2017 Drama League Nominations & Awards — Page 4

The list on BWW (as of 30 seconds ago at least) was incomplete and ended with Harvey Fierstein. I always think of that list of previous winners as being a little "Yay, look at you! You had a job this season!"

I'm sure I could dig up the list, but wasn't LuPone still nominated for Sweeney Todd the year she won the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award?



ETA: She was. That was also the year Ebersole won for Grey Gardens.

Updated On: 4/19/17 at 01:31 PM

Yes, I know that. But she was nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award the same year she received the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award, whereas Midler is somehow ineligible for the Distinguished Performance Award because she's receiving the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award.

Thanks for the full list, Valentina! The one I saw only went up to Fierstein.

I'm guessing this goes to Kline, though if I were voting, I'd give it to Sarah Jones for Sell/Buy/Date. It's really a travesty that her performance wasn't seen by more people.

givesmevoice said: "Yes, I know that. But she was nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award the same year she received the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award, whereas Midler is somehow ineligible for the Distinguished Performance Award because she's receiving the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award.



I see what you mean now. Maybe the Drama League is just as inconsistent as the Tony Awards?

Ben Platt will win. You're all crazy to predict someone else.

IdinaBellFoster said: "Some omissions I noticed along the way:

No Baldwin or Creel for HELLO DOLLY. They only nominated David Hyde Pierce.

No Jon Jon Briones. Only Eva Noblezada.

No Stephanie J. Block. Only Borle for FALSETTOS & CHARLIE.

No Phillipa Soo. No Christy Altomare.



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Stephanie J Block did get a Tony nomination though! Nice!

Winners:

Oslo for Best Play

Dear Evan Hansen for Musical

Jitney for Play Revivial

Dolly for Musical Revival

Ben Platt for Distinguished Performance

Personally, I would have liked to see Metcalf or Doll's House get some recognition, but this was a pretty predictable list.

An amazing, well-deserved accomplishment at any age, but it's crazy that he won at 23. This is also the first time that DEAR EVAN HANSEN went up against COME FROM AWAY and THE GREAT COMET and came out on top.

Oh Ben Platt!!! I'm so happy for him - what an amazing performance - he truly deserves this and the Tony, in my opinion. Can't wait to see where his career takes him, but sure hope he stays on Broadway or comes back every so often!

Yes, for $125 (or more), anyone can join the League and vote.

The Distinguished Performance used to be even harder to win because you could only be eligible once for a specific show. They recently changed the rules, so the same performers can be eligible twice (once for the Off-Broadway show; a second time for the Broadway production). For instance, Platt was nominated LAST year for the Off-Broadway ''Evan Hansen,'' but the 2006 winner was Lin-Manuel Miranda for ''Distinguished Performance.''

Also, ''Hamilton'' beat ''Evan Hansen'' for Best Musical.

Plus, the League did something different this year: They gave a special Musical Theater award to Bette Midler, thereby taking her out of the running for the Distinguished Performance prize. If she had been competing for that, I'll bet Midler would've won.

Updated On: 5/20/17 at 12:18 PM