This week the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center awarded John Patrick Shanley with the 24th annual Monte Cristo Award.
American theater’s best and brightest gathered under one roof at Capitale, in New York City, to celebrate this year’s Eugene O’Neill Theater Center‘s Monte Cristo Award. After a lifetime of work dedicated to his craft, John Patrick Shanley was honored with the coveted award to commemorate his exceptional achievements. The evening included a cocktail hour with complimentary drinks and lite bites followed by a three-course dinner before the ceremony began. The presentation included live performances of Shanley’s plays, screenings of his films, a musical performance and speeches from talented actors like John C. Reily and John Turturro.
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Founded in 1964 by George C. White, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center was named in honor of four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill, America’s only Nobel Prize laureate in Literature among playwrights. The O’Neill is America’s leading organization in developing new works and new voices on stage. John Patrick Shanley is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning American playwright and an Oscar winning screenwriter for his work on the 1987 film Moonstruck. Each year the O’Neill presents The Monte Cristo Award to a prominent theater artist, recognizing a distinguished career that embodies Eugene O’Neill’s pioneering spirit. Past recipients of the Monte Cristo Award include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas and many more.
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