Awards & Winners

2010 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 2010 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 55th Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

55th Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Douglas Hodge

Honored for : La Cage aux Folles

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brandon Victor Dixon The Scottsboro Boys
Bobby Steggert Yank!
Douglas Hodge La Cage aux Folles
Cheyenne Jackson Finian's Rainbow
Chad Kimball Memphis
Nathan Lane The Addams Family
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

Liev Schreiber

Honored for : A View from the Bridge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eddie Redmayne Red
Bill Heck The Orphans' Home Cycle
John Douglas Thompson The Emperor Jones
Liev Schreiber A View from the Bridge
Christopher Walken A Behanding in Spokane
Jude Law Hamlet
Alfred Molina Red
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Honored for : A Little Night Music

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Zeta-Jones A Little Night Music
Montego Glover Memphis
Sherie Rene Scott Everyday Rapture
Kate Baldwin Finian's Rainbow
Christiane Noll Ragtime
Jayne Houdyshell Coraline
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Montego Glover

Honored for : Memphis

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Zeta-Jones A Little Night Music
Montego Glover Memphis
Sherie Rene Scott Everyday Rapture
Kate Baldwin Finian's Rainbow
Christiane Noll Ragtime
Jayne Houdyshell Coraline
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

David Bryan, Daryl Waters

Honored for : Memphis

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Bryan Memphis
Daryl Waters Memphis
Larry Hochman The Scottsboro Boys
John Oddo All About Me
Tom Kitt American Idiot
Tom Kitt Everyday Rapture
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jan Maxwell

Honored for : The Royal Family

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ayesha Antoine My Wonderful Day
Melissa Errico Candida
Anne Hathaway Twelfth Night
Kristen Johnston So Help Me God!
Jan Maxwell The Royal Family
Laura Linney Time Stands Still
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Alex Timbers

Honored for : Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Timbers Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Joe Iconis Bloodsong of Love
David Thompson The Scottsboro Boys
David Zellnik Yank!
Dick Scanlan Everyday Rapture
Sherie Rene Scott Everyday Rapture
Joe DiPietro Memphis
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Twyla Tharp

Honored for : Come Fly Away

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Nominee Nominated Work
Warren Carlyle Finian's Rainbow
Marcia Milgrom Dodge Ragtime
Twyla Tharp Come Fly Away
Lynne Page La Cage aux Folles
Sergio Trujillo Memphis
Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Matthew Wright

Honored for : La Cage aux Folles

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Nominee Nominated Work
Antonia Ford-Roberts The Emperor Jones
Bob Flanagan The Emperor Jones
Clint Ramos So Help Me God!
Bobby Frederick Tilley Lizzie Borden
Matthew Wright La Cage aux Folles
David Zinn In the Next Room
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Michael Mayer

Honored for : American Idiot

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Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys
Michael Mayer American Idiot
Warren Carlyle Finian's Rainbow
Marcia Milgrom Dodge Ragtime
Igor Goldin Yank!
Terry Johnson La Cage aux Folles
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Michael Grandage

Honored for : Red

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Grandage Red
Jonathan Bank So Help Me God!
Jack Cummings III The Boys in the Band
Sam Gold Circle Mirror Transformation
Michael Grandage Hamlet
Ethan Hawke A Lie of the Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Santino Fontana

Honored for : Brighton Beach Memoirs

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adam James The Pride
Santino Fontana Brighton Beach Memoirs
Hamish Linklater Twelfth Night
Nick Westrate The Boys in the Band
Chris Chalk Fences
Sean Dugan Next Fall
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Christopher Fitzgerald

Honored for : Finian's Rainbow

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Fitzgerald Finian's Rainbow
Kevin Chamberlin The Addams Family
Robin de Jesús La Cage aux Folles
Jeffry Denman Yank!
Jeremy Morse Bloodsong of Love
Bobby Steggert Ragtime
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Katie Finneran

Honored for : Promises, Promises

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Nominee Nominated Work
Katie Finneran Promises, Promises
Carolee Carmello The Addams Family
Carrie Cimma Lizzie Borden
Angela Lansbury A Little Night Music
Kenita R. Miller Langston in Harlem
Terri White Finian's Rainbow
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Viola Davis

Honored for : Fences

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Beth Hurt When the Rain Stops Falling
Viola Davis Fences
Victoria Clark When the Rain Stops Falling
Xanthe Elbrick Candida
Scarlett Johansson A View from the Bridge
Andrea Riseborough The Pride
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Neil Austin

Honored for : Red

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Nominee Nominated Work
Neil Austin Red
Christian DeAngelis Lizzie Borden
Maruti Evans John Ball's In the Heat of the Night
Dane Laffrey The Boys in the Band
Neil Austin Hamlet
Natasha Katz The Addams Family
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

