Awards & Winners

2012 Drama Desk Award

Check winners and nominations of 2012 Drama Desk Award. Check awards winners of 57th Drama Desk Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

57th Drama Desk Awards

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

James Corden

Honored for : One Man, Two Guvnors

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Claybourne Elder One Arm
Santino Fontana Sons of the Prophet
Joseph Franchini The Navigator
Kevin Spacey Richard III
James Corden One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman Death of a Salesman
Hugh Dancy Venus in Fur
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Danny Burstein

Honored for : Follies

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Earley Death Takes a Holiday
Danny Burstein Follies
Ricky Martin Evita
Raúl Esparza Leap of Faith
Jeremy Jordan Newsies
Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Audra McDonald

Honored for : Porgy and Bess

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miche Braden The Devil's Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith
Molly Ranson Carrie
Audra McDonald Porgy and Bess
Jan Maxwell Follies
Bernadette Peters Follies
Kelli O'Hara Nice Work If You Can Get It
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Joe DiPietro

Honored for : Nice Work If You Can Get It

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe DiPietro Nice Work If You Can Get It
Joy Gregory The Shaggs, Philosophy of the World
Peter Stone Death Takes a Holiday
Michael John LaChiusa Queen of the Mist
Thomas Meehan Death Takes a Holiday
Janus Cercone Leap of Faith
Warren Leight Leap of Faith
Douglas Carter Beane Lysistrata Jones
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Christopher Gattelli

Honored for : Newsies

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Gattelli Newsies
Breándan de Gallaí Noctu
Rob Ashford Evita
Warren Carlyle Follies
Sergio Trujillo Leap of Faith
Kathleen Marshall Nice Work If You Can Get It
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Tracie Bennett

Honored for : End of the Rainbow

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carey Mulligan Through a Glass Darkly
Joely Richardson Side Effects
Tracie Bennett End of the Rainbow
Jennifer Lim Chinglish
Linda Lavin The Lyons
Sanaa Lathan By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Kim Martin-Cotten A Moon for the Misbegotten
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

John Tiffany

Honored for : Once

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Tiffany Once
Christopher Ashley Leap of Faith
Jack Cummings III Queen of the Mist
Doug Hughes Death Takes a Holiday
Kathleen Marshall Nice Work If You Can Get It
Eric D. Schaeffer Follies
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

Mike Nichols

Honored for : Death of a Salesman

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Nichols Death of a Salesman
Jo Anne Bonney By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
David Cromer Tribes
Ed Sylvanus Iskandar These Seven Sicknesses
Sam Mendes Richard III
Tony Speciale Unnatural Acts
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Michael McGrath

Honored for : Nice Work If You Can Get It

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael McGrath Nice Work If You Can Get It
Matt Cavenaugh Death Takes a Holiday
Andrew Samonsky Queen of the Mist
Michael Cerveris Evita
Patrick Page Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Phillip Boykin Porgy and Bess
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Judy Kaye

Honored for : Nice Work If You Can Get It

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judy Kaye Nice Work If You Can Get It
Marin Mazzie Carrie
Sarah Sokolovic The Shaggs, Philosophy of the World
Melissa van der Schyff Bonnie & Clyde
Elaine Paige Follies
Jessie Mueller On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Gregg Barnes

Honored for : Follies

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emilio Sosa By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
William Ivey Long Lucky Guy
Jessica Pabst She Kills Monsters
Catherine Zuber Death Takes a Holiday
Gregg Barnes Follies
Martin Pakledinaz Nice Work If You Can Get It
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

Brian MacDevitt

Honored for : Death of a Salesman

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian MacDevitt Death of a Salesman
Kevin Adams Carrie
David Lander One Arm
Kenneth Posner Death Takes a Holiday
Paul Pyant Richard III
Neil Austin Evita
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Nina Raine

