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The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories.[1] The awards are considered a significant American theater honor[2] and are often referred to as "the Golden Globes of Theatre."[3][4][5]

Established in 1955, the awards are presented annually by the Drama Desk organization, a collective of New York City-based theatre critics, journalists, editors, and publishers dedicated to celebrating excellence in the performing arts.[6] The awards are represented by long-time Broadway press agency, Keith Sherman & Associates.[7]

History and mission

The Drama Desk organization was founded in 1949 by a group of theater critics and journalists aiming to spotlight significant issues in the theatrical industry and to support the development of New York theater. In 1955, the organization began presenting awards known as the Vernon Rice Awards, named after the New York Post critic who championed off-Broadway productions. The awards were renamed the Drama Desk Awards in the 1963–1964 season,[8] and by the 1968–69 season, they expanded to include Broadway productions.[9] In 1974, the Drama Desk was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, and in 1975 its announcement of winners was expanded to include the nominees. Today, the awards are voted on by over 130 New York theater critics, reporters, writers, and arts editors, all of whom serve voluntarily and without vested interests in the results.[6][10][11][12]

The Drama Desk Awards are distinctive in their comprehensive approach, evaluating productions from Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway on an equal footing. This inclusivity is intended to acknowledge both established and emerging talents. In 2023, the awards adopted gender-neutral performance categories. Each performance category now features twice as many nominees and two winners to recognize excellence.[13]

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The Drama Desk plans to expand the awards in 2027 to honor regional theater across the United States, along with Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway, to become the only major theatrical award to honor professional theater nationally.[14]

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Other notable winners of Drama Desk Awards include Elton John, Al Pacino, Julie Andrews, Helen Mirren, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, Ian McKellen, James Earl Jones, Kevin Spacey, Liza Minnelli, Hugh Jackman, Mel Brooks, Sarah Paulson, Tina Fey, Reba McEntire, Angela Lansbury, Jessica Lange, Lily Tomlin, Patrick Stewart, Viola Davis, Antonio Banderas, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Glenn Close, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andrew Garfield, Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Stephen Sondheim, Billy Crystal, Bob Fosse, Mike Nichols, Christine Baranski, Jessica Chastain, Sean Hayes, Chita Rivera, Edie Falco, Laura Linney, Kristin Chenoweth, Cynthia Nixon, Allison Janney,Cynthia Erivo, Elaine Stritch, Frank Langella, Phylicia Rashad, Jessica Tandy, Stockard Channing, Billy Porter, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Stephanie J. Block, Jane Krakowski, Mike Birbiglia, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jason Alexander, Lena Horne, Lauren Bacall, Estelle Parsons, Ethel Merman, Glynis Johns, and Helen Hayes.[15]

Award Categories

Performance categories

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Show and technical categories

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Special awards

Retired awards

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Ceremony History

Season Nominations announced date Nomination announcement host(s) Awards ceremony Awards ceremony venue Awards ceremony host(s) Ref
2024-25 April 20, 2025 Norm Lewis June 1, 2025 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts Debra Messing & Tituss Burgess [16]
2023–24 April 29, 2024 Kathleen Turner June 10, 2024 Sutton Foster & Aaron Tveit [17]
2022–23 April 27, 2023 Donna McKechnie June 6, 2023 Sardi's Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody [18]
2021–22 May 16, 2022 George Takei June 14, 2022 Renée Elise Goldsberry [19]
2020-21 No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
2019–20 April 21, 2020 Seth Rudetsky June 13, 2020 Virtual ceremony Frank DiLella [20]
2018–19 April 25, 2019 Roma Torre June 2, 2019 The Town Hall Michael Urie [21]
2017–18 April 26, 2018 Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess June 3, 2018 [22]
2016–17 April 27, 2017 Laura Benanti & Javier Muñoz June 4, 2017 [23]
2015–16 April 28, 2016 Matthew Morrison & Vanessa Williams June 5, 2016 [24]
2014–15 April 23, 2015 Judith Light & Jessie Mueller May 31, 2015 Laura Benanti [25]
2013–14 April 25, 2014 Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Fran Drescher June 1, 2014 [26]
2012–13 April 29, 2013 Linda Lavin & John Lloyd Young May 19, 2013 Jan Maxwell & John Lloyd Young [27]
2011–12 April 27, 2012 Donna Murphy & Brian d'Arcy James June 3, 2012 Brooke Shields & Brian d'Arcy James [28]
2010–11 April 29, 2011 Audra McDonald & Liev Schreiber May 23, 2011 Hammerstein Ballroom Harvey Fierstein [29]
2009–10 May 3, 2010 Brian Stokes Mitchell & Cady Huffman May 23, 2010 LaGuardia Concert Hall Patti LuPone [30]
2008–09 April 27, 2009 Jim Dale & Faith Prince May 17, 2009 Harvey Fierstein [31]
2007–08 April 28, 2008 Bebe Neuwirth & Len Cariou May 18, 2008 Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, & Heidi Blickenstaff [32]
2006–07 April 26, 2007 James Naughton & Beth Leavel May 20, 2007 Kristin Chenoweth [33]
2005-06 April 27, 2006 Marvin Hamlisch & Donna McKechnie May 21, 2006 Harvey Fierstein [34]
2004-05 April 28, 2005 Robert Goulet & Lynn Redgrave May 22, 2005 [35][36]
2003-04 April 29, 2004 Mary-Louise Parker & Tony Roberts May 16, 2004 [37][38]
2002-03 May 1, 2003 Judy Kaye & Martin Richards May 18, 2003 Chita Rivera [39]
2001-02 April 30, 2002 John Stamos & Polly Bergen May 19, 2002 Rue McClanahan [40]
2000-01 May 1, 2001 Michele Lee & Dick Cavett May 25, 2001 Lily Tomlin [41]
1999-00 April 25, 2000 Susan Lucci & Tom Wopat May 14, 2000 Bebe Neuwirth [42][43]
1998-99 April 19, 1999 Bebe Neuwirth & Joel Grey May 9, 1999 Bernadette Peters [44]
1997-98 April 27, 1998 Freddie Roman, Lillias White, & Robert Cuccioli May 17, 1998 The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College No Host [45]
1996-97 April 28, 1997 Julie Harris & Michael Nouri May 18, 1997 Booth Theatre No Host [46]
1995-96 May 2, 1996 May 19, 1996 New Victory Theater Tony Randall [47]

See also

Other theatre awards in New York:

References

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