John Kander, Fred Ebb

Honored for : The Scottsboro Boys

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Del Aguila Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Dillie Keane Fascinating Aïda Absolutely Miraculous!
Adèle Anderson Fascinating Aïda Absolutely Miraculous!
David Zellnik Yank!
Andrew Lippa The Addams Family
John Kander The Scottsboro Boys
Fred Ebb The Scottsboro Boys
Rick Crom Newsical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

David Bryan

Honored for : Memphis

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Bryan Memphis
Joe Iconis Bloodsong of Love
Fred Ebb The Scottsboro Boys
John Kander The Scottsboro Boys
Michael Friedman Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Andrew Lippa The Addams Family
Joseph Zellnik Yank!
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play

Branford Marsalis

Honored for : Fences

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Nominee Nominated Work
Latham Gaines A Lie of the Mind
Philip Glass The Bacchae
Hem Twelfth Night
Adam Cork Red
Branford Marsalis Fences
Adam Cochran A Play on War
Shelby Gaines A Lie of the Mind
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vineyard Theatre The Scottsboro Boys
Junkyard Dog Productions Memphis
Freitag Productions Memphis
Marleen Alhadeff Memphis
Kenny Alhadeff Memphis
Latitude Link Memphis
Susan Blair Memphis
Jim Blair Memphis
Demos Bizar Entertainment Memphis
Land Line Productions Memphis
Apples and Oranges Productions Memphis
David C. Copley Memphis
Dancap Productions Memphis
Alexis V. Lukianov Memphis
Katya Lukianov Memphis
Tony Ponturo Memphis
Two Guys Productions Memphis
Richard Winkler Memphis
Tom Hulce American Idiot
Ira Pittelman American Idiot
Ruth Hendel American Idiot
Stephen Hendel American Idiot
Vivek Tiwary American Idiot
Gary Kaplan American Idiot
Aged In Wood American Idiot
Scott M. Delman American Idiot
Latitude Link American Idiot
Hop Theatricals American Idiot
Jeffrey Finn American Idiot
Larry Welk American Idiot
Bensinger Filerman American Idiot
Moellenberg Taylor American Idiot
Allan S. Gordon American Idiot
Élan V. McAllister American Idiot
Berkeley Repertory Theatre American Idiot
Roundabout Theatre Company Everyday Rapture
Stuart Oken The Addams Family
Roy Furman The Addams Family
Michael Leavitt The Addams Family
Five Cent Productions The Addams Family
Stephen Schuler The Addams Family
Decca Theatricals The Addams Family
Scott M. Delman The Addams Family
Stuart Ditsky The Addams Family
Terry Allen Kramer The Addams Family
Stephanie P. McClelland The Addams Family
James L. Nederlander The Addams Family
Eva Price The Addams Family
Mary Lu Roffe The Addams Family
Jam Theatricals The Addams Family
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera The Addams Family
Jay Gutterman The Addams Family
Cindy Gutterman The Addams Family
Morton Swinsky The Addams Family
Vivek Tiwary The Addams Family
Gary Kaplan The Addams Family
The Weinstein Company The Addams Family
Clarence, LLC The Addams Family
Adam Zotovich The Addams Family
Tribe Theatricals The Addams Family
York Theatre Company Yank!
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

