Drama League Nominations Announced

Play:
"The Day Emily Married," Horton Foote,
"Death and the Ploughman," Johannes von Saaz,
"Doubt," John Patrick Shanley,
"A Number," Caryl Churchill,
"Orson's Shadow," Austin Pendleton,
"The Pillowman," Martin McDonagh,
"Svejk," Jaroslav Hasek

Revival of a play:
"Glengarry Glen Ross,"
"Hurlyburly,"
"Reckless,"
"Rose Rage,"
"Twelve Angry Men,"
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Musical:
"Altar Boyz,"
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,"
"The Frogs,"
"Ghetto Superstar,"
"The Light in the Piazza,"
"The Musical of Musicals,"
"Spamalot,"
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

Revival of a musical:
"La Cage aux Folles,"
"Pacific Overtures,"
"Shockheaded Peter."

The Drama League also nominated more than 70 actors for its distinguished performance award. Cherry Jones, who hosts this year's gala, the 71st Annual, on May 13, won the award last year.

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Updated On: 4/19/05 at 05:06 PM

It's in Variety.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117921327?categoryid=15&cs=1

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Updated On: 4/19/05 at 05:26 PM

I'm pretty sure Hugh Jackman won the Distinguished Performance award last year, but Jones won it in a previous year. Not that it matters too much. :)

And a nomination isn't a win- it's like other awards in that they make one selection in each category. The Distinguished Performance award a bit unusual because combines males and females performing in plays and musicals and picks just one each year.

Updated On: 4/19/05 at 07:19 PM

Hugh Jackman 2004
Harvey Fierstein 2003
Liam Neeson
2002
TIE: Mary-Louise Parker and Gary Sinise
2001
Eileen Heckart 2000
Kathleen Chalfant 1999
Brian Stokes Mitchell 1998
TIE: Charles Durning and Bebe Neuwirth
1997
Uta Hagen 1996
Cherry Jones 1995

What kind of cachet does this award have within the theatre community?

You can only get Distinguished Performance Award once in your lifetime.

Here's how it works and the website.

http://www.dramaleague.org/ap/awards/guidelines.html

http://www.dramaleague.org/ap/awards/awards.html

Here's a list of all past winners.

http://www.dramaleague.org/ap/awardshistory/awardshistory.html

Updated On: 4/19/05 at 08:13 PM

Yes, they're 2 different things.

Thanks, Plum! I was really confused...
When do Drama DESK noms come out?

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Predictions??

Huh? No actors were mentioned in the press release, but it does say that 70 are in contention.

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Frogs. We're the Frogs... lalalalala

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
GO ROGER

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