Awards & Winners

1987 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 1987 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 32nd Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

32nd Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Robert Lindsay

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Lindsay Me and My Girl
Colm Wilkinson Les Misérables
Ed Dixon Shylock
Mandy Patinkin The Knife
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Teresa Stratas

Honored for : Rags

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Nominee Nominated Work
Teresa Stratas Rags
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio The Knife
Lonette McKee Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Maryann Plunkett Me and My Girl
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

James Earl Jones

Honored for : Fences

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Nominee Nominated Work
Don Bloomfield Lily Dale
Morgan Freeman Driving Miss Daisy
James Earl Jones Fences
Alan Rickman Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ian McKellen Wild Honey
Victor Garber You Never Can Tell
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Stephen Fry

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Fry Me and My Girl
Douglas Furber Me and My Girl
Mike Ockrent Me and My Girl
L. Arthur Rose Me and My Girl
Barry Michael Harman Olympus On My Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Douglas Furber

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Fry Me and My Girl
Douglas Furber Me and My Girl
Mike Ockrent Me and My Girl
L. Arthur Rose Me and My Girl
Barry Michael Harman Olympus On My Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Mike Ockrent

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Fry Me and My Girl
Douglas Furber Me and My Girl
Mike Ockrent Me and My Girl
L. Arthur Rose Me and My Girl
Barry Michael Harman Olympus On My Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

L. Arthur Rose

Honored for : Me and My Girl

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Fry Me and My Girl
Douglas Furber Me and My Girl
Mike Ockrent Me and My Girl
L. Arthur Rose Me and My Girl
Barry Michael Harman Olympus On My Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

John Napier

Honored for : Starlight Express

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Napier Starlight Express
Bob Crowley Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann Curtis Me and My Girl
William Ivey Long Smile
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Linda Lavin

Honored for : Broadway Bound

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dana Ivey Driving Miss Daisy
Amy Madigan The Lucky Spot
Dianne Wiest Hunting Cockroaches
Lindsay Duncan Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Linda Lavin Broadway Bound
Robin Bartlett The Early Girl
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Mike Ockrent

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Ockrent Me and My Girl
Barry Michael Harman Olympus On My Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Howard Davies

Honored for : Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Davies Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Gene Saks Broadway Bound
Carole Rothman Coastal Disturbances
Lloyd Richards Fences
Simon Gray The Common Pursuit
Michael McGuire The Common Pursuit
Ron Lagomarsino Driving Miss Daisy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

John Randolph

Honored for : Broadway Bound

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Randolph Broadway Bound
Frankie Faison Fences
Tony Jay The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Michael Countryman The Common Pursuit
Peter Friedman The Common Pursuit
Ray Gill Driving Miss Daisy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Jane Summerhays

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Summerhays Me and My Girl
Judy Kuhn Les Misérables
Judy Kuhn Rags
Marcia Lewis Rags
Michele Bautier Stardust
Sandra Chinn Funny Feet
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Mary Alice

Honored for : Fences

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Alice Fences
Suzanne Burden Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Janet Eilber Stepping Out
Jane Carr The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Christine Estabrook North Shore Fish
Vickilyn Reynolds The Colored Museum
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Honored for : Les Misérables

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Nominee Nominated Work
Claude-Michel Schönberg Les Misérables
Noel Gay Me and My Girl
Nick Bicât The Knife
Charles Strouse Rags
Andrew Lloyd Webber Starlight Express
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Noel Gay

Honored for : Me and My Girl

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Nominee Nominated Work
Claude-Michel Schönberg Les Misérables
Noel Gay Me and My Girl
Nick Bicât The Knife
Charles Strouse Rags
Andrew Lloyd Webber Starlight Express
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Cameron Mackintosh

Honored for : Les Misérables

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stage Promotions Ltd. & Co. Me and My Girl
Terry Allen Kramer Me and My Girl
James M. Nederlander Me and My Girl
Richard Armitage Me and My Girl
Martin Starger Starlight Express
Lew Grade Starlight Express
Harve Brosten Olympus On My Mind
Mainstage Productions, Ltd. Olympus On My Mind
Murray the Furrier Olympus On My Mind
Cameron Mackintosh Les Misérables
Drama Desk Special Award

Stanley Lebowsky

(For musical direction & commitment to theater)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Carole Shorenstein Hays

Honored for : Fences

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Shorenstein Hays Fences
Emanuel Azenberg Broadway Bound
The Shubert Organization Les Liaisons Dangereuses
James M. Nederlander Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Jerome Minskoff Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Stephen Graham Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Jujamcyn Theaters Wild Honey
Duncan C. Weldon Wild Honey
Jerome Minskoff Wild Honey
Robert Fryer Wild Honey
Karl Allison Wild Honey
Douglas Urbanski Wild Honey
Anita Waxman Wild Honey
Al Waxman Wild Honey
Hart Entertainment Group The Common Pursuit
Douglas M. Lawson The Common Pursuit
John A. McQuiggan The Common Pursuit
Simon Gray The Common Pursuit
Alfred Uhry Driving Miss Daisy
Federal Theatre Project North Shore Fish
Israel Horovitz North Shore Fish
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

John Cameron

Honored for : Les Misérables

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Cameron Les Misérables
Wally Harper Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre
Chris Walker Me and My Girl
Michael Starobin Rags
Drama Desk Special Award

Paul Brooks Davis

(For inspired art work for theatrical productions)
Drama Desk Special Award

Frank Verlizzo

(For inspired art work for theatrical productions)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Chris Parry

Honored for : Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Tipton Worstward Ho
Chris Parry Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Dennis Parichy Coastal Disturbances
David Hersey Les Misérables
Martin Aronstein Wild Honey
Drama Desk Special Award

Henry Cohen

(For rescuing classic Broadway scores)
Drama Desk Special Award

Donald Rose

(For rescuing classic Broadway scores)
Drama Desk Special Award

Robert Kimball

(For rescuing classic Broadway scores)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

John Napier

Honored for : Les Misérables

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Gianfrancesco North Shore Fish
John Napier Les Misérables
John Napier Starlight Express
Bob Crowley Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Martin Johns Me and My Girl
Tony Walton The Front Page
John Gunter Wild Honey
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

John Napier

Honored for : Starlight Express

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Gianfrancesco North Shore Fish
John Napier Les Misérables
John Napier Starlight Express
Bob Crowley Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Martin Johns Me and My Girl
Tony Walton The Front Page
John Gunter Wild Honey
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance

Barbara Cook

Honored for : Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre