Awards & Winners

1988 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 1988 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 33rd Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

33rd Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Michael Crawford

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Crawford The Phantom of the Opera
Howard McGillin Anything Goes
David Carroll Chess
George Merritt Lost in the Stars
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Stockard Channing

Honored for : Woman in Mind

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stockard Channing Woman in Mind
Amy Irving The Road to Mecca
E. Katherine Kerr Laughing Wild
Gordana Rashovich A Shayna Maidel
Glenda Jackson Macbeth
Kathy Bates Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

Ron Silver

Honored for : Speed-the-Plow

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Silver Speed-the-Plow
Derek Jacobi Breaking the Code
John Malkovich Burn This
Delroy Lindo Joe Turner's Come and Gone
John Lithgow M. Butterfly
Joe Mantegna Speed-the-Plow
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

James Lapine

Honored for : Into the Woods
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Maria Björnson

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Maria Björnson The Phantom of the Opera
Tony Walton Anything Goes
Ann Hould-Ward Into the Woods
Eiko Ishioka M. Butterfly
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Harold Prince

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Harold Prince The Phantom of the Opera
Jerry Zaks Anything Goes
Harold Prince Cabaret
James Lapine Into the Woods
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Into the Woods

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Sondheim Into the Woods
Barry Michael Harman Romance/Romance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

John Dexter

Honored for : M. Butterfly

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Nominee Nominated Work
William H. Macy Boy's Life
Lynne Meadow Woman in Mind
John Dexter M. Butterfly
Lloyd Richards Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Gregory Mosher Speed-the-Plow
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Robert Westenberg

Honored for : Into the Woods

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Westenberg Into the Woods
Anthony Heald Anything Goes
Bill McCutcheon Anything Goes
Harry Goz Chess
Herbert Rawlins Dreamgirls
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Joanna Gleason

Honored for : Into the Woods

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lynnie Greene Flora the Red Menace
Joanna Gleason Into the Woods
Danielle Ferland Into the Woods
Judy Kaye The Phantom of the Opera
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Michael Smuin

Honored for : Anything Goes

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Smuin Anything Goes
Grover Dale Mail
Gillian Lynne The Phantom of the Opera
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Andrew Bridge

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Gallo Wenceslas Square
Pat Collins Woman in Mind
Paul Gallo Anything Goes
Andrew Bridge The Phantom of the Opera
David Hersey Chess
Richard Nelson Into the Woods
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera
David Evans Birds of Paradise
Benny Andersson Chess
Björn Ulvaeus Chess
Stephen Sondheim Into the Woods
Hugh Masekela Sarafina!
Mbongeni Ngema Sarafina!
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

David Cullen

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Cullen The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Starobin Birds of Paradise
Michael Gibson Anything Goes
Jonathan Tunick Into the Woods
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Cullen The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Starobin Birds of Paradise
Michael Gibson Anything Goes
Jonathan Tunick Into the Woods
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Stuart Ostrow, David Geffen, David Henry Hwang

Honored for : M. Butterfly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Graham The Road to Mecca
Jujamcyn Theaters The Road to Mecca
Norma Langworthy The Road to Mecca
David Langworthy The Road to Mecca
Maurice Rosenfield The Road to Mecca
Lois F. Rosenfield The Road to Mecca
Max Weitzenhoffer The Road to Mecca
Athol Fugard The Road to Mecca
Manhattan Theatre Club Woman in Mind
Alan Ayckbourn Woman in Mind
Elliot Martin Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Vy Higginsen Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Ken Wydro Joe Turner's Come and Gone
August Wilson Joe Turner's Come and Gone
The Yale Repertory Theater Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Lincoln Center Theater Speed-the-Plow
David Mamet Speed-the-Plow
Stuart Ostrow M. Butterfly
David Geffen M. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang M. Butterfly
Lincoln Center Theater Boy's Life
Howard Korder Boy's Life
Jonathan Farkas The Road to Mecca
James B. Freydberg The Road to Mecca
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival

Lincoln Center Theater

Honored for : Anything Goes

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lincoln Center Theater Anything Goes
Barry Weissler Cabaret
Fran Weissler Cabaret
Phil Witt Cabaret
Marvin A. Krauss Dreamgirls
Irving Siders Dreamgirls
Vineyard Theatre Flora the Red Menace
York Theatre Company Lost in the Stars
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Maria Björnson

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Maria Björnson The Phantom of the Opera
Tony Walton Anything Goes
Tony Straiges Into the Woods
Scott Bradley Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Eiko Ishioka M. Butterfly
Drama Desk Special Award

Actors' Equity Association

(For 75 years of championing the professional actor)
Drama Desk Special Award

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

(For the preservation of our theatrical heritage)
Drama Desk Special Award

The Yale Repertory Theater

(For nurturing plays of significance)
Drama Desk Special Award

Michael Feinstein

(For celebrating American musical theater songs)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance

Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Mary Murfitt

Honored for : Oil City Symphony

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Craver Oil City Symphony
Mark Hardwick Oil City Symphony
Debra Monk Oil City Symphony
Mary Murfitt Oil City Symphony
Melissa Bruder Boy's Life
Théo Cohan Boy's Life
Steven Goldstein Boy's Life
Clark Gregg Boy's Life
Felicity Huffman Boy's Life
Jordan Lage Boy's Life
Mary B. McCann Boy's Life
Robin Spielberg Boy's Life
Todd Weeks Boy's Life
Mason Adams The Day Room
Timothy Carhart The Day Room
Martha Gehman The Day Room
Mary Beth Hurt The Day Room
John Christopher Jones The Day Room
Michele Shay The Day Room
John Spencer The Day Room
Eric Swanson The Day Room
J. T. Walsh The Day Room
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jujamcyn Theaters Into the Woods
M. Anthony Fisher Into the Woods
Frederic H. Mayerson Into the Woods
Heidi Ettinger Into the Woods
Rocco Landesman Into the Woods
Rick Steiner Into the Woods
The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd. The Phantom of the Opera
Cameron Mackintosh The Phantom of the Opera
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Christine Estabrook

Honored for : The Boys Next Door

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christine Estabrook The Boys Next Door
Frances McDormand A Streetcar Named Desire
Kimberleigh Aarn Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Kimberly Scott Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone

Honored for : Anything Goes

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patti LuPone Anything Goes
Judy Kuhn Chess
Bernadette Peters Into the Woods
Sarah Brightman The Phantom of the Opera