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BROADWAY MAGAZINE –The Drama League Award nominations have been put forward, and most shows performed this season are nominated in all categories (full release below). While it does seem like most people on earth have been nominated (over 70 performers), we can attest that the superintendent at our building was not nominated for a Drama League Award. However, we can verify that our building superintendent has not performed in any capacity whatsoever, and therefore does not merit a nod. Of course there is always politics involved in nominations. They left off Impressionism,
Equus, and All My Sons (which deserved nomination), also they snubbed certain celebrities like Katie Holmes, they kept in Liza Minelli’s concert, great to see Toxic Avenger and Nancy Opel nominated. Congratulations to all of the nominees.

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (10)

~ 9 to 5: The Musical

~ Billy Elliot: The Musical

~ Fela!

~ Liza’s at the Palace…

~ The Marvelous Wonderettes

~ Road Show

~ Rock of Ages

~ Shrek The Musical

~ The Toxic Avenger

~ This Beautiful City

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (11)

~ 33 Variations

~ Black Watch

~ Chair

~ God of Carnage

~ If You See Something, Say Something

~ Lady ~

~ reasons to be pretty

~ Ruined

~ Shipwrecked!

~ Why Torture Is Wrong, And the People Who Love Them

~ Wig Out!

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (6)

~ Enter Laughing

~ Garden of Earthly Delights

~ Guys and Dolls ~

~ Hair

~ Pal Joey

~ West Side Story ~

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A PLAY (12)

~ Blithe Spirit

~ The Cripple of Inishmaan

~ Desire Under the Elms ~

~ Mabou Mines Dollhouse

~ Exit the King ~

~ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

~ Mary Stuart ~

~ The Norman Conquests

~ Our Town

~ The Seagull ~

~ Speed-the-Plow

~ Uncle Vanya ~

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (10)

- 9 to 5: The Musical - Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton; Book by Patricia Resnick (Marquis Theatre)

- Billy Elliot: The Musical - Music by Elton John; Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall (Imperial Theatre)

- Fela! - Music by Fela Kuti; Book by Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis (37 Arts)

- Liza’s at the Palace… - Music and Lyrics by Various Artists (Palace Theatre)

- The Marvelous Wonderettes - Music by Various Artists; Book by Roger Bean (Westside Theatre)

- Road Show - Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman (The Public Theater)

- Rock of Ages - Music by Various Artists; Book by Chris D’Arienzo (Brooks Atkinson Theatre)

- Shrek The Musical - Music by Jeanine Tesori; Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Broadway Theatre)

- The Toxic Avenger - Music and Lyrics by David Bryan; Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro (New World Stages)

- This Beautiful City - Music, Lyrics by Michael Friedman; Book by Steven Cosson and Jim Lewis (Vineyard Theatre)

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (11)

- 33 Variations - by Moises Kaufman (Eugene O’Neill Theatre)

- Black Watch - by Gregory Burke (St. Ann’s Warehouse)

- Chair - by Edward Bond (Theatre For A New Audience)

- God of Carnage - by Yasmina Reza (BernardB.JacobsTheatre)

- If You See Something, Say Something - by Mike Daisey (The Public Theater)

- Lady - by Craig Wright (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)

- reasons to be pretty - by Neil LaBute (Lyceum Theatre)

- Ruined - by Lynn Nottage (Manhattan Theatre Club)

- Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) - by David Margulies (Primary Stages)

- Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them - by Christopher Durang (The Public Theater)

- Wig Out! - by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Vineyard Theatre)

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (6)

- Enter Laughing - Music by Stan Daniels, Book by Joseph Stein (York Theatre Company)

- Garden of Earthly Delights - Music by Richard Peaslee (MinettaLaneTheatre)

- Guys and Dolls - Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows (Nederlander Theatre)

- Hair - Music by Galt MacDermot; Book, Lyrics by Gerome Ragni, James Rado (Al Hirschfeld Theatre)

- Pal Joey - Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; Book by John O’Hara (Roundabout Theatre at Studio 54)

- West Side Story - Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Arthur Laurents (Palace Theatre)

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A PLAY (12)

- Blithe Spirit - by Noel Coward (Shubert Theatre)

- The Cripple of Inishmaan - by Martin McDonagh (Atlantic Theater Company)

- Desire Under the Elms - by Eugene O’Neill (St.JamesTheatre)

- Mabou Mines Dollhouse - Adapted from Henrik Ibsen (St. Ann’s Warehouse)

- Exit the King - by Eugene Ionesco (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

- Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - by August Wilson (Belasco Theatre)

- Mary Stuart - by Friedrich Schiller (Broadhurst Theatre)

- The Norman Conquests - by Alan Ayckbourn (Circle in the Square Theatre)

- Our Town - by Thornton Wilder (Barrow Street Theatre)

- The Seagull - by Anton Chekhov (Walter Kerr Theatre)

- Speed-the-Plow - by David Mamet (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

- Uncle Vanya - by Anton Chekhov (Classic Stage Company)

The Broadway transfers of [title of show], Dividing the Estate and Next To Normal were previously considered for Drama League Awards during their Off-Broadway engagements, and are thus ineligible this season.

