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Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Following the 1964 renaming as the Drama Desk Awards, Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968–69 award season.[1][2] The awards are considered a significant American theater distinction.[3]

Drama Desk Awards
Awarded forExcellence in New York theatre
CountryUnited States
Presented byDrama Desk
First awarded1955; 68 years ago (1955), as the Vernon Rice Awards
WebsiteDramaDesk.org

History

The Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics, editors, reporters and publishers, in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry. They debuted the presentations of the Vernon Rice Awards. The name honors the New York Post critic Vernon Rice, who had pioneered Off-Broadway coverage in the New York press. The name was changed for the 1963–1964 awards season to the Drama Desk Awards.[1][4][5]

In 1974, the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not-for-profit organization. In 1975, the Drama Desk announcement of winners included the nominees as well.[4][6]

The Drama Desk has more than 100 members, including theatre critics, reporters and editors who cover New York theater and vote on the awards. Membership consists of two categories: active (voting) membership and participating membership.[7]

All of the Drama Desk officers and nominating committee members perform their various services for the organization on a voluntary basis. The nominating committee generally meets twice a month to discuss the many eligible shows members are responsible for seeing. They then nominate the productions on which the entire membership will vote. What sets the organization apart is that the awards are voted on "by media people only without any vested interests in the results", according to the organization.

Previous winners include Bernadette Peters,[8] Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, among many others.

The Drama Desk Awards have contributed to the ongoing success of major stars, playwrights and designers, while also identifying newcomers. The Drama Desk was the first New York theater organization to give awards to talents such as Edward Albee, Wendy Wasserstein, and George C. Scott. Plays like Driving Miss Daisy, Other People's Money, Steel Magnolias, and The Boys in the Band built momentum with the help of Drama Desk wins.

In keeping with its original mission, the organization sponsors guest panel luncheons with theater professionals. Panels address topics of current interest: covering the season on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, with the aim of prompting informative and stimulating discussion.[4]

Ceremony

Season Nominations announced date Nomination announcement host(s) Awards ceremony Location Awards ceremony host(s) Ref
2006–07 April 26, 2007 James Naughton & Beth Leavel May 20, 2007 LaGuardia Concert Hall Kristin Chenoweth [9]
2007–08 April 28, 2008 Bebe Neuwirth & Len Cariou May 18, 2008 Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff & Larry Pressgrove [10]
2008–09 April 27, 2009 Jim Dale & Faith Prince May 17, 2009 Harvey Fierstein [11]
2009–10 May 3, 2010 May 23, 2010 Patti LuPone [12]
2010–11 April 29, 2011 Audra McDonald & Liev Schreiber May 23, 2011 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City Harvey Fierstein [13]
2011–12 April 27, 2012 Donna Murphy & Brian d'Arcy James June 3, 2012 The Town Hall, New York City Brooke Shields & Brian d'Arcy James [14]
2012–13 April 29, 2013 Linda Lavin & John Lloyd Young May 19, 2013 [15]
2013–14 April 25, 2014 Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Fran Drescher June 1, 2014 Laura Benanti [16]
2014–15 April 23, 2015 Judith Light & Jessie Mueller May 31, 2015 [17]
2015–16 April 28, 2016 Matthew Morrison & Vanessa Williams June 5, 2016 Michael Urie [18]
2016–17 April 27, 2017 Laura Benanti & Javier Muñoz June 4, 2017 [19]
2017–18 April 26, 2018 Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess June 3, 2018 [20]
2018–19 April 25, 2019 Roma Torre & Frank DiLella June 2, 2019 [21]
2019–20 April 21, 2020 Seth Rudetsky & James Wesley June 13, 2020 Virtual Ceremony Frank DiLella [22]
2021–22 May 16, 2022 George Takei June 14, 2022 Sardi's Renée Elise Goldsberry [23]

Award categories

Performance categories

Show and technical categories

Special awards

Retired awards

See also

Other theatre awards in New York:

