| Sarah Paulson, Hell's Kitchen, Stereophonic & More Win 2024 Drama League Awards | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:42 am EDT 05/18/24 | |
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| ANNOUNCING THE 90TH ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS Sarah Paulson wins Distinguished Performance Award Hell’s Kitchen wins Outstanding Production of a Musical Stereophonic wins Outstanding Production of a Play Merrily We Roll Along wins Outstanding Revival of a Musical Appropriate wins Outstanding Revival of a Play Daniel Aukin wins Outstanding Direction of a Play for Stereophonic and Maria Friedman wins Outstanding Direction of a Musical for Merrily We Roll Along (New York, NY – May 17, 2024) The Drama League (Artistic Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks; Executive Director, Bevin Ross) has announced the winners of the 2024 Drama League Awards. The in-person ceremony, hosted by Emmy-winning NY1 reporter Frank DiLella, was held today, Friday, May 17, 2024 at The Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 W 54th St, New York, NY). Sarah Paulson won the Distinguished Performance Award for her work in Appropriate; the well-respected honor can only be won once during the career of an actor. Stereophonic took home the Award for Outstanding Production of a Play, while Appropriate won for Outstanding Revival of a Play. Hell’s Kitchen and Merrily We Roll Along earned honors for Outstanding Production of a Musical and Outstanding Revival of a Musical, respectively. In the directing categories, Daniel Aukin took home the Outstanding Direction of a Play award for Stereophonic and Maria Friedman took home Outstanding Direction of a Musical for Merrily We Roll Along. The competitive awards were presented by Lear DeBessonet, Alfred Molina, Bebe Neuwirth and Ben Platt. LaTanya Richardson Jackson presented The Gratitude Award to Kandi Burress; Thomas Schumacher presented The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing to Schele Williams; Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez presented The Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award to Jonathan Groff; and Jim Parsons presented the Contribution to Theatre Award to Jessica Lange. First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theater awards chosen by a cross-section of the theater community — specifically, by the industry professionals, producers, artists, audiences, and critics who are Drama League Members nationwide. The Drama League Awards Event Co-Chairs are Bonnie Comley and Darin Oduyoye. The Steering Committee is Trish Chambers, Jonathan Demar, Irene Gandy, Sarah Hutton, Kirk Iwanowski, Mary Jain, Paula Kaminsky Davis, Fred Siegel, and Kumiko Yoshii. First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theater awards chosen by a cross-section of the theater community — the industry professionals, producers, artists, audiences, and critics who are Drama League members nationwide. For more information about membership or The Drama League Awards, please call (212) 244-9494 x101 or visit www.dramaleague.org. The full list of nominations can be found below, with the winners in bold, as well as at dramaleague.org/2024awards. 2024 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Stereophonic *****Winner***** John Golden Theatre/Playwrights Horizons Written by David Adjmi Directed by Daniel Aukin Produced by Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Seaview, Sonia Friedman Productions, Linden Productions, Ashley Melone, Nick Mills; Co-Produced by Jillian Robbins, Stella La Rue, Alex Levy & David Aron, Dori Berinstein, James Bolosh, Burnt Umber Productions, The Cohn Sisters, Cathy Dantchik, Alexander R. Donnelly, Emerald Drive, Federman Koenigsberg, Dann Fink, Ruth Hendel, Larry Hirschhorn, Jenen Rubin, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, LAMF Protozoa, Katrina McCann, Stephanie P. McClelland, No Guarantees, Marissa Palley & Daniel Aron, Anna Schafer, Soto Productions, Sean Walsh, Bruce & Peggy Wanta, Hillary Wyatt, deRoy Howard, Winkler & Smalberg, 42nd.CLUB, Craig Balsam, Concord Theatricals, Creative Partners Productions, Jonathan Demar, Douglas Denoff, DJD Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment, Faliro House, FilmNation Entertainment, Roy Gabay, Gfour Productions, Candy Kosow Gold, and Wes Grantom; and Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director; Carol Fishman, General Manager); Associate Producer: Zachary Baer The Comeuppance Flex Grief Hotel The Hunt Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Mother Play Oh, Mary! Patriots Prayer For The French Republic Wet Brain Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Appropriate *****Winner****** Second Stage Theater/Belasco Theatre Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Lila Neugebauer Produced by Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director; Lisa Lawer Post, Executive Director); Produced in association with Ambassador Theatre Group, Amanda Dubois, Annapurna Theatre, and Bad Robot Live An Enemy Of The People Danny And The Deep Blue Sea Doubt: A Parable The Effect Mary Jane Our Class Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch Uncle Vanya The White Chip Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Hell’s Kitchen *****Winner***** The Public Theater/Shubert Theatre Book by Kristoffer Diaz Music and Lyrics by Alicia Keys Directed by Michael Greif Choreography by Camille A. Brown Produced by AK Worldwide Media, Roc Nation, DML Productions, Julie Yorn, Mandy Hackett, The Jacobs Family, Sharpton Swindal Productions, John Gore Organization, Terria Joseph, Andy Nahas, James L. Nederlander, Clara Wu Tsai, Grove Entertainment, Independent Presenters Network, Della Pietra Spark Theatricals, and The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director); Associate Producer Ana Lara Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Harmony The Heart Of Rock And Roll Illinoise Lempicka The Notebook The Outsiders Suffs Teeth Water For Elephants Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Merrily We Roll Along *****Winner***** Hudson Theatre Book by George Furth Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Maria