Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Appearance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
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Description | Outstanding Play |
Location | United States |
Presented by | Drama Desk |
Currently held by | The Inheritance (2020) |
Website | DramaDeskAwards.com |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The award was initially introduced in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, before being removed from the ceremony between 1960 and 1974. The award later returned in the 1975 ceremony, with its current title.
† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award
Winners and nominees
1950s
1960s
Year | Play | Writer |
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1960–69 | — |
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Year | Play | Writer |
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2020 | ||
The Inheritance | Matthew Lopez | |
Cambodian Rock Band | Lauren Yee | |
Greater Clements | Samuel D. Hunter | |
Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven | Stephen Adly Guirgis | |
Heroes of the Fourth Turning | Will Arbery |
See also
References
- "Drama Desk Award for Play". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.