Drama Desk 2006 Nominations

[ShuQ]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 9:39am

They're going to be announced any minute now! Who's excited?!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 9:42am

About how long until they get posted online?

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 9:50am

...waiting anxiously!

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 9:59am

!!!!

[Princeton78]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:02am

*crosses fingers for his faves*

[OasisBroadway]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:09am

Mano from Sweeney better be nominated!!

[new_philosophy_girl]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:12am

oasis...I think there will be a revolt from some people on this board if Mano is not nominated.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:36am

Here they are!

http://www.dramadesk.org/press037.htm

DRAMA DESK NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005/2006 SEASON

The following awards were voted by the nominating committee and will be presented by the Drama Desk at its awards ceremony:

Outstanding Ensemble Performances :

The cast of Stuff Happens

The cast of Awake and Sing!

Special Awards :

Each year, the Drama Desk votes special awards to recognize excellence and significant contributions to the theater. For 2005/2006, these awards are presented:

To the BMI—Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop for nurturing, developing and promoting new talent for the musical theater.
To The York Theatre Company for its vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals.
To Sh-K-Boom and its label Ghostlight Records for dedication to the preservation of musical theater through cast recordings.
The Drama Desk will also present the following special award:

A lifetime achievement award to Horton Foote for his bountiful body of work that sensitively explores the human condition.
Following are the nominations for the competitive categories. Winners will be selected by the voting membership of the Drama Desk:

Outstanding Play :

Alan Bennett, The History Boys
David Hare, Stuff Happens
Warren Leight, No Foreigners Beyond this Point
Martin McDonagh, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Terrence McNally, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams
Craig Wright, The Pavilion

Outstanding Musical :

The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
Jersey Boys
See What I Wanna See
Thrill Me
The Wedding Singer

Outstanding Revival of a Play :

Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Philadelphia , Here I Come!
Soldier’s Wife
The Traveling Lady
The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Revival of a Musical :

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd

Outstanding Actor in a Play :

Vince Gatton, Candy & Dorothy
John Glover, The Paris Letter
Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Zeljko Ivanek, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Nathan Lane , Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams
Brían F. O’Byrne, Shining City

Outstanding Actress in a Play :

Margaret Colin, Defiance
Cherry Jones, Faith Healer
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Abigail’s Party
Jan Maxwell, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

Outstanding Actor in a Musical :

Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Marc Kudisch, See What I Wanna See
Stephen Lynch, The Wedding Singer
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys

Outstanding Actress in a Musical :

Nancy Anderson, Fanny Hill
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Sutton Foster, The Drowsy Chaperone
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Idina Menzel, See What I Wanna See
Kelli O’Hara, The Pajama Game

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play :

Devon Abner, The Trip to Bountiful
Samuel Barnett, The History Boys
Dominic Cooper, The History Boys
Jason Butler Harner, The Paris Letter
Stephen Campbell Moore, The History Boys
David Pittu, Celebration/The Room

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play :

Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Lisa Emery, Abigail’s Party
Judith Hawking, Soldier’s Wife
Michele Pawk, The Paris Letter
Lynn Redgrave, The Constant Wife
Marian Seldes, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical :

Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Alexander Gemignani, Sweeney Todd
Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
Eddie Korbich, The Drowsy Chaperone
John McMartin, Grey Gardens
Daniel Reichard, Jersey Boys

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical :

Carolee Carmello, Lestat
Leslie Kritzer, The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Amy Spanger, The Wedding Singer
Mary Testa, See What I Wanna See

Outstanding Director of a Play :

Alan Ayckbourn, Private Fears in Public Places
Gisela Cardenas, Agamemnon
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Daniel Sullivan, Stuff Happens
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Jerry Zaks, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Outstanding Director of a Musical :

John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Daniele Finzi Pasca, Rain

Outstanding Choreography :

Rob Ashford, The Wedding Singer
Angela Chang, Golden Dragon Acrobats
Graciela Daniele, Bernarda Alba
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio Trujillo, Jersey Boys

Outstanding Music :

Stephen Dolginoff, Thrill Me
Scott Frankel, Grey Gardens
Michael John LaChiusa, See What I Wanna See
Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone
Peter Mills, ThePursuit of Persephone
Matthew Sklar, The Wedding Singer

Outstanding Lyrics :

Chad Beguelin, The Wedding Singer
Mark Campbell, Songs from an Unmade Bed
Ryan Cunningham, I Love You Because
Michael Korie, Grey Gardens
Michael John LaChiusa, See What I Wanna See
Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Book of a Musical :

Rick Elice & Marshall Brickman, Jersey Boys
Bob Martin & Don McKellar, The Drowsy Chaperone
Doug Wright, Grey Gardens

Outstanding Orchestrations :