John Logan

Honored for : Red

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bruce Norris Clybourne Park
Annie Baker Circle Mirror Transformation
Lucinda Coxon Happy Now?
Alan Ayckbourn My Wonderful Day
John Logan Red
Geoffrey Nauffts Next Fall
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sonia Friedman Productions La Cage aux Folles
David Babani La Cage aux Folles
Edwin W. Schloss La Cage aux Folles
Broadway Across America La Cage aux Folles
Matthew Mitchell La Cage aux Folles
Raise the Roof 4 La Cage aux Folles
Richard Winkler La Cage aux Folles
Chris Bensinger La Cage aux Folles
Deborah Taylor La Cage aux Folles
Pam Laudenslager La Cage aux Folles
Jane Bergère La Cage aux Folles
Arlene Scanlan La Cage aux Folles
John O'Boyle La Cage aux Folles
Independent Presenters Network La Cage aux Folles
Olympus Theatricals La Cage aux Folles
Allen Spivak La Cage aux Folles
Jerry Frankel La Cage aux Folles
Bat-Barry Productions La Cage aux Folles
Nederlander Presentations Inc. La Cage aux Folles
Harvey Weinstein La Cage aux Folles
Norman Tulchin La Cage aux Folles
Robert G. Bartner La Cage aux Folles
Barry Weissler La Cage aux Folles
Fran Weissler La Cage aux Folles
David Richenthal Finian's Rainbow
Jack Viertel Finian's Rainbow
Alan D. Marks Finian's Rainbow
Michael Speyer Finian's Rainbow
Bernard Abrams Finian's Rainbow
David M. Milch Finian's Rainbow
Stephen Moore Finian's Rainbow
Debbie Bisno Finian's Rainbow
Myla Lerner Finian's Rainbow
Jujamcyn Theaters Finian's Rainbow
Tom Viertel A Little Night Music
Steven Baruch A Little Night Music
Marc Routh A Little Night Music
Richard Frankel A Little Night Music
The Menier Chocolate Factory A Little Night Music
Roger Berlind A Little Night Music
David Babani A Little Night Music
Sonia Friedman Productions A Little Night Music
Andrew Fell A Little Night Music
Jane Bergère A Little Night Music
Daryl Roth A Little Night Music
Harvey Weinstein A Little Night Music
Raise the Roof 3 A Little Night Music
M. Beverly Bartner A Little Night Music
Dancap Productions A Little Night Music
Nica Burns A Little Night Music
Max Weitzenhoffer A Little Night Music
Eric Falkenstein A Little Night Music
Anna Czekaj A Little Night Music
Jerry Frankel A Little Night Music
Ronald Frankel A Little Night Music
James D. Stern A Little Night Music
Douglas L. Meyer A Little Night Music
Broadway Across America Promises, Promises
Craig Zadan Promises, Promises
Neil Meron Promises, Promises
The Weinstein Company Promises, Promises
Terry Allen Kramer Promises, Promises
Candy Spelling Promises, Promises
Patricia Flicker Addiss Promises, Promises
Takonkiet Viravan Promises, Promises
Scenario Thailand Promises, Promises
TBS Service Promises, Promises
Norton Herrick Promises, Promises
Bernard Abrams Promises, Promises
Michael Speyer Promises, Promises
Barry Weissler Promises, Promises
Fran Weissler Promises, Promises
Laurel Oztemel Promises, Promises
Kevin McCollum Ragtime
Roy Furman Ragtime
Scott M. Delman Ragtime
Roger Berlind Ragtime
Max Cooper Ragtime
Tom Kirdahy Ragtime
Devlin Elliott Ragtime
Jeffrey Sine Ragtime
Stephanie P. McClelland Ragtime
Roy Miller Ragtime
LAMS Productions, Inc. Ragtime
Jana Robbins Ragtime
Sharon Karmazin Ragtime
Morris Berchard Ragtime
Eric Falkenstein Ragtime
RialtoGals Productions Ragtime
Independent Presenters Network Ragtime
Held-Haffner Productions Ragtime
HRH Foundation Ragtime
Emanuel Azenberg Ragtime
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

Acme Sound Partners

Honored for : Ragtime

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Hylenski The Scottsboro Boys
Acme Sound Partners Ragtime
Kurt Eric Fischer Everyday Rapture
Ashley Hanson Everyday Rapture
Brian Ronan Everyday Rapture
Scott Lehrer Finian's Rainbow
Jonathan Deans La Cage aux Folles
Brian Ronan Promises, Promises
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design of a Play

Fitz Patton

Honored for : When the Rain Stops Falling

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fitz Patton When the Rain Stops Falling
Dan Bianchi Frankenstein
Wes Shippee Frankenstein
Dale Bigall Underground
Lindsay Jones Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers
Elizabeth Rhodes John Ball's In the Heat of the Night
Adam Cork Enron
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Julian Crouch, Phelim McDermott, Basil Twist

Honored for : The Addams Family

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Nominee Nominated Work
Julian Crouch The Addams Family
Phelim McDermott The Addams Family
Basil Twist The Addams Family
Sandra Goldmark The Boys in the Band
Jay Rohloff Underground
Karen Tennent Hansel and Gretel
Derek McLane Ragtime
Christopher Oram Red
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue

Roundabout Theatre Company

Honored for : Sondheim on Sondheim

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company Sondheim on Sondheim
Theatre Projects Trust Fascinating Aïda Absolutely Miraculous!
Fred M. Caruso Newsical The Musical
Tom D'Angora Newsical The Musical
Elyse Pasquale Newsical The Musical
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Simon Green: Traveling Light
American Pop Anthology Million Dollar Quartet
Broadway Across America Million Dollar Quartet
John Cossette Productions Million Dollar Quartet
James L. Nederlander Million Dollar Quartet
Relevant Theatricals Million Dollar Quartet
Drama Desk Special Award

Jerry Herman

(For enchanting and dazzling audiences with his exuberant music and heartfelt lyrics for more than half a century.)
Drama Desk Special Award