References

  1. ^ a b Calta, Louis (July 2, 1969). "Jones Is Named For Top Award By Drama Desk". The New York Times. p. 34. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ McKinley, Jesse. " Modern Millie Leads Drama Desk Awards" The New York Times, May 20, 2002. Retrieved June 8, 2009
  3. ^ "Baylor's Traveling Lady Production Receives Drama Desk Nomination", Baylor University, April 28, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2009
  4. ^ a b c . DramaDesk. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Zolotow, Sam. "Critics Hail Off Broadway Work: Elmer [sic] Rice Awards Are Presented by Drama Desk", The New York Times, May 19, 1964, p.42
  6. ^ Riedel, Michael. "Backstage brouhaha at the Drama Desk Awards" 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2009
  7. ^ "Nominating Committee & Current Members". Drama Desk. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "Bernadette Peters Drama Desk Awards and Nominations" dramadesk.org, accessed May 19, 2013
  9. ^ Bacalzo, Dan. " Kristin Chenoweth Will Host Drama Desk Awards" playbill.com, March 29, 2008
  10. ^ Bacalzo, Dan. " Title of Show Cast to Host 2008 Drama Desk Awarda" theatermania.com, April 22, 2008
  11. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Harvey Fierstein to Host Drama Desk Awards" May 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Playbill, March 25, 2009
  12. ^ Gans, Andrew."Red, Memphis, Bridge, Fences and La Cage Win Drama Desk Awards" March 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Playbill, May 23, 2010
  13. ^ BBW News Desk. "2011 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced!" BroadwayWorld.com, May 23, 2011
  14. ^ Gans, Andrew. "'Once', 'Tribes', 'Follies', 'Salesman', Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein and More Are Drama Desk Winners" 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, June 3, 2012
  15. ^ Hetrick, Adam and Gans, Andrew. Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards" June 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Playbill, May 19, 2013
  16. ^ Gans, Andrew."Winners of 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards Announced; 'Gentleman's Guide' and 'All the Way' Win Top Prizes" June 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill, June 1, 2014
  17. ^ Gans, Andrew and Gioia, Michael. "Drama Desk Award Winners Announced; 'Hamilton' Wins Seven Awards", Playbill, May 31, 2015
  18. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Vanessa Williams and Matthew Morrison Announce Drama Desk Nominations Today", Playbill, April 28, 2016
  19. ^ Cox, Gordon (2017-06-05). "Drama Desk Awards 2017: Bette Midler, 'Oslo' Take Top Honors (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  20. ^ BWW News Desk. "Save the Date! 2018 Drama Desk Awards Reserve The Town Hall". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  21. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Michael Urie Will Return to Host 2019 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  22. ^ "65th Annual Drama Desk Awards Take Place June 13". Playbill. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  23. ^ "Photos: Go Inside the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards". Broadway World. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

