For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
A Chorus Line, by Michael Bennett, James Kirkwood, Jr., Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante and Edward Kleban
The Jury
The Jury
Clive Barnes(Chair)
Dance & Theater Critic, The New York Times
Edith Oliver
Drama Critic, The New Yorker
Douglas Watt
Drama Critic, New York Daily News
Winners in Drama
1976 Prize Winners
Walter Wellesley (Red) Smith
For his commentary on sports in 1975 and for many other years.
Alan M. Kriegsman
For his critical writing about the dance during 1975.
Tony Auth
For "O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain," published on July 22, 1975.