Awards & Winners

1981 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 1981 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 26th Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

26th Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Kevin Kline

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Kline The Pirates of Penzance
George Rose The Pirates of Penzance
Martin Vidnovic Brigadoon
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

Ian McKellen

Honored for : Amadeus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ian McKellen Amadeus
John Heard The Chekhov Sketchbook
Remak Ramsay The Winslow Boy
Tim Curry Amadeus
Milo O'Shea Mass Appeal
Derek Jacobi The Suicide
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Lena Horne

Honored for : Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lena Horne Lena Horne: \"The Lady and Her Music\"
Chita Rivera Bring Back Birdie
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Joan Copeland

Honored for : The American Clock

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Copeland The American Clock
Amanda Plummer A Taste of Honey
Mary Beth Hurt Crimes of the Heart
Elizabeth Taylor The Little Foxes
Eva Le Gallienne To Grandmother's House We Go
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Gower Champion

Honored for : 42nd Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gower Champion 42nd Street
Graciela Daniele The Pirates of Penzance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Wilford Leach

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wilford Leach The Pirates of Penzance
Arthur Faria Lena Horne: \"The Lady and Her Music\"
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Peter Hall

Honored for : Amadeus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Hall Amadeus
Melvin Bernhardt Crimes of the Heart
Geraldine Fitzgerald Mass Appeal
Douglas Seale The Winslow Boy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Tony Azito

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Azito The Pirates of Penzance
Lee Roy Reams 42nd Street
Michael Davis Broadway Follies
Paxton Whitehead Camelot
Gregg Burge Sophisticated Ladies
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Brian Backer

Honored for : The Floating Light Bulb

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Backer The Floating Light Bulb
Nicholas Kepros Amadeus
Jeff Daniels Fifth of July
Roderick Cook The Man Who Came to Dinner
Ralph Clanton The Winslow Boy
John Shea American Days
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Marilyn Cooper

Honored for : Woman of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marilyn Cooper Woman of the Year
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte Perfectly Frank
Jennifer Holliday Your Arms Too Short to Box With God
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Swoosie Kurtz

Honored for : Fifth of July

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Nominee Nominated Work
Swoosie Kurtz Fifth of July
Zoƫ Wanamaker Piaf
Jessica Tandy Rose
Carrie Nye The Man Who Came to Dinner
Fran Brill Knuckle
Jean Smart Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Jules Fisher, Robby Monk

Honored for : Frankenstein

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jules Fisher Frankenstein
Robby Monk Frankenstein
Pat Collins Penguin Touquet
John Bury Amadeus
Dennis Parichy Fifth of July
Thomas R. Skelton Lena Horne: \"The Lady and Her Music\"
Jennifer Tipton Lunch Hour
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Shubert Organization Amadeus
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Amadeus
Nelle Nugent Amadeus
Roger Berlind Amadeus
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Mass Appeal
Nelle Nugent Mass Appeal
Ray Larsen Mass Appeal
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. Crimes of the Heart
Jerry Arrow Fifth of July
Robert Lussier Fifth of July
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. Fifth of July
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Joseph Papp

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Papp The Pirates of Penzance
David Merrick 42nd Street
James M. Nederlander Lena Horne: \"The Lady and Her Music\"
Michael Frazier Lena Horne: \"The Lady and Her Music\"
Fred Walker Lena Horne: \"The Lady and Her Music\"
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience

Interart Theater

Honored for : Request Concert

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Nominee Nominated Work
Interart Theater Request Concert
Paul Dooley The Amazin' Casey Stengel
Compagnie Phillippe Genty Aaah Oui Genty!
Blackstone Magik Enterprises, Inc. Blackstone!
Columbia Artists Theatricals Corp. Blackstone!
Exchange repertory company Pericles
Joseph Chaikin Texts
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Theoni V. Aldredge

Honored for : 42nd Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Theoni V. Aldredge 42nd Street
Patricia McGourty The Pirates of Penzance
John Bury Amadeus
Patricia Zipprodt Fools
Theoni V. Aldredge Onward Victoria
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Patricia McGourty

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Theoni V. Aldredge 42nd Street
Patricia McGourty The Pirates of Penzance
John Bury Amadeus
Patricia Zipprodt Fools
Theoni V. Aldredge Onward Victoria
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

John Lee Beatty

Honored for : Fifth of July

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Lee Beatty Fifth of July
John Bury Amadeus
Douglas W. Schmidt Frankenstein
Wilford Leach The Pirates of Penzance
Bob Shaw The Pirates of Penzance