Friedman Choreography by Tim Jackson Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, David Babani, Patrick Catullo, Jeff Romley, Debbie Bisno, Lang Entertainment Group, OHenry Productions, Winkler & Smalberg, Stephanie P. McClelland, Timothy Bloom, Creative Partners Productions, Eastern Standard Time, Fakston Productions, Marc David Levine, No Guarantees, Ted & Mary Jo Shen, Gilad Rogowsky, Playing Field, Key to the City Productions, Richard Batchelder/Trunfio Ryan, FineWomen Productions/Henry R. Muñoz III, Thomas Swayne/Lamar Richardson, Abrams Cor Mary Maggio, Osh Ashruf/Brenner-Ivey, Craig Balsam/PBL Productions, deRoy DiMaurio Productions/Medley Houlihan, Andrew Diamond/Katler-Solomon Productions, Dodge Hall Productions/Carl Moellenberg, Friedman Simpson/Vernon Stuckelman, William Frisbie/J.J. Powell, Robert Greenblatt/Jonathan Littman, Cleveland O'Neal III/Tom Tuft, Roth-Manella Productions/Seaview, and New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Executive Director); Based on the production by The Menier Chocolate Factory Cabaret Gutenberg! The Musical! Here Lies Love I Can Get It For You Wholesale Spamalot The Who’s Tommy The Wiz Outstanding Direction of a Play Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic *****Winner***** Tara Ahmadinejad, Grief Hotel Sam Gold, An Enemy of The People Rupert Goold, The Hunt Rupert Goold, Patriots Jamie Lloyd, The Effect Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate Lila Neugebauer, Uncle Vanya Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! Eric Ting, The Comeuppance Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Outstanding Direction of a Musical Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along*****Winner***** Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club Sarah Benson, Teeth David Cromer, Dead Outlaw Rebecca Frecknall, Cabaret Des McAnuff, The Who’s Tommy Leigh Silverman, Suffs Alex Timbers, Gutenberg! The Musical! Alex Timbers, Here Lies Love Distinguished Performance Award Sarah Paulson, Appropriate *****Winner***** Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen Gabby Beans, Jonah Joshua Boone, The Outsiders Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Who’s Tommy Steve Carell, Uncle Vanya Jenn Colella, Suffs Danny DeVito, I Need That Caleb Eberhardt, The Comeuppance and An Enemy of the People Alex Edelman, Just for Us Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! Eden Espinosa, The Gardens of Anuncia and Lempicka Paapa Essiedu, The Effect Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Etheridge: My Window Laurence Fishburne, Like They Do in the Movies Josh Gad, Gutenberg! The Musical! Eli Gelb, Stereophonic Brody Grant, The Outsiders Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along Dorian Harewood, The Notebook Willam Jackson Harper, Primary Trust and Uncle Vanya Amber Iman, Lempicka Eddie Izzard, Hamlet Nikki M. James, Suffs Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Spamalot Jessica Lange, Mother Play Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen Nichelle Lewis, The Wiz Maribel Martinez, Bees and Honey Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along Tobias Menzies, The Hunt Cynthia Nixon, The Seven Year Disappear Eva Noblezada, The Great Gatsby Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious, A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain Nicole Ari Parker, The Refuge Plays Jim Parsons, Mother Play Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic Aubrey Plaza, Danny and The Deep Blue Sea Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along Gayle Rankin, Cabaret Andrew Rannells, Gutenberg! The Musical! Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret Conrad Ricamora, Here Lies Love and Oh, Mary! Corey Stoll, Appropriate Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People Zenzi Williams, Jaja's African Hair Braiding Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch Jehan O. Young, The Cotillion The Drama League also wishes to acknowledge the previous recipients of the Distinguished Performance Award who appeared in Broadway or Off-Broadway productions this season. As the Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime, they are ineligible to be nominated; however, their exemplary work is recognized and applauded. Alfred Molina, Uncle Vanya Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable The Drama League is grateful for support from its generous donors and current Drama League Awards Sponsors, including our Presenting Sponsor, J.P. Morgan; Gold Sponsors, BroadwayHD, Creative Arts Agency, Darin Oduyoye, and RB Theatricals; Silver Sponsors, Appropriate / Ambassador Theatre Group, City Cowboy Productions, Mary Jain, John Gore Organization, Paula Kaminsky Davis, Lincoln Center Theater, Merrily We Roll Along, Donald Nolan, Judy Goodman, Merrie L. Davis, The Outsiders, Stan Ponte, Roundabout Theatre Company, Second Stage Theater, The Shubert Organization, Water for Elephants, and Womens Independent Producer. ABOUT THE DRAMA LEAGUE: The Drama League advances the American theater by providing lifelong artistic resources for directors and a platform for dialogue with audiences. Founded in 1916, we are one of the longest-running arts service organizations in the country. We enable directors to make the most powerful, impactful work possible across multiple mediums reaching ever-wider audiences, and build sustainable careers. Uplifting directors of all economic classes, races, abilities, genders, and identities is a cornerstone of this mission. We provide support to directors throughout their artistic life, and our work in education offers both continued learning to professionals and introduces the skills of directing to young people. Underpinning our work is the support of our members, a community of ardent theater fans and industry professionals whose commitment to advancing the art form helps develop the careers of the talented directors we champion. More information about The Drama League’s programs, alumni, and the Awards history can be found at www.dramaleague.org. www.dramaleague.org / Instagram: @dramaleague / Facebook: The Drama League |
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