'Ruined,' 'Fela!' Win at Lortel Awards

Backstage: "Two productions about African subjects dominated the 24th annual Lucille Lortel Awards, presented May 3 at the Marriot Marquis in a ceremony hosted by Kristin Johnston. Ruined, Lynn Nottage's searing play about a group of women surviving a civil war in the Congo, continued its winning ways by taking home the Lortel award for outstanding play. Saidah Arrika Ekulona, who plays Mama Nadi, the pragmatic owner of a bar-brothel in the play, won the outstanding leading actress award."