Drama League Nominations Announced

[MargoChanning]

Drama League Nominations Announced#0

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.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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

[WickedShopofQ]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#1

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

where did you find this information?

...Please understand that it's still strange and frightning...

[MargoChanning]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#2

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

It's in Variety.

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

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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

[RentBoy86]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#3

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#4

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#5

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.

[Unknown User]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#6

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#7

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.

[Unknown User]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#8

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

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

[RentBoy86]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#9

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#10

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#11

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?

"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

[Plum]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#12

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

Yes, they're 2 different things.

[Broadway Matt]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#13

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

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

"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#14

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

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

"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

[MargoChanning]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#15

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

April 28th

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#16

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

Predictions??

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#17

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

Why wasnt Maureen McGovern nominated?

[MargoChanning]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#18

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.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[jmnpublications]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#19

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#20

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

Frogs. We're the Frogs... lalalalala

"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

[Amneris]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#21

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]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#22

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

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
GO ROGER

"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."

[Ruth Sherwood]

re: Drama League Nominations Announced#23

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

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

"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one." -Stella Adler