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 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 2008-09 season were held on May 15, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (New York City).
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Categories of awards
- Distinguished Production of a Play
- Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Distinguished Revival of a Play
- Distinguished Revival of a Musical
- Distinguished Performance
Additionally, an award may be given in the following categories:
- Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
- Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- The Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
List of winners
Winners 2008-2009 [1]
- 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 Noel 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 — The Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
- Angela Lansbury — Unique Contribution to the Theatre
- Herb Blodgett — The 75th Anniversary Leadership Award
Winners 2007-2008
- 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 — The 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 & Fred Ebb (Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre)
- Michael Mayer (The 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 (The 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 (The Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing)
For the list of winners, 1997-2007, see infoplease.com.
See also
References
- ^ Gans, Andrew.Billy, Carnage, Hair, Blithe and Rush Win Drama League Awards",playbill.com, May 15, 2009
External links
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