External links

  • Official website

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The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award the prize initially honored Off Broadway productions as well as Off off Broadway and those in the vicinity Following the 1964 renaming as the Drama Desk Awards Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968 69 award season 1 2 The awards are considered a significant American theater distinction 3 Drama Desk AwardsAwarded forExcellence in New York theatreCountryUnited StatesPresented byDrama DeskFirst awarded1955 68 years ago 1955 as the Vernon Rice AwardsWebsiteDramaDesk org Contents 1 History 2 Ceremony 3 Award categories 3 1 Performance categories 3 2 Show and technical categories 3 3 Special awards 3 4 Retired awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics editors reporters and publishers in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry They debuted the presentations of the Vernon Rice Awards The name honors the New York Post critic Vernon Rice who had pioneered Off Broadway coverage in the New York press The name was changed for the 1963 1964 awards season to the Drama Desk Awards 1 4 5 In 1974 the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not for profit organization In 1975 the Drama Desk announcement of winners included the nominees as well 4 6 The Drama Desk has more than 100 members including theatre critics reporters and editors who cover New York theater and vote on the awards Membership consists of two categories active voting membership and participating membership 7 All of the Drama Desk officers and nominating committee members perform their various services for the organization on a voluntary basis The nominating committee generally meets twice a month to discuss the many eligible shows members are responsible for seeing They then nominate the productions on which the entire membership will vote What sets the organization apart is that the awards are voted on by media people only without any vested interests in the results according to the organization Previous winners include Bernadette Peters 8 Dustin Hoffman Al Pacino and Catherine Zeta Jones among many others The Drama Desk Awards have contributed to the ongoing success of major stars playwrights and designers while also identifying newcomers The Drama Desk was the first New York theater organization to give awards to talents such as Edward Albee Wendy Wasserstein and George C Scott Plays like Driving Miss Daisy Other People s Money Steel Magnolias and The Boys in the Band built momentum with the help of Drama Desk wins In keeping with its original mission the organization sponsors guest panel luncheons with theater professionals Panels address topics of current interest covering the season on Broadway Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway with the aim of prompting informative and stimulating discussion 4 Ceremony EditSeason Nominations announced date Nomination announcement host s Awards ceremony Location Awards ceremony host s Ref2006 07 April 26 2007 James Naughton amp Beth Leavel May 20 2007 LaGuardia Concert Hall Kristin Chenoweth 9 2007 08 April 28 2008 Bebe Neuwirth amp Len Cariou May 18 2008 Jeff Bowen Hunter Bell Susan Blackwell Heidi Blickenstaff amp Larry Pressgrove 10 2008 09 April 27 2009 Jim Dale amp Faith Prince May 17 2009 Harvey Fierstein 11 2009 10 May 3 2010 May 23 2010 Patti LuPone 12 2010 11 April 29 2011 Audra McDonald amp Liev Schreiber May 23 2011 Hammerstein Ballroom New York City Harvey Fierstein 13 2011 12 April 27 2012 Donna Murphy amp Brian d Arcy James June 3 2012 The Town Hall New York City Brooke Shields amp Brian d Arcy James 14 2012 13 April 29 2013 Linda Lavin amp John Lloyd Young May 19 2013 15 2013 14 April 25 2014 Robert Lopez Kristen Anderson Lopez amp Fran Drescher June 1 2014 Laura Benanti 16 2014 15 April 23 2015 Judith Light amp Jessie Mueller May 31 2015 17 2015 16 April 28 2016 Matthew Morrison amp Vanessa Williams June 5 2016 Michael Urie 18 2016 17 April 27 2017 Laura Benanti amp Javier Munoz June 4 2017 19 2017 18 April 26 2018 Jane Krakowski amp Tituss Burgess June 3 2018 20 2018 19 April 25 2019 Roma Torre amp Frank DiLella June 2 2019 21 2019 20 April 21 2020 Seth Rudetsky amp James Wesley June 13 2020 Virtual Ceremony Frank DiLella 22 2021 22 May 16 2022 George Takei June 14 2022 Sardi s Renee Elise Goldsberry 23 Award categories EditPerformance categories Edit Outstanding Actress in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Outstanding Actress in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Outstanding Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Outstanding Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Outstanding Solo Performance Show and technical categories Edit Outstanding Musical Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Book of a Musical Outstanding Music Outstanding Music in a Play Outstanding Lyrics Outstanding Orchestrations Outstanding Choreography Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Outstanding Play Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play Outstanding Costume Design of a Play Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Outstanding Wig and Hair Design Unique Theatrical Experience Outstanding Revue Outstanding Projection Design Outstanding Puppet Design Special awards Edit Drama Desk Special Award Outstanding EnsembleRetired awards Edit Outstanding Director Outstanding Revival Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Sound DesignSee also EditOther theatre awards in New York Tony Award Lucille Lortel Awards Obie Award New York Drama Critics Circle Drama League Award Theatre World AwardReferences Edit a b Calta Louis July 2 1969 Jones Is Named For Top Award By Drama Desk The New York Times p 34 Retrieved March 15 2019 McKinley Jesse Modern Millie Leads Drama Desk Awards The New York Times May 20 2002 Retrieved June 8 2009 Baylor s Traveling Lady Production Receives Drama Desk Nomination Baylor University April 28 2006 Retrieved June 8 2009 a b c A Brief History Of The Drama Desk Awards DramaDesk Archived from the original on October 14 2015 Retrieved May 19 2013 Zolotow Sam Critics Hail Off Broadway Work Elmer sic Rice Awards Are Presented by Drama Desk The New York Times May 19 1964 p 42 Riedel Michael Backstage brouhaha at the Drama Desk Awards Archived 2008 06 25 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times April 18 2009 Nominating Committee amp Current Members Drama Desk Retrieved August 24 2016 Bernadette Peters Drama Desk Awards and Nominations dramadesk org accessed May 19 2013 Bacalzo Dan Kristin Chenoweth Will Host Drama Desk Awards playbill com March 29 2008 Bacalzo Dan Title of Show Cast to Host 2008 Drama Desk Awarda theatermania com April 22 2008 Gans Andrew Harvey Fierstein to Host Drama Desk Awards Archived May 25 2014 at the Wayback Machine Playbill March 25 2009 Gans Andrew Red Memphis Bridge Fences and La Cage Win Drama Desk Awards Archived March 2 2014 at the Wayback Machine Playbill May 23 2010 BBW News Desk 2011 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced BroadwayWorld com May 23 2011 Gans Andrew Once Tribes Follies Salesman Audra McDonald Danny Burstein and More Are Drama Desk Winners Archived 2012 06 06 at the Wayback Machine Playbill June 3 2012 Hetrick Adam and Gans Andrew Billy Porter Andrea Martin Pippin Matilda Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards Archived June 5 2013 at the Wayback Machine Playbill May 19 2013 Gans Andrew Winners of 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards Announced Gentleman s Guide and All the Way Win Top Prizes Archived June 6 2014 at the Wayback Machine Playbill June 1 2014 Gans Andrew and Gioia Michael Drama Desk Award Winners Announced Hamilton Wins Seven Awards Playbill May 31 2015 Gans Andrew Vanessa Williams and Matthew Morrison Announce Drama Desk Nominations Today Playbill April 28 2016 Cox Gordon 2017 06 05 Drama Desk Awards 2017 Bette Midler Oslo Take Top Honors Full List Variety Retrieved 2017 12 05 BWW News Desk Save the Date 2018 Drama Desk Awards Reserve The Town Hall BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 2017 12 05 Gans Andrew Michael Urie Will Return to Host 2019 Drama Desk Awards Playbill Retrieved April 28 2019 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards Take Place June 13 Playbill Retrieved June 13 2020 Photos Go Inside the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards Broadway World Retrieved June 15 2022 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drama Desk Award amp oldid 1128170867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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