Drama League Award
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The Drama League Awards, created in 1935, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards are presented by the Drama League of New York at the Annual Awards Luncheon with performers, directors, producers, and Drama League members in attendance. Katharine Cornell was the recipient of the first award in 1935, for Distinguished Performance.
The awards ceremony for the 2010-11 season was held on May 20, 2011 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (New York City).[1] The awards ceremony for 2011-2012 was held on May 18, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, with Stockard Channing and John Larroquette as hosts.[2] The awards ceremony for the 2012-2013 season was held on May 17, 2013 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, with Debra Messing and David Hyde Pierce hosting. [3]
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Categories of awards [edit]
- Distinguished Production of a Play
- Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Distinguished Performance
Additionally, an honorary award may be given in the following categories:
- Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
- Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing
List of winners [edit]
- Winners 2012-2013
Source: Playbill.com[3]
- Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - Distinguished Production of a Play
- Kinky Boots - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Pippin - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Nathan Lane (The Nance) - Distinguished Performance Award
- Bernadette Peters - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award (presented by Joel Grey)
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment & the Rockettes - Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award (Presented by Tommy Tune)
- Jerry Mitchell - The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing (Presented by Cyndi Lauper)
- Winners 2011-2012
Source: Playbill.com[2]
- Other Desert Cities - Distinguished Production of a Play
- Death of a Salesman - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Once - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Follies - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Audra McDonald (Porgy and Bess) - Distinguished Performance Award
- Alan Menken - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award
- Rosie O'Donnell - Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award
- Diane Paulus - The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing (formerly the Julia Hansen Award)
- Winners 2010-2011
Source: Playbill.com[1]
- War Horse - Distinguished Production of a Play
- The Book of Mormon - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- The Normal Heart - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Anything Goes - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Mark Rylance (Jerusalem and La Bête) - Distinguished Performance Award
- Whoopi Goldberg - Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award
- Liza Minnelli - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award
- Susan Stroman - Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing.
- Winners 2009-2010
Source: Playbill.com[4]
- Sondheim on Sondheim - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Red - Distinguished Production of a Play
- La Cage aux Folles - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- A View from the Bridge - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Alfred Molina - Distinguished Performance Award
- Nathan Lane - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award
- Kenny Leon - Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
- Macy's Parade and Entertainment Group - Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Winners 2008-2009
Source:Playbill.com[5]
- God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza - Distinguished Production of a Play
- Billy Elliot The Musical, Music by Elton John; Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Hair, Music by Galt MacDermot; Book, Lyrics by Gerome Ragni, James Rado - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King - Distinguished Performance Award
- Elton John - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award
- Arthur Laurents - Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
- Angela Lansbury - Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Herb Blodgett - The 75th Anniversary Leadership Award
- Winners 2007-2008
Source:Variety[6]
- August: Osage County by Tracy Letts - Distinguished Production of a Play
- A Catered Affair, Book by Harvey Fierstein; Music and Lyrics by John Bucchino - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- South Pacific, Book by Joshua Logan and Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Patti LuPone, Gypsy - Distinguished Performance Award
- Paul Gemignani - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award
- Bartlett Sher - Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
- Ellen Stewart - Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Winners 2006-2007
- The Coast of Utopia - Distinguished Production of a Play
- Spring Awakening - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Journey's End - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Company - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Liev Schreiber - Distinguished Performance
- John Kander and Fred Ebb - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
- Michael Mayer - Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
- Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids - Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Winners 2005-2006
- The History Boys - Distinguished Production of a Play
- Jersey Boys - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Awake and Sing! - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Sweeney Todd - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Christine Ebersole - Distinguished Performance
- Patti LuPone - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
- Marian Seldes - Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Des McAnuff- Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
- Winners 2004-2005
- Doubt - Distinguished Production of a Play
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Twelve Angry Men - Distinguished Revival of a Play
- La Cage aux Folles - Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Norbert Leo Butz - Distinguished Performance
- BMI Musical Theatre Workshop - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
- The Billy Rose Theatre Collection at the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center - Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Mike Nichols - Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
For the list of winners, 1997 through 2007, see infoplease.com.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew. " 'Mormon', 'War Horse', 'Normal Heart', 'Anything Goes', Mark Rylance Win Drama League Awards" playbill.com, May 20, 2011
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew. " 'Other Desert Cities', 'Salesman', 'Follies', 'Once', Audra McDonald Are Drama League Winners" playbill.com, May 18, 2012
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew. " 'Kinky Boots', 'Pippin', 'Vanya and Sonia', 'Virginia 'Woolf? and More Win Drama League Awards" playbill.com, May 17, 2013
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Sondheim, 'Red', 'Bridge', 'La Cage' and Molina Win Drama League Awards" playbill.com, May 21, 2010
- ^ Gans, Andrew.Billy, Carnage, Hair, Blithe and Rush Win Drama League Awards", playbill.com, May 15, 2009
- ^ Cox, Gordon. " 'Catered Affair' nabs League honor" Variety, May 16, 2008