Honored for : Tribes

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Itamar Moses Completeness
Nina Raine Tribes
Lynn Nottage By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Dan LeFranc The Big Meal
Nicholas Norman Unnatural Acts
Heather Denyer Unnatural Acts
Jess Burkle Unnatural Acts
Joe Curnutte Unnatural Acts
Jerry Marsini Unnatural Acts
Tony Speciale Unnatural Acts
David Henry Hwang Chinglish
Catherine Barricklow Unnatural Acts
Nicky Silver The Lyons
Frank De Julio Unnatural Acts
Zach Kleinsmith Unnatural Acts
James Macbean Unnatural Acts
Kila Packett Unnatural Acts
Adam Rihacek Unnatural Acts
Peter Allen Stone Unnatural Acts
Max Jenkins Unnatural Acts
Patrick McCaffrey Unnatural Acts
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play

Grant Olding

Honored for : One Man, Two Guvnors

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Grant Olding One Man, Two Guvnors
Mark Bennett An Iliad
Mark Bennett Richard III
Tom Kitt All's Well That Ends Well
Gina Leishman Septimus and Clarissa
Duncan Sheik Carson McCullers Talks About Love
Suzanne Vega Carson McCullers Talks About Love
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Judith Light

Honored for : Other Desert Cities

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephanie J. Block By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Anna Camp All New People
Lisa Joyce The Ugly One
Joaquina Kalukango Hurt Village
Judith Light Other Desert Cities
Angela Lansbury The Best Man
Kimberly Hebert Gregory By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company Death Takes a Holiday
Transport Group Queen of the Mist
Disney Theatrical Productions Newsies
Kathleen Raitt Bonnie & Clyde
Jerry Frankel Bonnie & Clyde
Jeffrey Richards Bonnie & Clyde
Barry Satchwell Smith Bonnie & Clyde
Michael A. Jenkins Bonnie & Clyde
Howard Caplan Bonnie & Clyde
Bernard Abrams Bonnie & Clyde
Michael Speyer Bonnie & Clyde
Barry Kaye Bonnie & Clyde
Carole Kaye Bonnie & Clyde
Howard Kagan Bonnie & Clyde
Terry Schnuck Bonnie & Clyde
Nederlander Presentations Inc. Bonnie & Clyde
The Broadway Consortium Bonnie & Clyde
Corey Brunish/Brisa Trinchero Bonnie & Clyde
Patty Baker Bonnie & Clyde
Bazinet & Company Bonnie & Clyde
Uniteus Entertainment Bonnie & Clyde
Jeremy Scott Blaustein Bonnie & Clyde
Ken Mahoney Bonnie & Clyde
Michael Manheim Leap of Faith
James D. Stern Leap of Faith
Marc Routh Leap of Faith
Richard Frankel Leap of Faith
Tom Viertel Leap of Faith
Steven Baruch Leap of Faith
Annette Niemtzow Leap of Faith
Daryl Roth Leap of Faith
Robert G. Bartner Leap of Faith
Patricia Monaco Leap of Faith
Steven Silva Leap of Faith
Shanna Silva Leap of Faith
Debi Coleman Leap of Faith
Dancap Productions Leap of Faith
Steve Kaplan Leap of Faith
Relativity Media Leap of Faith
Rich Entertainment Group Leap of Faith
Center Theatre Group Leap of Faith
Endgame Entertainment Leap of Faith
Scott Landis Nice Work If You Can Get It
Roger Berlind Nice Work If You Can Get It
Sonia Friedman Productions Nice Work If You Can Get It
Roy Furman Nice Work If You Can Get It
Standing CO Vation Nice Work If You Can Get It
Freddy DeMann Nice Work If You Can Get It
Ronald Frankel Nice Work If You Can Get It
Harold Newman Nice Work If You Can Get It
Jon B. Platt Nice Work If You Can Get It
Raise the Roof 8 Nice Work If You Can Get It
Takonkiet Viravan Nice Work If You Can Get It
William Berlind Nice Work If You Can Get It
Ed Burke Nice Work If You Can Get It
Carole L. Haber Nice Work If You Can Get It
Susan Carusi Nice Work If You Can Get It
Barbara Freitag Nice Work If You Can Get It
Buddy Freitag Nice Work If You Can Get It
Sanford Robertson Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Shubert Organization Once
Barbara Broccoli Once
John Hart Once
Patrick Milling Smith Once
Frederick M. Zollo Once
Brian Carmody Once
Orin Wolf Once
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Jon Driscoll, Rob Howell, Paul Kieve

