Monday, April 29, 2013

2013 Drama Desk Award Nominations

drama desk awards nominations
Perhaps the most "fair" of the NYC theater awards, the Drama Desk definitely decided to spread the love evenly this year with their with their nominations of both Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.  As we did with the previous award nominations, Off-Broadway Nominees are in GREEN.

Outstanding Play  
Annie Baker, The Flick (Playwrights Horizons)
Christopher Durang, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
 
Joe Gilford, Finks (EST)
Richard Greenberg, The Assembled Parties
 
Amy Herzog, Belleville (New York Theater Workshop)
Deanna Jent, Falling
Richard Nelson, Sorry (The Public)


Outstanding Musical  
A Christmas Story: The Musical
Giant
(The Public)
Hands on a Hardbody
Here Lies Love
(The Public)
Matilda
Natasha, Pierre + The Great Comet of 1812
(Ars Nova) 

The Other Josh Cohen (Soho Playhouse)

Outstanding Revival of a Play  
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Golden Boy
Good Person of Szechwan
(The Foundry/LaMama)
The Piano Lesson
(Signature Theater)
The Trip to Bountiful
Uncle Vanya
(Soho Rep)


Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue
Passion (Classic Stage Company)
Pippin
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
The Golden Land
(
National Yiddish Theatre)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Working: A Musical
(Prospect Theater Company)



Outstanding Actor in a Play  
Reed Birney, Uncle Vanya (Soho Rep)
Daniel Everidge, Falling

Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy
 
Shuler Hensley, The Whale (Playwrights Horizons)
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Tracy Letts, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


Outstanding Actress in a Play  
Maria Dizzia, Belleville (New York Theater Workshop)
Amy Morton, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
 
Julia Murney, Falling (EST)
Vanessa Redgrave, The Revisionist (Rattlestick Theater)
Miriam Silverman, Finks (EST)

Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful


Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Eric Anderson, Soul Doctor (New York Theater Workshop)
Brian d'Arcy James, Giant
(The Public)
Jim Norton, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
 
Steve Rosen, The Other Josh Cohen (Soho Playhouse)
Ryan Silverman, Passion
(Classic Stage Company)
Anthony Warlow, Annie


Outstanding Actress in a Musical  
Kate Baldwin, Giant (The Public)
Stephanie J. Block, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Carolee Carmello, Scandalous
 
Lindsay Mendez, Dogfight (Second Stage)
Donna Murphy, Into the Woods (The Public)
Laura Osnes, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
 
Jenny Powers, Donnybrook! (Irish Rep)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play  
Chuck Cooper, The Piano Lesson (Signature Theater)
Peter Friedman, The Great God Pan
(Playwrights Horizons)
Richard Kind, The Big Knife
 
Aaron Clifton Moten, The Flick (Playwrights Horizons)
Brían F. O'Byrne, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet (Roundabout Theater)

Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy


Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play  
Tasha Lawrence, The Whale (Playwrights Horizons)
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
 
Kellie Overbey, Sleeping Rough  (Page 73)
Maryann Plunkett, Sorry (The Public)
Condola Rashad, The Trip to Bountiful
 
Laila Robins, Sorry (The Public)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical  
Stephen Bogardus, Passion (Classic Stage Company)
John Bolton, A Christmas Story: The Musical
Keith Carradine, Hands on a Hardbody
Bertie Carvel, Matilda
 
John Dossett, Giant (The Public)
Andy Karl, The Mystery of Edwin Drood


Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots
 
Melissa Errico, Passion (Classic Stage Company)
Andrea Martin, Pippin
Jessie Mueller, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Christiane Noll, Chaplin: The Musical
Keala Settle, Hands on a Hardbody
 
Kate Wetherhead, The Other Josh Cohen (Soho Playhouse)

Outstanding Director of a Play  
Lear Debessonet, Good Person of Szechwan (The Foundry/LaMama)
Sam Gold, Uncle Vanya (Soho Rep)
Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, Restoration Comedy (The Flea)

Pam MacKinnon, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Lynne Meadow, The Assembled Parties
 
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, The Piano Lesson (Second Stage)

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Andy Blankenbuehler, Bring It On: The Musical
 
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre + The Great Comet of 1812 (Ars Nova)
John Doyle, Passion
(Classic Stage Company)
Diane Paulus, Pippin

Emma Rice, The Wild Bride (Kneehigh/St. Ann's Warehouse)
Alex Timbers, Here Lies Love
(The Public)
Matthew Warchus, Matilda


Outstanding Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Bring It On: The Musical
Warren Carlyle, A Christmas Story: The Musical
Peter Darling, Matilda
Josh Rhodes, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Sergio Trujillo, Hands on a Hardbody
Chet Walker and Gypsy Snider, Pippin


Outstanding Music
Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green, Hands on a Hardbody
 
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love (The Public)
Michael John LaChiusa, Giant
(The Public)
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre + The Great Comet of 1812 (Ars Nova)

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story: The Musical

David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, The Other Josh Cohen (Soho Playhouse)

Outstanding Lyrics
Amanda Green, Hands on a Hardbody
Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bring It On: The Musical
 
Michael John LaChiusa, Giant (The Public)
Dave Malloy, Natasha, + The Great Comet of 1812
(Ars Nova)
Tim Minchin, Matilda
 
David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, The Other Josh Cohen (Soho Playhouse)