The Drama League also pays tribute to the season’s best performers by including the nominees of The Distinguished Performance Award on a dais. This season’s dais includes the following performers, one of whom will be honored with the Distinguished Performance Award at the awards ceremony on Friday, May 15:

Jane Alexander - Chasing Manet

David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot

Kahlil Ashanti - Basic Training

James Barbour - A Tale of Two Cities

David Wilson Barnes - Becky Shaw

Simon Russell Beale - The Cherry Orchard

Annika Boras - An Oresteia

Christian Camargo - Hamlet

Bobby Cannavale - The Gingerbread House

Matt Cavenaugh - West Side Story

Julia Coffey - The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

Lynn Cohen - Chasing Manet

Chad Coleman - Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Gavin Creel - Hair

David Cromer - Our Town

Joshua Cruz - Wig Out!

Mike Daisey - If You See Something, Say Something

Saidah Arrika Ekulona - Ruined

* Ensemble - Black Watch

Raúl Esparza - Speed-the-Plow

Rupert Everett - Blithe Spirit

Tovah Feldshuh - Irena’s Vow

Jane Fonda - 33 Variations

Sutton Foster - Shrek The Musical

James Gandolfini - God of Carnage

Alexander Gemignani - Road Show

John Glover - Waiting for Godot

Lauren Graham - Guys and Dolls

Nathan Lee Graham - Wig Out!

Josh Grisetti - Enter Laughing

Carla Gugino - Desire Under the Elms

Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage

Megan Hilty - 9 to 5: The Musical

Danny Hoch - Taking Over

Marin Ireland - reasons to be pretty

Bill Irwin - Waiting for Godot

Dana Ivey - The Savannah Disputation

Allison Janney - 9 to 5: The Musical

Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit

Constantine Maroulis - Rock of Ages

Elizabeth Marvel - Fifty Words

Janet McTeer - Mary Stuart

Ben Miles - The Norman Conquests

Liza Minnelli - Liza’s at the Palace…

Maude Mitchell - Mabou Mines Dollhouse

Bruce Myers - The Grand Inquisitor

Sahr Ngaujah - Fela!

Kristine Nielsen - Why Torture Is Wrong…

Cynthia Nixon - Distracted

Denis O’Hare - Uncle Vanya

Karen Olivo - West Side Story

Nancy Opel - The Toxic Avenger

David Pearse - The Cripple of Inishmaan

David Hyde Pierce - Accent on Youth

Martha Plimpton - Pal Joey

Daniel Radcliffe - Equus

Heather Raffo - Palace of the End

Roger Robinson - Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King

Thomas Sadoski - reasons to be pretty

Susan Sarandon - Exit the King

Campbell Scott - The Atheist

Christopher Sieber - Shrek The Musical

Michael Stuhlbarg - Hamlet

Will Swenson - Hair

Kristin Scott Thomas - The Seagull

John Douglas Thompson - Othello

Harriet Walter - Mary Stuart

Patrick Wilson - All My Sons

(* The producers of Black Watch may, at their discretion, designate one or two cast members to appear on the dais on behalf of the full acting ensemble.)

In addition, nine past recipients of the Distinguished Performance Award will be honored on this dais for their work this season. However, because an individual can only receive the Distinguished Performance Award once in his/her lifetime, they are ineligible for award consideration this year. Those past honorees include:

Norbert Leo Butz - Fifty Words

Stockard Channing - Pal Joey

Christine Ebersole - Blithe Spirit

Rosemary Harris - Oscar and the Pink Lady

Frank Langella - A Man for All Seasons

John Lithgow - All My Sons

Mary-Louise Parker - Hedda Gabler

Stephen Rea - Kicking a Dead Horse

Sam Waterston - Hamlet

Earlier this spring, The Drama League announced the recipients of its annual special recognitions: Elton John will receive the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award, Arthur Laurents will be honored with the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing and Angela Lansbury will receive the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award. In addition, Broadway porducer Herb Blodgett will receive The Drama League’s 75th Anniversary Leadership Award.

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