Honored for : Ghost The Musical

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Hanna A Little Journey
David Korins Assistance
David Korins Chinglish
Jon Driscoll Ghost The Musical
Rob Howell Ghost The Musical
Paul Kieve Ghost The Musical
Derek McLane Follies
David Gallo The Mountaintop
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Tom Edden

Honored for : One Man, Two Guvnors

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Irwin King Lear
Jefferson Mays Blood and Gifts
Will Rogers Unnatural Acts
Morgan Spector Russian Transport
Tom Edden One Man, Two Guvnors
Bill Camp Death of a Salesman
Jim Dale The Road to Mecca
Drama Desk Special Award

Mary Testa

(For over three decades, she has dazzled audiences with consistently outstanding work)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust Porgy and Bess
Universal Pictures Stage Productions Porgy and Bess
Judith Resnick Porgy and Bess
Norman Tulchin Porgy and Bess
Robert G. Bartner Porgy and Bess
Ambassador Theatre Group Porgy and Bess
Paper Boy Productions Porgy and Bess
Alden Badway Porgy and Bess
Broadway Across America Porgy and Bess
Irene Gandy Porgy and Bess
Will Trice Porgy and Bess
Christopher Hart Porgy and Bess
Ken Mahoney Porgy and Bess
MCC Theater Carrie
Marvell Repertory Theatre The Threepenny Opera
Nederlander Presentations Inc. Follies
Adrienne Arsht Follies
HRH Foundation Follies
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Follies
James L. Nederlander Evita
Terry Allen Kramer Evita
James Fuld, Jr. Evita
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Evita
Thousand Stars Productions Evita
Adam Blanshay Evita
Adam Zotovich Evita
Robert Ahrens Evita
Stephanie P. McClelland Evita
Carole L. Haber Evita
Ricardo Hornos Evita
Carol Fineman Evita
Brian Smith Evita
Warren & Jâlé Trepp Evita
Gutterman Productions Evita
Cathy Chernoff Evita
Hal Luftig Evita
Scott Sanders Productions Evita
Roy Furman Evita
Yasuhiro Kawana Evita
Allan S. Gordon Evita
Adam S. Gordon Evita
Dodger Properties Jesus Christ Superstar
Really Useful Group Ltd. Jesus Christ Superstar
Latitude Link Jesus Christ Superstar
Tamara Kinsella Jesus Christ Superstar
Kevin Kinsella Jesus Christ Superstar
Pelican Group Jesus Christ Superstar
Waxman-Dokton Jesus Christ Superstar
Joe Corcoran Jesus Christ Superstar
Allan Detsky Jesus Christ Superstar
Howard Sokolowski Jesus Christ Superstar
David Kassie Jesus Christ Superstar
Jacki Barlia Florin Jesus Christ Superstar
Adam Blanshay Jesus Christ Superstar
Lily Fan Jesus Christ Superstar
Broadway Across America Jesus Christ Superstar
Rich Entertainment Group Jesus Christ Superstar
John Caudwell Jesus Christ Superstar
Chunsoo Shin Jesus Christ Superstar
Roger Coleman Jesus Christ Superstar
TheatreDreams North America, LLC Jesus Christ Superstar
Jeffrey Richards Porgy and Bess
Jerry Frankel Porgy and Bess
Rebecca Gold Porgy and Bess
Howard Kagan Porgy and Bess
Cheryl Wiesenfeld Porgy and Bess
Brunish & Trinchero Porgy and Bess
Lucio Simons Porgy and Bess
The Broadway Consortium Porgy and Bess
Joseph Deitch Porgy and Bess
Matthew Deitch Porgy and Bess
Mark S. Golub Porgy and Bess
David S. Golub Porgy and Bess
Terry Schnuck Porgy and Bess
Freitag Productions Porgy and Bess
Koenigsberg Filerman Porgy and Bess
Drama Desk Special Award

Nick Westrate

(His versatility in Unnatural Acts, Love's Labor's Lost, and Galileo was a highlight of the season)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue

Rubicon Theatre Company

Honored for : The Best Is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman
(Outstanding Musical Revue)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom D'Angora Newsical the Musical: End of the World Edition
Elyse Pasquale Newsical the Musical: End of the World Edition
Rubicon Theatre Company The Best Is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman
Drama Desk Special Award

