Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Award is a New York Theatre Prize, which is awarded annually in several categories. He is the only New York Theatre Award, which is awarded not separately under the categories Broadway, Off- Broadway and off -off - Broadway productions, so that about large-scale professional musical productions and small backyard productions compete in a category against each other. He has been awarded since 1955, and applies in addition to the Tony Awards as the most important New York theater price.

History

The Drama Desk organization founded in 1949 by New York theater critics, journalists, editors and publishers, to educate the public in terms of theater. 1955, the first Vernon Rice Awards were presented. They were named after the theater critic Vernon Rice, who was a pioneer of criticism of off- Broadway productions in the New York press. Initially, only off-Broadway performances were honored, were added and Broadway productions until 1969. 1964, the name of the price has changed. Since 1975, in addition to the winners and the nominees will be announced for each price. In order to remain true to its goal of training, the organization also hosts panel discussions with theater professionals.

Expiration

All employees and members of the nominating jury volunteers, the organization is recognized as a charitable organization. More than 140 critics, journalists and editors select the prize winners from the nominated productions, and people. The annual awards ceremony will be held in the LaGuardia Concert Hall of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School at Lincoln Center often.

Award winners

For Edward Albee, Wendy Wasserstein and George C. Scott the Drama Desk Award was the first theater prize, with which they were honored. Among the previous winners Bernadette Peters, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino and Catherine Zeta -Jones as well as items such as Driving Miss Daisy, Other People's Money, Steel Magnolias and The Boys in the Band belong.

Price Categories

Spectacle

• Drama ( Outstanding Play)
• Revival of an older drama ( Outstanding Revival of a Play )
• Lead actor in a drama ( Outstanding Actor in a Play)
• Lead actress in a drama ( Outstanding Actress in a Play)
• Supporting Actor in a drama ( Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play)
• Supporting Actress in a drama ( Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play)
• Acting Director ( Outstanding Director of a Play )
• Incidental music ( Outstanding Music in a Play )

Musical

• Musical ( Outstanding Musical)
• Revival of an older musicals ( Outstanding Revival of a Musical )
• Lead Actor in a Musical ( Outstanding Actor in a Musical)
• Leading Actress in a Musical ( Outstanding Actress in a Musical)
• Supporting Actor in a Musical ( Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical)
• Supporting Actress in a Musical ( Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical)
• Musical Director ( Outstanding Director of a Musical )
• Music ( Outstanding Music)
• Lyrics ( Outstanding Lyrics )
• Book ( Book of a Musical )
• Orchestration / Arrangement ( Outstanding Orchestrations )

Theatre and Musical

• Director ( Outstanding Director)
• Choreography ( Outstanding Choreography )
• Stage ( Outstanding Set Design)
• Costumes ( Outstanding Costume Design)
• Lighting Design ( Outstanding Lighting Design)
• Sound Design ( Outstanding Sound Design)
• Revival of an older work ( Outstanding Revival )
• Unique Theater Experience ( Unique Theatrical Experience)
• One-person show ( Outstanding One- Person Show)
• Revue ( Outstanding Revue )
• Projection and Video Design ( Outstanding Projection and Video Design)
• Special Award