Drama League Nominations Announced

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 5:06pm

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.

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

[WickedShopofQ]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 5:23pm

where did you find this information?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 5:26pm

It's in Variety.

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

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

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:12pm

How doe the nominations work? Do they pick a winner, or is being nominated like winning? And, do they have a cut off of the number of people that can be nominated or do they just pick as many people as they want. Thanks.

[Plum]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:19pm

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

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:23pm

I havent seen the 800 people on their Distinguished Performer list, but my guess is that it will go to Norbert Leo Butz, Natasha Richardson, Victoria Clark, or maybe even Billy Crystal.

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:25pm

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

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:27pm

Wow they are really overdue for a female win. Maybe Kathleen Turner will get it. She'd be a great choice.

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:28pm

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

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 7:35pm

So they just pick as many people/shows as they want? Wow, only one person out of all those people...I'm gonna go with Norbert.

[Fan2]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 8:13pm

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

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 9:30pm

Wait, didn't Sutton win this for Millie? Or was that something else? Are Drama League and Drama Desk two different things?

[Plum]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 9:31pm

Yes, they're 2 different things.

[Broadway Matt]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 9:53pm

what a great week for Billy Porter! and well-deserved too.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:06pm

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

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:07pm

April 28th

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:10pm

Predictions??

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:12pm

Why wasnt Maureen McGovern nominated?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:27pm

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

[jmnpublications]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:43pm

The actors are listed in the BWW announcement. Here's the link:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=2903

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 10:47pm

Frogs. We're the Frogs... lalalalala

[Amneris]

Posted: 4/19/05 at 11:39pm

::enters center stage with megaphone::
a big woot woot for Miss Mercedes Ruehl and her nomination
::steps off soap box and exits stage left::

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 3:44pm

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
GO ROGER

[Ruth Sherwood]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 5:34pm

Donna Murphy got the Drama League Award last year for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre.