54th Drama Desk Awards
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Martin Koch |
Billy Elliot the Musical
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| Antibalas |
Fela!
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| Aaron Johnson |
Fela!
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| Bruce Coughlin |
9 to 5
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| Edward B. Kessel |
A Tale of Two Cities
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| Larry Blank |
White Christmas
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| Danny Troob |
Shrek The Musical
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lee Hall |
Billy Elliot the Musical
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| Jim Lewis |
This Beautiful City
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| Steven Cosson |
This Beautiful City
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| Joe DiPietro |
The Toxic Avenger
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| Brian Hill |
The Story of My Life
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| David Lindsay-Abaire |
Shrek The Musical
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| Patricia Resnick |
9 to 5
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Brian d'Arcy James |
Shrek the Musical
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| Josh Grisetti |
Enter Laughing The Musical
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| Sahr Ngaujah |
Fela!
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| James Stacy Barbour |
A Tale of Two Cities
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| Will Swenson |
Hair
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| Daniel Breaker |
Shrek the Musical
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Simon Russell Beale |
The Winter's Tale
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| Reed Birney |
Blasted
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| Geoffrey Rush |
Exit the King
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| Daniel Radcliffe |
Equus
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| Thomas Sadoski |
Reasons to Be Pretty
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| Raúl Esparza |
Speed-the-Plow
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| Bill Irwin |
Waiting for Godot
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Janet McTeer |
Mary Stuart
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| Saidah Arrika Ekulona |
Ruined
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| Jane Fonda |
33 Variations
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| Marcia Gay Harden |
God of Carnage
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| Elizabeth Marvel |
Fifty Words
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| Jan Maxwell |
Scenes From An Execution
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Peter Darling |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| Bill T. Jones |
Fela!
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| Karole Armitage |
Hair
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| Andy Blankenbuehler |
9 to 5
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| Randy Skinner |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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| Lynne Taylor-Corbett |
My Vaudeville Man!
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| Shonn Wiley |
My Vaudeville Man!
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tim Hatley |
Shrek the Musical
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| William Ivey Long |
9 to 5
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| Martin Pakledinaz |
Blithe Spirit
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| Michael McDonald |
Hair
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| Carrie F. Robbins |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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| Rob Howell |
The Norman Conquests: Living Together","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Table Manners
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Gregory Jbara |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| Hunter Foster |
Happiness
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| Demond Green |
The Toxic Avenger
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| Marc Kudisch |
9 to 5
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| Bryce Ryness |
Hair
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| Christopher Sieber |
Shrek the Musical
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Pablo Schreiber |
Reasons to Be Pretty
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| Brian d'Arcy James |
Port Authority
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| Jeremy Davidson |
Back Back Back
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| Peter Friedman |
Body Awareness
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| Ethan Hawke |
The Winter's Tale
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| Jeremy Shamos |
Animals Out of Paper
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Farah Alvin |
The Marvelous Wonderettes
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| Christina Bianco |
Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab
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| Nancy Opel |
The Toxic Avenger
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| Martha Plimpton |
Pal Joey
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| Haydn Gwynne |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| Karen Olivo |
West Side Story
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Angela Lansbury |
Blithe Spirit
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| Rebecca Hall |
The Cherry Orchard
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| Condola Rashad |
Ruined
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| Andrea Martin |
Exit the King
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| Zoe Kazan |
The Seagull
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| Carey Mulligan |
The Seagull
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Stephen Sondheim |
Road Show
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| Neil Bartram |
The Story of My Life
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| Jason Robert Brown |
13
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| Marcy Heisler |
Dear Edwina
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| David Lindsay-Abaire |
Shrek The Musical
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| Dolly Parton |
9 to 5
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Elton John |
Billy Elliot the Musical
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| Neil Bartram |
The Story of My Life
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| Zina Goldrich |
Dear Edwina
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| Dolly Parton |
9 to 5
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| Stephen Sondheim |
Road Show
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| Jeanine Tesori |
Shrek The Musical
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dominic Kanza |
Ruined
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| Mark Bennett |
The Winter's Tale","The Cherry Orchard
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| DJ Rekha |
Rafta, Rafta...
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| Richard Woodbury |
Desire Under the Elms
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| Gary Yershon |
The Norman Conquests: Living Together","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Table Manners
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Universal Pictures Stage Productions |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| Working Title Films |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| The Old Vic Theatre Company |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| The Weinstein Company |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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| Roy Gabay |
Fela!
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| Ruth Hendel |
Fela!
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| Stephen Hendel |
Fela!