Godlight Theatre Company

(For consistent originality and excellence in dramatizing modern literature, and especially for the vibrant theatricality of its innovative productions.)
Drama Desk Special Award

Ma-Yi Theater Company

(For more than two decades of excellence and for nurturing Asian-American voices in stylistically varied and engaging theater.)
Drama Desk Special Award
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance

Jim Brochu

Honored for : Zero Hour

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Brochu Zero Hour
Theodore Bikel Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears
Colman Domingo A Boy and his Soul
Judith Ivey The Lady With All the Answers
Anna Deavere Smith Let Me Down Easy
Carrie Fisher Wishful Drinking
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience

Daryl Roth

Honored for : Love, Loss, and What I Wore

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daryl Roth Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Charles L. Mee Fêtes de la Nuit
New Victory Theater Hansel and Gretel
John Tartaglia Imaginocean
Brian Henson Stuffed and Unstrung
Foundry Theatre The Provenance of Beauty
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance

Reed Birney, Tracee Chimo, Peter Friedman, Deirdre O'Connell, Heidi Schreck

Honored for : Circle Mirror Transformation
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play

Carole Shorenstein Hays, Scott Rudin

Honored for : Fences

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Shorenstein Hays Fences
Scott Rudin Fences
Stuart Thompson A View from the Bridge
The Araca Group A View from the Bridge
Jeffrey Finn A View from the Bridge
Broadway Across America A View from the Bridge
Olympus Theatricals A View from the Bridge
Marisa Sechrest A View from the Bridge
The Weinstein Company A View from the Bridge
Jon B. Platt A View from the Bridge
Sonia Friedman Productions A View from the Bridge
Robert G. Bartner A View from the Bridge
Morton Swinsky A View from the Bridge
Joseph Deitch A View from the Bridge
Adam Zotovich A View from the Bridge
Ruth Hendel A View from the Bridge
Orin Wolf A View from the Bridge
Shelter Island Enterprises A View from the Bridge
The Shubert Organization A View from the Bridge
Transport Group The Boys in the Band
Mint Theater Company So Help Me God!
Ira Pittelman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Max Cooper Brighton Beach Memoirs
Jeffrey Sine Brighton Beach Memoirs
Scott M. Delman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Ruth Hendel Brighton Beach Memoirs
Roy Furman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Ben Sprecher Brighton Beach Memoirs
Wendy Federman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Scott Landis Brighton Beach Memoirs
Emanuel Azenberg Brighton Beach Memoirs
Arielle Tepper Madover Hamlet
The Donmar Warehouse Hamlet
Matthew Byam-Shaw Hamlet
Scott M. Delman Hamlet
Stephanie P. McClelland Hamlet
Neal Street Productions Hamlet
Carl Moellenberg Hamlet
Ruth Hendel Hamlet
Barbara Whitman Hamlet
Philip Morgaman Hamlet
Frankie J. Grande Hamlet
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Shorenstein Hays Fences
Scott Rudin Fences
Stuart Thompson A View from the Bridge
The Araca Group A View from the Bridge
Jeffrey Finn A View from the Bridge
Broadway Across America A View from the Bridge
Olympus Theatricals A View from the Bridge
Marisa Sechrest A View from the Bridge
The Weinstein Company A View from the Bridge
Jon B. Platt A View from the Bridge
Sonia Friedman Productions A View from the Bridge
Robert G. Bartner A View from the Bridge
Morton Swinsky A View from the Bridge
Joseph Deitch A View from the Bridge
Adam Zotovich A View from the Bridge
Ruth Hendel A View from the Bridge
Orin Wolf A View from the Bridge
Shelter Island Enterprises A View from the Bridge
The Shubert Organization A View from the Bridge
Transport Group The Boys in the Band
Mint Theater Company So Help Me God!
Ira Pittelman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Max Cooper Brighton Beach Memoirs
Jeffrey Sine Brighton Beach Memoirs
Scott M. Delman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Ruth Hendel Brighton Beach Memoirs
Roy Furman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Ben Sprecher Brighton Beach Memoirs
Wendy Federman Brighton Beach Memoirs
Scott Landis Brighton Beach Memoirs
Emanuel Azenberg Brighton Beach Memoirs
Arielle Tepper Madover Hamlet
The Donmar Warehouse Hamlet
Matthew Byam-Shaw Hamlet
Scott M. Delman Hamlet
Stephanie P. McClelland Hamlet
Neal Street Productions Hamlet
Carl Moellenberg Hamlet
Ruth Hendel Hamlet
Barbara Whitman Hamlet
Philip Morgaman Hamlet
Frankie J. Grande Hamlet