2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

#1

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 8:43pm

BWW said it was updating live but it's been 45 minutes and there have been no updates.

Any word on winners yet?

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#2

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 8:57pm

The Awards ceremony, hosted by Harvey Fierstein begins at 9pm EST

Read more: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2011-Drama-Desk-Winners-Updating-LIVE-20110523#ixzz1NE8j4FN5

#3

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:05pm

Go Laura! Go Laura! Go Laura!

Can't wait to watch the ceremony on Ovation.

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#4

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:24pm

They couldn't do any better when selecting the interviewers on the Red Carpet? Who the heck are Phillip and Marabell from The Broadway Channel ? They are just terrible. Jim Caruso is well, Jim Caruso. A triple bomb-cast.

I've seen better amateur video interviews here on BW !

#5

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:34pm

A half hour and still nothing?

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#6

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:35pm

What the hell is Harvey doing over there?

#7

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:40pm

Just started I'm told with Sleep No More as the first winner for Unique Theatrical Experience.

#8

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:42pm

yea there are 3 winners up so far!!

#9

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:44pm

MORMON lost Best Book? lol.

#10

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:50pm

^To See Rock City no less... that show barely had a cohesive book.

#11

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:50pm

Really wishing I'd have seen SEE ROCK CITY now.

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#12

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:52pm

You really didn't miss much. The first 20 minutes were great. After that, it went downhill quickly.

#13

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:54pm

It's not streaming anywhere this year?

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#14

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:56pm

Mormon Lost best Book because it is not the best book and very over-hyped.

#15

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:56pm

Is it bad that my first thought was "BWW screwed up. Book of Mormon and See Rock City are next to each other on the list, and they bolded the wrong one."?

I am just so surprised that it won music and lyrics, yet lost book, which is the award it is basically guaranteed to win at the Tonys.

#16

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:56pm

DirectorGP, did you see See Rock City?

#17

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 10:00pm

Mormon winning score is a bigger LOL. It's clever, but nothing remarkable. Surprised to see it NOT take Best Book though.

#18

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 10:44pm

There haven't been any further updates in the past 45 minutes. What other winners have been trophied?

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#19

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 10:47pm

Based on Theater Mania's tweets, it appears as though some of the special awards were given out in the past 45 minutes or so.

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#20

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:02pm

A few more updates just posted:

Sets - Anything Goes
Costumes - Priscilla
Lighting - Bengal Tiger
Musical Sound Design - Anything Goes
Play Sound Design - Bengal Tiger

#21

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:07pm

If I were watching these live I may have shut them off by now.

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"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

#22

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:10pm

This is taking forever. The actors must all want to kill themselves by now.

Also, Rain just beat out Newsical for Best Revue. Why?

#23

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:20pm

While I'm not surprised at all that Brian Bedford won, I wish it had gone to either Christian Borle for Peter and the Starcatcher or Zachary Qunito for Angels in America.

#24

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:21pm

Yay Brian Bedford! I wish he was in this more appropriate category for the Tonys.

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"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

#25

2011 Drama Desk Award Winners

Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:28pm

BENANTI WON!!! WOO!