Outstanding Book of a Musical
Dennis Kelly, Matilda
 
Sybille Pearson, Giant (The Public)
Joseph Robinette, A Christmas Story: The Musical

David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, The Other Josh Cohen (Soho Playhouse)
Jeff Whitty, Bring It On: The Musical
Doug Wright, Hands on a Hardbody


Outstanding Orchestrations
Trey Anastasio and Don Hart, Hands on a Hardbody
Larry Blank, A Christmas Story: The Musical
 
Bruce Coughlin, Giant (The Public)
Larry Hochman, Chaplin: The Musical
 
Steve Margoshes, Soul Doctor (New York Theater Workshop)
Danny Troob, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella


Outstanding Music in a Play  
César Alvarez with The Lisps, Good Person of Szechwan (The Foundry/LaMama)
Jiří Kadeřábek, Mahir Cetiz, and Ana Milosavljevic,
Act Before You Speak: The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (
Throes Theater/The Flea)
Glen Kelly, The Nance
 
Eugene Ma, The Man Who Laughs (Stolen Chair Theatre Company)
Steve Martin, As You Like It
(The Public)
Jane Wang, Strange Tales of Liaozhai (HERE)


Outstanding Revue  
Forbidden Broadway: Alive + Kicking!
Old Hats
(Signature Theater)
Old Jews Telling Jokes


Outstanding Set Design
Rob Howell, Matilda
 
Mimi Lien, The Whale (Playwrights Horizons)
Santo Loquasto, The Assembled Parties
Anna Louizos, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Michael Yeargan, Golden Boy

David Zinn, The Flick (Playwrights Horizons)

Outstanding Costume Design
Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz, Chaplin: The Musical
Dominique Lemieux, Pippin
William Ivey Long, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
 
Chris March, Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer Park Ballet (HERE)
Loren Shaw, Restoration Comedy (The Flea)
Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre + The Great Comet of 1812
(Ars Nova)

Outstanding Lighting Design
Ken Billington, Chaplin: The Musical
 
Jane Cox, Passion (Classic Stage Company)
Kenneth Posner, Pippin
 
Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love (The Public)
Daniel Winters, The Man Who Laughs
(Stolen Chair Theatre Company)
Scott Zielinski, A Civil War Christmas (New York Theater Workshop)


Outstanding Projection Design
Jon Driscoll, Chaplin: The Musical
 
Wendall K. Harrington, Old Hats (Signature Theater)
Peter Nigrini, Here Lies Love
(The Public)
Darrel Maloney, Checkers (The Vineyard)
Pedro Pires, Cirque du Soleil: Totem
Aaron Rhyne, Wild With Happy
(The Public)

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Hands on a Hardbody
Scott Lehrer and Drew Levy, Chaplin: The Musical
Tony Meola, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Brian Ronan, Bring It On: The Musical
 
Brian Ronan, Giant (The Public)
Dan Moses Schreier, Passion (Classic Stage Company)


Outstanding Sound Design in a Play  
Ien DeNio, The Pilo Family Circus (Godlight Theatre Company)
Steve Fontaine, Last Man Club (Axis Theater)
Christian Frederickson, Through the Yellow Hour (Rattlestick Theater)
Lindsay Jones, Wild With Happy
(The Public)
Mel Mercier, The Testament of Mary
Fergus O'Hare, Macbeth


Outstanding Solo Performance  
Joel de la Fuente, Hold These Truths (Epic Theatre Ensemble)
Kathryn Hunter, Kafka's Monkey (Theater For A New Audience)

Bette Midler, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers
 
Julian Sands, A Celebration of Harold Pinter (Irish Rep)
Holland Taylor, Ann
 
Michael Urie, Buyer + Cellar (Rattlestick Theater)

Unique Theatrical Experience  
Bello Mania (New Victory Theater)
Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer Park Ballet
(HERE)
Cirque Du Soleil: Totem
That Play: A Solo Macbeth
(Stage Left Studio)
The Fazzino Ride
(The Ride)
The Man Who Laughs
(Stolen Chair Theatre Company)


Outstanding Ensemble Performance This year the nominators chose to bestow a special ensemble award to the cast of Working: A Musical. "Marie-France Arcilla, Joe Cassidy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Nehal Joshi, and Kenita R. Miller created a memorable ensemble of marvelously gifted singer-actors working together in pure artistic harmony." Individual cast members receiving this award are ineligible for acting awards in the competitive categories. (Prospect Theater Company)

Special Awards
Each year, the Drama Desk votes special awards to recognize excellence and significant contributions to the theater. For 2012-2013, these awards are:


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer: for a decade of creating and nurturing new musical theater, ensuring the future of this essential art form.


Wakka Wakka (Gabrielle Brechner, Kirjan Waage, and Gwendolyn Warnock): for sophisticated puppet theater, as represented by this season's SAGA, that explores with wit, imagination, and insight serious issues of our times.


Jayne Houdyshell: for her artistry as an exceptionally versatile and distinctive Broadway and Off-Broadway performer.


Samuel D. Hunter: His empathic and indelible The Whale affirms his arrival as a distinguished dramatist who depicts the human condition.
(Playwrights Horizons)

• Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award: Maruti Evans, the for his ingenious lighting designs, reflecting an exquisite and bold theatrical aesthetic. This season's The Pilo Family Circus and Tiny Dynamite confirm his incandescent creativity. (Godlight Theatre Company)

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