Photo Call: Hamilton Triumphs, Sting Sails Back to NY and Cerveris Rocks a Black Tutu at the 2015 Obie Awards

Photo Call: Hamilton Triumphs, Sting Sails Back to NY and Cerveris Rocks a Black Tutu at the 2015 Obie Awards

News Photo Call: Hamilton Triumphs, Sting Sails Back to NY and Cerveris Rocks a Black Tutu at the 2015 Obie Awards

May 19, 2015

Hamilton, the acclaimed new musical that premiered Off-Broadway at the Public Theater earlier this season, was named Best New American Theatre Work at the 60th Annual Obie Awards, which were announced May 18.

Co-presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice, the Obie Awards celebrate excellence in theatre Off-Broadway. "Orange is the New Black"'s Lea DeLaria hosted the ceremony, which took place at Webster Hall.

Hamilton Triumphs, Sting Sails Back to NY and Cerveris Rocks a Black Tutu at the 2015 Obie Awards

Bradley Theodore and guest Monica Simoes

Darko Tresnjak and Kristine Nielsen Monica Simoes

William Ivey Long, Lea DeLaria, Heather Hitchens and Michael Feingold Monica Simoes

Jeff Larson, Caleb Hammons, Andrew Dinwiddie Monica Simoes

Hamilton, which arrives on Broadway this July after a sold-out downtown run, picked up another theatrical honor, having already won top prizes from the Lucille Lortel Awards and New York Drama Critics' Circle.

Full list of winners here.