Awards & Winners

1979 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 1979 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 24th Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

24th Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Angela Lansbury

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Lansbury Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Dorothy Loudon Ballroom
Lucie Arnaz They're Playing Our Song
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

Philip Anglim

Honored for : The Elephant Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Anglim The Elephant Man
Richard Chamberlain Fathers and Sons
Donal Donnelly Faith Healer
Tom Aldredge On Golden Pond
Judd Hirsch Talley's Folly
Jack Lemmon Tribute
Tom Conti Whose Life is it Anyway?
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Len Cariou

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Len Cariou Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Peter Walker My Old Friends
Joel Grey The Grand Tour
Charles Repole Whoopee!
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Hugh Wheeler

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Wheeler Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Jerome Kass Ballroom
Neil Simon They're Playing Our Song
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Constance Cummings

Honored for : Wings

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Reid Bosoms and Neglect
Frances Sternhagen On Golden Pond
Carole Shelley The Elephant Man
Constance Cummings Wings
Susie Stevens The price of genius
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Bob Avian

Honored for : Ballroom

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Wilson Eubie!
Larry Fuller Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Bennett Ballroom
Bob Avian Ballroom
Dan Siretta Tip Toes
Henry LeTang Eubie!
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Michael Bennett

Honored for : Ballroom

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Wilson Eubie!
Larry Fuller Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Bennett Ballroom
Bob Avian Ballroom
Dan Siretta Tip Toes
Henry LeTang Eubie!
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Jack Hofsiss

Honored for : The Elephant Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Hofsiss The Elephant Man
Horacena J. Taylor Nevis Mountain Dew
Ted Weiant The Miracle Worker
Alan Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce
Peter Hall Bedroom Farce
Stephen Porter Man and Superman
John Madden Wings
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Harold Prince

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Harold Prince Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Bennett Ballroom
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Patricia Zipprodt

Honored for : King of Hearts

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Rubin On Golden Pond
Franne Lee Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Julie Weiss The Elephant Man
Patricia Zipprodt King of Hearts
Theoni V. Aldredge Ballroom
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Ken Jennings

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Jennings Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bob Gunton King of Hearts
Richard Cox Platinum
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

George Rose

Honored for : The Kingfisher

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Rose The Kingfisher
Michael Gough Bedroom Farce
Nicholas Woodeson Man and Superman
I.M. Hobson The Elephant Man
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Pamela Reed

Honored for : Getting Out

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Nominee Nominated Work
Pamela Reed Getting Out
Dixie Carter Fathers and Sons
Frances Foster Nevis Mountain Dew
Joan Hickson Bedroom Farce
Susan Littler Bedroom Farce
Laurie Kennedy Man and Superman
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Roger Morgan

Honored for : The Crucifer of Blood

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Morgan The Crucifer of Blood
Tharon Musser Ballroom
Ken Billington Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Beverly Emmons The Elephant Man
Tharon Musser They're Playing Our Song
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Gretchen Cryer I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Merle Louise

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Merle Louise Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Patricia Drylie Ballroom
Grace Keagy Carmelina
Lynnie Godfrey Eubie!
Lisa Mordente Platinum
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson Richards, Martin Richards

Honored for : Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Barr Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Charles Woodward Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Robert Fryer Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Mary Lea Johnson Richards Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Martin Richards Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
New York Shakespeare Festival The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Public Theater The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Ashton Springer Eubie!
Frank C. Pierson Eubie!
Jay J. Cohen Eubie!
Emanuel Azenberg They're Playing Our Song
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richmond Crinkley The Elephant Man
Elizabeth Ireland McCann The Elephant Man
Nelle Nugent The Elephant Man
Bernard Pomerance The Elephant Man
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Wings
Arthur Kopit Wings
Arthur Cantor On Golden Pond
Greer Garson On Golden Pond
Ernest Thompson On Golden Pond
Negro Ensemble Company Nevis Mountain Dew
Circle Repertory Company Talley's Folly
Lanford Wilson Talley's Folly
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

John Lee Beatty, John Wulp

Honored for : The Crucifer of Blood, Talley's Folly

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Lee Beatty Talley's Folly
John Wulp The Crucifer of Blood
Wilford Leach All's Well That Ends Well
Santo Loquasto King of Hearts
Steven Rubin On Golden Pond
Eugene Lee Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience

Quentin Crisp

Honored for : An Evening With Quentin Crisp

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Nominee Nominated Work
Quentin Crisp An Evening With Quentin Crisp
Geraldine Fitzgerald Streetsongs
Stuart Gordon Bleacher Bums
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Ford I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road
Michel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marvin Hamlisch They're Playing Our Song