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| Green State Productions |
9 to 5
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| Richard Levi |
9 to 5
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| John McColgan |
9 to 5
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| Moya Doherty |
9 to 5
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| Edgar Dobie |
9 to 5
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| James L. Nederlander |
9 to 5
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| Terry Allen Kramer |
9 to 5
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| Independent Presenters Network |
9 to 5
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| Jam Theatricals |
9 to 5
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| Bud Martin |
9 to 5
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| Michael Watt |
9 to 5
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| The Weinstein Company |
9 to 5
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| Sonia Friedman |
9 to 5
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| Dede Harris |
9 to 5
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| Center Theatre Group |
9 to 5
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| Norton Herrick |
9 to 5
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| Matthew C. Blank |
9 to 5
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| Joan Stein |
9 to 5
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| Toni Dowgiallo |
9 to 5
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| GFour Productions |
9 to 5
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| John Scher |
Liza's at the Palace...
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| Metropolitan Talent Presents |
Liza's at the Palace...
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| Jubilee Time Productions |
Liza's at the Palace...
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| DreamWorks Theatricals |
Shrek the Musical
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| Neal Street Productions |
Shrek the Musical
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| Chase Mishkin |
The Story of My Life
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| Jack Dalgleish |
The Story of My Life
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| Bud Martin |
The Story of My Life
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| Carole L. Haber |
The Story of My Life
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| Chunsoo Shin |
The Story of My Life
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lynn Nottage |
Ruined
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| Annie Baker |
Body Awareness
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| Gina Gionfriddo |
Becky Shaw
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| Michael Weller |
Fifty Words
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| Craig Wright |
Lady
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| Neil LaBute |
reasons to be pretty
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Roy Furman |
West Side Story
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| Jill Furman |
West Side Story
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| Freddy DeMann |
West Side Story
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| Robyn Goodman |
West Side Story
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| Walter Grossman |
West Side Story
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| Hal Luftig |
West Side Story
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| Roy Miller |
West Side Story
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| The Weinstein Company |
West Side Story
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| Broadway Across America |
West Side Story
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| New York Shakespeare Festival |
Hair
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| Jeffrey Richards |
Hair
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| Kathleen K. Johnson |
Hair
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| Gary Goddard Entertainment |
Hair
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| Jerry Frankel |
Hair
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| Marc Frankel |
Hair
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| Broadway Across America |
Hair
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| Jujamcyn Theaters |
Hair
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| Fran Kirmser Productions |
Hair
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| Wencarlar Productions |
Hair
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| JK Productions |
Hair
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| Andy Sandberg |
Hair
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| Jam Theatricals |
Hair
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| The Weinstein Company |
Hair
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| Nederlander Organization |
Hair
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| Public Theater |
Hair
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| York Theatre Company |
Enter Laughing The Musical
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| Roundabout Theatre Company |
Pal Joey
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| Kevin McCollum |
West Side Story
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| James L. Nederlander |
West Side Story
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| Jeffrey Seller |
West Side Story
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| Terry Allen Kramer |
West Side Story
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| Sander Jacobs |
West Side Story
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sonia Friedman Productions |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Steven Baruch |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Marc Routh |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Richard Frankel |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Tom Viertel |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Dede Harris |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Lauren Doll |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Robert G. Bartner |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Norman Tulchin |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Steven Tulchin |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Jamie deRoy |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Eric Falkenstein |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Harriet Leve |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Probo Productions |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Douglas G. Smith |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Michael Filerman |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Jennifer Manocherian |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Richard Winkler |
The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Living Together
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| Atlantic Theater Company |
The Cripple of Inishmaan
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| Druid Theatre Company |
The Cripple of Inishmaan
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| Jeffrey Richards |
Blithe Spirit
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| Jerry Frankel |
Blithe Spirit
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| Steve Traxler |
Blithe Spirit
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| Scott M. Delman |
Blithe Spirit
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| Bat-Barry Productions |
Blithe Spirit
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| Broadway Across America |
Blithe Spirit
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| Ken Davenport |
Blithe Spirit
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| Michael Filerman |
Blithe Spirit
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| Jeffrey Finn |
Blithe Spirit
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| Arlene Scanlan |
Blithe Spirit
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| Ronald Frankel |
Blithe Spirit
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| JK Productions |
Blithe Spirit
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| Kathleen K. Johnson |
Blithe Spirit
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| Patty Ann McKinnon |
Blithe Spirit
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| Judith Resnick |
Blithe Spirit
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| Terry Schnuck |
Blithe Spirit
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| Jamie deRoy |
Blithe Spirit
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| Alan D. Marks |
Blithe Spirit
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| Zev Buffman |
Blithe Spirit
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| Buddy Freitag |
Blithe Spirit
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| Barbara Freitag |
Blithe Spirit
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| Wendy Federman |
Blithe Spirit
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| Stuart Thompson |
Exit the King
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| Robert Fox |
Exit the King
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| Sir Howard Panter |
Exit the King
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| Scott Rudin |
