“Stereophonic” won Outstandint Play and six other awards, “Dead Outlaw” Outstanding Musical and two others at the 68th annual Drama Desk Awards.
Full list of winners below.
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Outstanding Play
Stereophonic, by David Adjmi, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Appropriate, Second Stage Theater
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Classic Stage Company
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
Jessica Lange, Mother Play, Second Stage Theater
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate, Second Stage Theater
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses, Atlantic Theater Company
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses, Atlantic Theater Company
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play, Second Stage Theater
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical
Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Outstanding Choreography
Justin Peck, Illinoise, Park Avenue Armory
Outstanding Music
Shaina Taub, Suffs
Outstanding Lyrics
David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Orchestrations
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club, Atlantic Theater Company
Outstanding Music in a Play
Will Butler, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Revue
Amid Falling Walls, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
David Zinn, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby (includes projections)
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell, Suffs
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
Jane Cox, Appropriate, Second Stage Theater
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim (projections), The Outsiders
Outstanding Projection and Video Design
Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical
Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders
Walter Trarbach, Water for Elephants
Outstanding Wig and Hair
Nikiya Mathis, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Manhattan Theatre Club
Outstanding Solo Performance
Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
Unique Theatrical Experience
Grenfell: in the words of survivors, St. Ann’s Warehouse, National Theatre, and KPPL Productions
Outstanding Fight Choreography
Cha Ramos, Water for Elephants
Outstanding Adaptation
An Enemy of the People, by Amy Herzog
Outstanding Puppetry
Ray Wetmore, JR Goodman, and Camille Labarre, Water for Elephants
SPECIAL AWARDS
Ensemble Award
The cast of Stereophonic – Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Chris Stack – who execute David Adjmi’s hypernaturalistic text with extraordinary care and precision, while also performing Will Butler’s music with the freshness and life that makes us believe we are witnessing, first-hand, the creation of a new American classic.
Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award
Cole Escola, who both wrote and stars in one of this season’s biggest hits Off Broadway, Oh, Mary! Following in the long legacy of queer artists who write themselves into American history, Escola’s new “gay fantasia on national themes” is a hilarious reminder of why we must continue to interrogate our past.
How to Dance in Ohio Authentic Autistic Representation Team – Sammi Cannold, Nicole D’Angelo, Becky Leifman, Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, Liz Weber, and Jeremy Wein – for their steadfast support of autistic theatermakers, and their strides toward true accessibility for neurodiverse individuals both on and offstage.
Lighting designer Isabella Byrd, whose self-described technique as a “darkness designer” has earned her a cache of nominations and awards in the United States and abroad. During this season, Byrd illuminated two Broadway shows done in the round, An Enemy of the People and Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Off Broadway, her spotlight on quiet, small-scale stories both enchanted us in Primary Trust and mesmerized us in Infinite Life, with a parking-lot sky that marked the passage of time.
Lady Irene Gandy, for career achievement. A press agent extraordinaire for over five decades, Lady Irene has always demonstrated her passion, dedication, and love for theater. A Broadway producer and Sardi’s honoree, she is a zealous advocate for inclusion, diversity, and equity in the arts.
