerstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre is named in honor of American lyricist and librettist
Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
and the Hammerstein family. The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York, a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for 50 years.
Past recipients include
Stephen Schwartz, Peter Stone, David Merrick, John Kander & Fred Ebb, Terrence McNally, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Carol Channing, Tony Walton, Joseph Stein, Thomas Meehan, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick,[1] Barbara Cook, Paul Gemignani, Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
.
In December 2016, the 25th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Joel Grey in a star-studded tribute evening.[2]
In 2017, the 26th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.[2]
In 2018, the 27th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman.[2]
Andre De Shields
became the 28th recipient of the award at a gala dinner on Nov. 11, 2019.
Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire became the 29th recipient of the award at The Edison Ballroom on November 1, 2021.[3]
Leslie Uggams will be honored as the 30th recipient of the award at The Edison Rooftop on November 14, 2022.[4]
References
- ^ "Bock and Harnick Receive Hammerstein Award Nov. 23; Cook, Kuhn, Kudisch and More Will Sing", Playbill, November 23, 2009
- ^ a b c "The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala".
- ^ Gans, Andrew (November 5, 2021). "Watch Norm Lewis, Liz Callaway, Montego Glover, More Belt Out Maltby & Shire Tunes". Playbill.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 12, 2022). "Leslie Uggams Named Recipient of 2022 Oscar Hammerstein Award". Playbill.