Awards & Winners

1997 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 1997 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 42nd Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

42nd Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Robert Cuccioli

Honored for : Jekyll & Hyde

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jason Danieley Candide
Robert Cuccioli Jekyll & Hyde
Jim Dale Candide
James Naughton Chicago
Daniel McDonald Steel Pier
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Morse

Honored for : How I Learned to Drive

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donal McCann The Steward of Christendom
Frank Langella Present Laughter
Michael Gambon Skylight
Daniel Massey Taking Sides
Christopher Plummer Barrymore
David Morse How I Learned to Drive
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Bebe Neuwirth

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bebe Neuwirth Chicago
Linda Eder Jekyll & Hyde
Karen Ziemba Steel Pier
Pamela Isaacs The Life
Lauren Ward Violet
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

Christopher Plummer

Honored for : Barrymore

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donal McCann The Steward of Christendom
Frank Langella Present Laughter
Michael Gambon Skylight
Daniel Massey Taking Sides
Christopher Plummer Barrymore
David Morse How I Learned to Drive
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Ann Reinking

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ann Reinking Chicago
Susan Stroman Big: the musical
Susan Stroman Steel Pier
Dein Perry Tap Dogs
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Howard Crabtree

Honored for : Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Crabtree Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Marina Draghici The Skriker
G.W. Mercier Juan Darien
Ann Roth Present Laughter
Martin Pakledinaz The Life
Michael Krass The Rehearsal
Julie Taymor Juan Darien
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Walter Bobbie

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Bobbie Chicago
Susan H. Schulman Violet
Mark Waldrop Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Scott Ellis Steel Pier
Michael Blakemore The Life
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Mark Brokaw

Honored for : How I Learned to Drive

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Brokaw How I Learned to Drive
Deborah Warner The Waste Land
Robert Lepage The Seven Streams of the River Ota
Lynne Meadow Nine Armenians
Mark Wing-Davey The Skriker
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Janet McTeer

Honored for : A Doll's House

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jayne Atkinson The Skriker
Vanessa Redgrave Antony and Cleopatra
Janet McTeer A Doll's House
Lia Williams Skylight
Frances Conroy The Rehearsal
Shirley Knight The Young Man From Atlanta
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Joel Grey

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Grey Chicago
Stanley Bojarski Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Michael McElroy Violet
Jay Rogers Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
André DeShields Play On
Sam Harris The Life
Joel Grey Chicago
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Brian Murray

Honored for : The Little Foxes

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Murray The Little Foxes
Kirk Acevedo Tooth of Crime (Second Dance)
David Greenspan The Boys in the Band
Edward Herrmann Psychopathia Sexualis
Christopher Evan Welch Scapin
Billy Crudup The Three Sisters
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Lillias White

Honored for : The Life

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lillias White The Life
Andrea Martin Candide
Marcia Lewis Chicago
Debra Monk Steel Pier
Ruth Williamson The Green Heart
Jennifer Simard I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Ken Billington

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Billington Chicago
Kevin Adams Henry VI
Jean Kalman The Waste Land
Donald Holder Juan Darien
Richard Pilbrow The Life
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

Gerard Alessandrini

Honored for : Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gerard Alessandrini Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Brian Crawley Violet
Mark Waldrop Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Cy Coleman

Honored for : The Life

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cy Coleman The Life
Jeanine Tesori Violet
John Kander Steel Pier
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Berlind The Life
Sam Crothers The Life
Martin Richards The Life
Cy Coleman The Life
Ira Weitzman Violet
Roger Berlind Steel Pier
Playwrights Horizons Violet
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Dana Ivey

Honored for : Sex and Longing

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kathleen Chalfant Nine Armenians
Linda Emond Nine Armenians
Melissa Errico The Importance of Being Earnest
Dana Ivey Sex and Longing
Dana Ivey The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Allison Janney Present Laughter
Celia Weston The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick

Honored for : Titanic

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Tunick Titanic
Joseph Joubert Violet
Buryl Red Violet
Doug Besterman Big: the musical
Michael Gibson Steel Pier
Don Sebesky The Life
Harold Wheeler The Life
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design

John Gromada

Honored for : The Skriker

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Gromada The Skriker
Dan Moses Schreier God's Heart
Marc Anthony Thompson A Huey P. Newton Story
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance

Fiona Shaw

Honored for : The Waste Land
(Outstanding One-Person Show)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fiona Shaw The Waste Land
Outstanding Solo Performance
Roger Guenveur Smith A Huey P. Newton Story
Outstanding Solo Performance
Eve Ensler The Vagina Monologues
Outstanding Solo Performance
Eddie Izzard Eddie Izzard
Outstanding Solo Performance
Julia Sweeney Julia Sweeney's God Said \"Ha!\"
Outstanding Solo Performance
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience

En Garde Arts, Jedediah Wheeler

Honored for : The Waste Land

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Nominee Nominated Work
En Garde Arts The Waste Land
Jedediah Wheeler The Waste Land
Manhattan Theatre Club You Say What I Mean But What You Mean Is Not What I Said
Complicite The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol
Brooklyn Academy of Music Chimere
The Other Theatre The Beckett Plays
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Musical

James Noone, Robin Phillips, Christina Poddubiuk

Honored for : Jekyll & Hyde

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Noone Jekyll & Hyde
Robin Phillips Jekyll & Hyde
Christina Poddubiuk Jekyll & Hyde
James Morgan No Way to Treat a Lady
Robin Wagner Big: the musical
Clarke Dunham Candide
G.W. Mercier Juan Darien
Julie Taymor Juan Darien
Wendall K. Harrington Steel Pier
Tony Walton Steel Pier
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play

David Gallo, Jan Hartley

Honored for : Bunny Bunny

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Gallo Bunny Bunny
Jan Hartley Bunny Bunny
Marina Draghici The Skriker
Derek McLane Present Laughter
James Noone The Gin Game
Robert Brill The Rehearsal
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play

Bill Kenwright, Thelma Holt

Honored for : A Doll's House

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Nominee Nominated Work
Drama Dept. June Moon
Bill Kenwright A Doll's House
Thelma Holt A Doll's House
National Actors Theatre The Gin Game
David Richenthal Present Laughter
Anita Waxman Present Laughter
Jujamcyn Theaters Present Laughter
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Vineyard Theatre

Honored for : How I Learned to Drive

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Marber Dealer's Choice
Paula Vogel How I Learned to Drive
Kenneth Lonergan This is Our Youth
Caryl Churchill The Skriker
Alfred Uhry The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Manhattan Theatre Club Dealer's Choice
Vineyard Theatre How I Learned to Drive
The New Group This is Our Youth
Public Theater The Skriker
New York Shakespeare Festival The Skriker
Nina Keneally The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Jane Harmon The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Liz Oliver The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Paula Vogel

Honored for : How I Learned to Drive

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Marber Dealer's Choice
Paula Vogel How I Learned to Drive
Kenneth Lonergan This is Our Youth
Caryl Churchill The Skriker
Alfred Uhry The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Manhattan Theatre Club Dealer's Choice
Vineyard Theatre How I Learned to Drive
The New Group This is Our Youth
Public Theater The Skriker
New York Shakespeare Festival The Skriker
Nina Keneally The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Jane Harmon The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Liz Oliver The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fran Weissler Chicago
Barry Weissler Chicago
Kardana Productions Inc. Chicago
Livent Candide
Lincoln Center Theater Juan Darien
Music-Theatre Group Juan Darien
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Dana Ivey

Honored for : The Last Night of Ballyhoo

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kathleen Chalfant Nine Armenians
Linda Emond Nine Armenians
Melissa Errico The Importance of Being Earnest
Dana Ivey Sex and Longing
Dana Ivey The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Allison Janney Present Laughter
Celia Weston The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue

Jane M. Abernethy

Honored for : Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane M. Abernethy Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Peter Hauser Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Gail Homer Seay Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
John Freedson Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Jon B. Platt Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Harriet Yellin Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
James Hammerstein I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Bernie Kukoff I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Jonathan Pollard I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue

Peter Hauser

Honored for : Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane M. Abernethy Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Peter Hauser Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Gail Homer Seay Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
John Freedson Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Jon B. Platt Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Harriet Yellin Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
James Hammerstein I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Bernie Kukoff I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Jonathan Pollard I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue

Gail Homer Seay

Honored for : Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane M. Abernethy Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Peter Hauser Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Gail Homer Seay Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
John Freedson Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Jon B. Platt Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
Harriet Yellin Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
James Hammerstein I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Bernie Kukoff I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Jonathan Pollard I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change