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Off-Broadway shows, performers, and creative staff are eligible for awards from the New York Drama Critics ' Circle Award, the Outer Circle Critics Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Obie Award ( presented since 1956 by The Village Voice ), the Lucille Lortel Award ( created in 1985 by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers ), and the Drama League Award.

Although Off-Broadway shows are not eligible for Tony Awards, an exception was made in 1956 ( before the rules were changed ), when Lotte Lenya won for " Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical ", for the Off-Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera.