Awards & Winners

1969 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 1969 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 14th Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

14th Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Peter Stone

Honored for : 1776
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Grover Dale

Honored for : Billy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Patricia Zipprodt

Honored for : 1776

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patricia Zipprodt 1776
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The House of Atreus
Patricia Zipprodt Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Tanya Moiseiwitsch

Honored for : The House of Atreus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patricia Zipprodt 1776
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The House of Atreus
Patricia Zipprodt Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Patricia Zipprodt

Honored for : Zorba

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patricia Zipprodt 1776
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The House of Atreus
Patricia Zipprodt Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

George Haimsohn

Honored for : Dames at Sea

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Haimsohn Dames at Sea
Robin Miller Dames at Sea
Fred Ebb Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

Robin Miller

Honored for : Dames at Sea

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Haimsohn Dames at Sea
Robin Miller Dames at Sea
Fred Ebb Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

Fred Ebb

Honored for : Zorba

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Haimsohn Dames at Sea
Robin Miller Dames at Sea
Fred Ebb Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Al Carmines

Honored for : Peace

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Nominee Nominated Work
Al Carmines Peace
Burt Bacharach Promises, Promises
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Burt Bacharach

Honored for : Promises, Promises

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Nominee Nominated Work
Al Carmines Peace
Burt Bacharach Promises, Promises
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Tom O'Horgan

Honored for : Futz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom O'Horgan Futz
Neal Kenyon Dames at Sea
Alan Arkin Little Murders
Michael Schultz Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Gordon Davidson In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edwin Sherin The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Neal Kenyon

Honored for : Dames at Sea

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom O'Horgan Futz
Neal Kenyon Dames at Sea
Alan Arkin Little Murders
Michael Schultz Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Gordon Davidson In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edwin Sherin The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Alan Arkin

Honored for : Little Murders

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom O'Horgan Futz
Neal Kenyon Dames at Sea
Alan Arkin Little Murders
Michael Schultz Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Gordon Davidson In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edwin Sherin The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Michael Schultz

Honored for : Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom O'Horgan Futz
Neal Kenyon Dames at Sea
Alan Arkin Little Murders
Michael Schultz Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Gordon Davidson In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edwin Sherin The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Gordon Davidson

Honored for : In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom O'Horgan Futz
Neal Kenyon Dames at Sea
Alan Arkin Little Murders
Michael Schultz Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Gordon Davidson In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edwin Sherin The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Edwin Sherin

Honored for : The Great White Hope

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom O'Horgan Futz
Neal Kenyon Dames at Sea
Alan Arkin Little Murders
Michael Schultz Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Gordon Davidson In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edwin Sherin The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Ming Cho Lee

Honored for : Invitation to a Beheading

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ming Cho Lee Invitation to a Beheading
Ming Cho Lee Billy
Boris Aronson Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Ming Cho Lee

Honored for : Billy

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ming Cho Lee Invitation to a Beheading
Ming Cho Lee Billy
Boris Aronson Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Boris Aronson

Honored for : Zorba

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ming Cho Lee Invitation to a Beheading
Ming Cho Lee Billy
Boris Aronson Zorba
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Playwright

Lonne Elder III

Honored for : Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Gordone No Place to be Somebody
Elaine May Adaptation
Lonne Elder III Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Playwright

Charles Gordone

Honored for : No Place to be Somebody

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Gordone No Place to be Somebody
Elaine May Adaptation
Lonne Elder III Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Playwright

Elaine May

Honored for : Adaptation

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Gordone No Place to be Somebody
Elaine May Adaptation
Lonne Elder III Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Bernadette Peters

Honored for : Dames at Sea

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Nathan George

Honored for : No Place to Be Somebody

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Linda Lavin

Honored for : Little Murders

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Douglas Turner Ward

Honored for : Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

James Coco

Honored for : Adaptation/Next

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Frank Langella

Honored for : A Cry of Players

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Al Pacino

Honored for : Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Alec McCowen

Honored for : Hadrian VII

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Nicol Williamson

Honored for : Hamlet

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Joseph Wiseman

Honored for : In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Dustin Hoffman

Honored for : Jimmy Shine

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Ron O'Neal

Honored for : No Place to Be Somebody

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Marian Mercer

Honored for : Promises, Promises

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Jerry Orbach

Honored for : Promises, Promises

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Dorothy Loudon

Honored for : The Fig Leaves Are Falling

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Jane Alexander

Honored for : The Great White Hope

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

James Earl Jones

Honored for : The Great White Hope

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Donald Pleasence

Honored for : The Man in the Glass Booth

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Brian Bedford

Honored for : The Misanthrope

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance

Ron Leibman

Honored for : We Bombed in New Haven

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
Donald Pleasence The Man in the Glass Booth
Brian Bedford The Misanthrope
Ron Leibman We Bombed in New Haven
Bernadette Peters Dames at Sea
Nathan George No Place to Be Somebody
Linda Lavin Little Murders
Douglas Turner Ward Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
James Coco Adaptation/Next
Frank Langella A Cry of Players
Al Pacino Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Alec McCowen Hadrian VII
Nicol Williamson Hamlet
Joseph Wiseman In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dustin Hoffman Jimmy Shine
Ron O'Neal No Place to Be Somebody
Marian Mercer Promises, Promises
Jerry Orbach Promises, Promises
Dorothy Loudon The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Jane Alexander The Great White Hope