New Victory Theater

(For providing enchanting, sophisticated children's theater that appeals to the child in all of us, and for nurturing a love of theater in young people)
Drama Desk Special Award

Stephen Karam

(The newly created Sam Norkin Off Broadway Award: The Profoundly moving Sons of the Prophet confirmed his status as one of the most promising playwrights of his generation)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

Acme Sound Partners

Honored for : Porgy and Bess

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Acme Sound Partners Porgy and Bess
Jonathan Deans Carrie
Jon Weston Death Takes a Holiday
Kai Harada Follies
Steve Canyon Kennedy Jesus Christ Superstar
Clive Goodwin Once
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Shubert Organization The Best Man
Jeffrey Richards The Best Man
Jerry Frankel The Best Man
INFINITY Stages The Best Man
Universal Pictures Stage Productions The Best Man
Barbara Manocherian The Best Man
Michael Palitz The Best Man
The Broadway Consortium The Best Man
Kathleen K. Johnson The Best Man
Andy Sandberg The Best Man
Fifty Church Street Productions The Best Man
Larry Hirschhorn The Best Man
Bennu Productions The Best Man
Patty Baker The Best Man
Paul Boskind The Best Man
Martian Entertainment The Best Man
Wendy Federman The Best Man
Mark S. Golub The Best Man
David S. Golub The Best Man
Cricket Hooper Jiranek The Best Man
Stewart F. Lane The Best Man
Bonnie Comley The Best Man
Carl Moellenberg The Best Man
Harold Thau The Best Man
Will Trice The Best Man
The Actors Company Theatre Lost in Yonkers
Brooklyn Academy of Music Richard III
The Shubert Organization Death of a Salesman
Scott Rudin Death of a Salesman
Stuart Thompson Death of a Salesman
Jon B. Platt Death of a Salesman
Columbia Pictures Death of a Salesman
Jean Doumanian Death of a Salesman
Merritt Forrest Baer Death of a Salesman
Roger Berlind Death of a Salesman
Scott M. Delman Death of a Salesman
Ruth Hendel Death of a Salesman
Carl Moellenberg Death of a Salesman
Zeilinger Productions Death of a Salesman
Eli Bush Death of a Salesman
Sonia Friedman Productions Death of a Salesman
Robert G. Bartner Death of a Salesman
Signature Theatre Company The Lady From Dubuque
Mint Theater Company A Little Journey
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Alan Menken

Honored for : Newsies

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maury Yeston Death Takes a Holiday
Alan Menken Newsies
Frank Wildhorn Bonnie & Clyde
Alan Menken Leap of Faith
Glen Hansard Once
Markéta Irglová Once
Michael John LaChiusa Queen of the Mist
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance

Cillian Murphy

Honored for : Misterman

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeff Key The Eyes of Babylon
Denis O'Hare An Iliad
Suli Holum Chimera
Stephen Spinella An Iliad
Baba Brinkman The Rap Guide to Evolution
Cillian Murphy Misterman
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience

Public Theater

Honored for : Gob Squad's Kitchen

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Wheels Theatre Company White
Live IN Theater Productions The Ryan Case 1873
Irish Repertory Theatre Give Me Your Hand","Noctu
Public Theater Gob Squad's Kitchen
Neo-Futurists The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill Volume 1: Early Plays/Lost Plays
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design of a Play

John Gromada

Honored for : The Best Man

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shane Rettig She Kills Monsters
John Gromada The Best Man
Quentin Chiappetta The Navigator
Gregory Clarke Misterman
Gareth Fry Richard III
Stowe Nelson Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

Markéta Irglová, Glen Hansard

Honored for : Once

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael John LaChiusa Queen of the Mist
Maury Yeston Death Takes a Holiday
Jack Feldman Newsies
Markéta Irglová Once
Glen Hansard Once
Gunnar Madsen The Shaggs, Philosophy of the World
Joy Gregory The Shaggs, Philosophy of the World
Don Black Bonnie & Clyde
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations

Martin Lowe

Honored for : Once

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martin Lowe Once
Bill Elliot Nice Work If You Can Get It
Larry Hochman Death Takes a Holiday
John McDaniel Bonnie & Clyde
Michael Starobin Queen of the Mist
Danny Troob Newsies