Danny Burstein as the impresario Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge

Samuel H. Levine and Andrew Burnap in The Inheritance

A Soldier’s Play

Playwright Terrence McNally, 81, wrote 36 plays and 10 musicals, Theatre changes the heart, then it changes the mind, and that makes people get off their asses and do something. I’m a great believer in theatre as a socially-active force.

In what may well be the last major New York theater award of 2020, the 86th annual Drama League Awards have been announced, chosen by the organization’s nationwide membership, from the usual long list of nominations.

To figure out the place of this award in the theatrical constellation, check out my Guide to New York Theater Awards 2020

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD
Danny Burstein – Moulin Rouge!

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
A Soldier’s Play

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Little Shop of Horrors

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
The Inheritance

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Moulin Rouge!

FOUNDERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING
Marianne Elliott

UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATRE
Terrence McNally

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATRE
James Lapine