Exit the King
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| Tulchin/Bartner Productions |
Exit the King
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| Jon B. Platt |
Exit the King
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| The Weinstein Company |
Exit the King
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| Norton Herrick |
Exit the King
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| Michael Edwards |
Exit the King
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| Carole Winter |
Exit the King
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| The Shubert Organization |
Exit the King
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| Arielle Tepper Madover |
Mary Stuart
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| Debra Black |
Mary Stuart
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| Neal Street Productions |
Mary Stuart
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| Matthew Byam-Shaw |
Mary Stuart
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| Scott M. Delman |
Mary Stuart
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| Barbara Whitman |
Mary Stuart
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| Jean Doumanian |
Mary Stuart
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| Ruth Hendel |
Mary Stuart
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| David Binder |
Mary Stuart
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| CarlWend Productions |
Mary Stuart
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| Spring Sirkin |
Mary Stuart
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| Daryl Roth |
Mary Stuart
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| James L. Nederlander |
Mary Stuart
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| Chase Mishkin |
Mary Stuart
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| Roundabout Theatre Company |
Waiting for Godot
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Gromada |
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
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| André J. Pluess |
33 Variations
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| John Shivers |
9 to 5
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| Gregory Clarke |
Equus
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| Acme Sound Partners |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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| Paul Arditti |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mike Birbiglia |
Sleepwalk With Me
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Campbell Scott |
The Atheist
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Frank Blocker |
Southern Gothic Novel
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Michael Laurence |
Krapp, 39
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Matt Sax |
Clay
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Lorenzo Pisoni |
Humor Abuse
Outstanding Solo Performance |
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mike Birbiglia |
Sleepwalk With Me
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Campbell Scott |
The Atheist
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Frank Blocker |
Southern Gothic Novel
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Michael Laurence |
Krapp, 39
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Matt Sax |
Clay
Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Lorenzo Pisoni |
Humor Abuse
Outstanding Solo Performance |
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Stuart Ross |
Enter Laughing The Musical
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| Joe Mantello |
9 to 5
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| Diane Paulus |
Hair
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| Walter Bobbie |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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| Jason Moore |
Shrek the Musical
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| Stephen Daldry |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
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Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Angelo Fraboni |
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words
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| Peter Martin |
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words
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| Eugene Pack |
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words
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| Dayle Reyfel |
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words
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| Spiegelworld |
Absinthe","Desír
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| HERE Arts Center |
Arias With a Twist
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| International Wow Company |
Surrender
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| China on Broadway |
Soul of Shaolin
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| Eastern Shanghai Cultural Film & Television Group |
Soul of Shaolin
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| Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment |
Soul of Shaolin
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Thomas Lynch |
Happiness
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| Tim Hatley |
Shrek the Musical
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| Basil Twist |
Arias With a Twist
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| Scott Pask |
9 to 5","Hair
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| Anna Louizos |
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Korins |
Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
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| Neil Patel |
Fifty Words
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| Derek McLane |
33 Variations
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| Walt Spangler |
Desire Under the Elms
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| Dale Ferguson |
Exit the King
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| Rob Howell |
The Norman Conquests: Living Together","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Table Manners
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Matthew Warchus |
The Norman Conquests: Living Together","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden","The Norman Conquests: Table Manners
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| Garry Hynes |
The Cripple of Inishmaan
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| Kate Whoriskey |
Ruined
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| Michael Blakemore |
Blithe Spirit
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| Terry Kinney |
Reasons to Be Pretty
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| Sarah Benson |
Blasted
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Allison Janney |
9 to 5
|
| Stephanie J. Block |
9 to 5
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| Megan Hilty |
9 to 5
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| Karen Murphy |
My Vaudeville Man!
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| Stockard Channing |
Pal Joey
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| Sutton Foster |
Shrek the Musical
|
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Hersey |
Equus
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Marcus Doshi |
Hamlet
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Ben Kato |
Washing Machine
Lighting Design in a Play |
| R. Lee Kennedy |
Bury the Dead
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Paul Pyant |
The Winter's Tale
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Hugh Vanstone |
Mary Stuart
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Rick Fisher |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Jason Lyons |
Clay
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Sinéad McKenna |
Improbable Frequency
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Jules Fisher |
9 to 5
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Kenneth Posner |
9 to 5
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Richard Pilbrow |
A Tale of Two Cities
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Kevin Adams |
Hair
Lighting Design in a Musical |
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Hersey |
Equus
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Marcus Doshi |
Hamlet
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Ben Kato |
Washing Machine
Lighting Design in a Play |
| R. Lee Kennedy |
Bury the Dead
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Paul Pyant |
The Winter's Tale
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Hugh Vanstone |
Mary Stuart
Lighting Design in a Play |
| Rick Fisher |
Billy Elliot: The Musical
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Jason Lyons |
Clay
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Sinéad McKenna |
Improbable Frequency
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Jules Fisher |
9 to 5
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Kenneth Posner |
9 to 5
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Richard Pilbrow |
A Tale of Two Cities
Lighting Design in a Musical |
| Kevin Adams |
Hair
Lighting Design in a Musical |
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