Larry Blank, The Drowsy Chaperone
Bruce Coughlin, Grey Gardens
Bruce Coughlin, See What I Wanna See
Peter Mills, ThePursuit of Persephone
Sarah Travis, Sweeney Todd
Danny Troob & Dick Lieb, The Pajama Game

Outstanding Set Design of a Play :

Roger Hanna, Walking Down Broadway
Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise
Derek McLane, Abigail’s Party
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Michael Yeargan, Awake and Sing!
Michael Yeargan, Seascape

Outstanding Set Design of a Musical :

Michael Bottari & Roland Case, Fanny Hill
John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone
Thomas Lynch, See What I Wanna See
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens
Scott Pask, The Wedding Singer

Outstanding Costume Design :

Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone
Eric Becker, Abigail’s Party
Gale Gregory, The Wedding Singer
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Jacques Reynaud, Peer Gynt
Anita Yavich, The Wooden Breeks

Outstanding Lighting Design :

Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
Richard G. Jones, Sweeney Todd
Traci Klainer, The Asphalt Kiss
Martin Labrecque, Rain
John McKernon, The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Sound Design :

Acme Sound Partners, The Drowsy Chaperone
Acme Sound Partners, See What I Wanna See
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Jersey Boys
Daniel Moses Schreier, Sweeney Todd
Brian Ronan, Grey Gardens
Brian Ronan, The Pajama Game

Outstanding Solo Performance :

Judy Gold, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
Marga Gomez, Los Big Names
Jon Peterson, George M. Cohan Tonight!
Antony Sher, Primo
Janis Stevens, Vivien
Michael Winther, Songs from an Unmade Bed

Unique Theatrical Experience :

Christine Jorgensen Reveals
The Frog Bride
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Peer Gynt
Rain
The Stones

SHOWS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS:

The Drowsy Chaperone 14

Grey Gardens 12

See What I Wanna See 9

Sweeney Todd 9

Jersey Boys 8

The Wedding Singer 8

The History Boys 7

The Pajama Game 7

Peer Gynt 5

Abigail’s Party 4


ELIGIBILITY & NOMINATIONS

Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway shows that opened in the Drama Desk 2005/2006 year, and which the nominating committee was able to see by the cutoff deadline of April 23, 2006, were eligible for awards. The Drama Desk nominating committee considered more than 500 shows in determining this year’s slate of nominees.

Disney's Tarzan, officially opening May 10, 2006, did not invite Drama Desk nominators to see it at a preview before the April 23 deadline. Therefore, the Drama Desk will consider Tarzan in the 2006/2007 season. Well and Bridge and Tunnel were considered in previous seasons, though some design elements of their Broadway transfers were deemed eligible. The Lieutenant of Inishmore, which opened first Off Broadway in this season, was considered for its Off Broadway production.

Updated On: 4/27/06 at 10:36 AM

[Princeton78]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:36am

http://www.dramadesk.org/press037.htm
Here we go...
Drowsy leads...

[jerseyboyslover]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:37am

YAY!!! way to go Jersey Boys and congratulations to everyone else!

Updated On: 4/27/06 at 10:37 AM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:37am

I think it's a conspiracy.

[ruprecht]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:38am

I better see Orfeh for Trailer Park. Hopefully, they won't make the same mistake they made when they ROBBED her of a nomination for Fever. But wait, I forgot, it's the DD's, they don't often get anything right, do they?

[best12bars]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:38am

I'm surprised to see Sutton in the leading category. Wow.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:38am

Of course JLY was nominated.....

Thrilled to see Christian and Daniel there as well.

[algy]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:39am

Whoop, Whoop. History Boys gets loads of Nominations! Squee!

Didn't see anything for Woman in White though...

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:39am

Uh-Oh ...... the Mano Fan Club is going to freak.............

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:40am

I'm really glad to see Julie White on that list!

*holds tongue (or fingers, as it were)*

[Princeton78]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:41am

I'm really really curious as to what the critics will think of Drowsy.

[best12bars]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:41am

And Eddie Korbich is up for featured actor in Drowsy instead of Danny Burstein. Another surprise.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:41am

Yeah, THAT i'm not happy about.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:41am

Wait, wait, wait...Alex Gemignani?! I love the guy...but how did HE get a nomination over all the other Sweeney supporting players?!

[OasisBroadway]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:43am

Alexander Gemignani over Manoel? I don't get it.
Updated On: 4/27/06 at 10:43 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:43am

"I'm really really curious as to what the critics will think of Drowsy."

I think Margo said it best in her review... They're either gonna embrace it with a half-dozen awards or totally ignore it. It could go either way. This show has huge fans (myself included) plus some who were left cold. It's hard to say which camp the Tony voters will choose.

[jsrocks]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:43am

No Rabbit Hole, AT ALL!!

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 4/27/06 at 10:43am

How does Gemignani get a nod and not Mano?

I just can't figure that out.