Breaking Broadway News: Drama League nominations announced THE DRAMA LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2014 AWARD NOMINEES FOR 80TH ANNUAL AWARDS TO BE HELD 5/16 Posted by:Official_Press_Release 11:15 am EDT 04/23/14THE DRAMA LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2014 AWARD NOMINEES FOR 80th ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY SET FOR FRIDAY, MAY 16th AT THE MARRIOTT MARQUIS TIMES SQUARE HOSTED BY JESSE TYLER FERGUSON The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has announced the 2014 Drama League Awards Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Musical, and Distinguished Performance Award. The nominations were announced at a ceremony hosted by Judith Light and Christopher Sieber this morning at Sardi’s Restaurant and streamed live at BroadwayWorld. The nominations announcement begins the month of celebrations leading up to the 80th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway) on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 11:30am. Tickets for The Drama League Awards, which includes pre-event cocktails and the star-studded afternoon luncheon ceremony hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, are available by calling (212) 244-9494 or visiting dramaleague.org. First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. GenSpring Family Offices, National Life Group and Financier Patisserie are the 2014 Sponsors of The 80th Annual Drama League Awards. For more information about the Drama League Awards, please call (212) 244-9494 ext 101, or e-mail [email protected], or visit the website at dramaleague.org. 2014 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY All That Fall 59 East 59 Theatres By Samuel Beckett Directed by Trevor Nunn 59E59 Theaters, Richard Darbourne Limited, Jermyn Street Theatre, producers All The Way Neil Simon Theatre By Robert Schenkkan Directed by Bill Rauch Jeffrey Richards, Louise Gund, Jerry Frankel, Stephanie P. McClelland, Double Gemini Productions, Rebecca Gold, Scott M. Delman, Barbara H. Freitag, Harvey Weinstein, Gene Korf, William Berlind, Caiola Productions, Gutterman Chernoff, Jam Theatricals, Gabrielle Palitz, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Will Trice, producers Casa Valentina Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre By Harvey Fierstein Directed by Joe Mantello Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer By special arrangement with Colin Callender, Robert Cole, Frederick M. Zollo, The Shubert Organization, producers Domesticated Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater By Bruce Norris Directed by Anna D. Shapiro Andre Bishop, Artistic Director; Adam Siegel, Managing Director; Hattie K. Jutagir, Executive Director of Development and Planning Mothers and Sons Golden Theatre By Terrence McNally Directed by Sheryl Kaller Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, Paula Wagner and Debbie Bisno, Barbara Freitag and Loraine Alterman Boyle, Hunter Arnold, Paul Boskind, Ken Davenport, LAMS Productions, Mark Lee and Ed Filipowski, Roberta Pereira/Brunish-Trinchero, Sanford Robertson, Tom Smedes & Peter Stern, Jack Thomas/Susan Dietz, producers Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play Playwrights Horizons By Anne Washburn Directed by Steve Cosson Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director; Carol Fishman, General Manager The Open House Signature Theatre Company By Will Eno Directed by Oliver Butler James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director The Realistic Joneses Lyceum Theatre By Will Eno Directed by Sam Gold Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Stacey Mindich, Susan Gallin, Mary Lu Roffe, Andy Sandberg, Scott M. Delman, William Berlind, Caiola Productions, CandyWendyJamie Productions, Amy Danis & Mark Johannes, Finn Moellenberg Productions, Angelina Fiordellisi, Jay Franke, Gesso Productions, Grimaldi Astrachan Hello Entertainment, Meg Herman, Mara Smigel Rutter Productions, KM-R&D, Will Trice, in association with Yale Repertory Theatre OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL After Midnight Brooks Atkinson Theatre Conceived by Jack Viertel Directed by Warren Carlyle Scott Sanders Productions, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Furman, Candy Spelling, Starry Night Entertainment, Hal Newman, Allan S. Gordon/Adam S. Gordon, James L. Nederlander, Robert K. Kraft, Catherine and Fred Adler, Robert Appel, Jeffrey Bolton, Scott M. Delman, James Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Sandy Block, Carol Fineman, producers in association with Marks-Moore-Turnbull Group, Stephen and Ruth Hendel, and Tom Kirdahy Aladdin New Amsterdam Theatre Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Book and Additional Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Directed by Casey Nicholaw Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher, Director Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Stephen Sondheim Theatre Book by Douglas McGrath, Music by Barry Mann and Carole King, Lyrics by Cynthia Weil and Gerry Goffin Directed by Marc Bruni Paul Blake, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Jeffrey A. Sine, Richard A. Smith, Mike Bosner, Harriet N. Leve/Elaine Krauss, Terry Schnuck, Orin Wolf, Patty Baker/Good Productions, Roger Faxon, Larry Magid, Kit Seidel, Lawrence S. Toppall, Fakston Productions/Mary Solomon, William Court Cohen, John Gore, BarLor Productions, Matthew C. Blank, Tim Hogue, Joel Hyatt, Marianne Mills, Michael J. Moritz, Jr., StylesFour Productions, Brunish & Trinchero, Jeremiah J. Harris, producers The Bridges of Madison County Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Book by Marsha Norman, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Bartlett Sher Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel, Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis, Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner, David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice, producers with Warner Bros Theatre Ventures and The Shubert Organization in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival Bullets Over Broadway St. James Theatre Book by Woody Allen, Music Adaptation and Additional Lyrics by Glen Kelly Directed by Susan Stroman Letty Aronson, Julian Schlossberg, Edward Walson, Leroy Schector, Roy Furman, Broadway Across America, Just For Laughs Theatricals/Jacki Barlia Florin, Harold Newman and Jujamcyn Theaters, producers Fun Home The Public Theater Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Directed by Sam Gold Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Walter Kerr Theatre Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman, Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak Directed by Darko Tresnjak Joey Parnes, S.D. Wagner, John Johnson, 50 Church Street Productions, Joan Raffe and Jhett Tolentino, Jay Alix and Una Jackman, Catherine and Fred Adler, Rhoda Herrick, Kathleen K. Johnson, Megan Savage, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, Ron Simons, True Love Productions, Jamie deRoy, Four Ladies & One Gent, John Arthur Pinckard, Greg Nobile, Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley, Exeter Capital/Ted Snowdon, Ryan Hugh Mackey, Cricket-CTM Media/Mano-Horn Productions, Dennis Grimaldi/Margot Astrachan, Hello Entertainment/Jamie Bendell, Michael T. Cohen/Joe Strola, Joseph and Carson Gleberman/William Megevick, Green State Productions, Robert Greenblatt, producers in association with Hartford Stage and The Old Globe Murder For Two Second Stage Theatre/New World Stages Book and Music by Joe Kinosian, Book and Lyrics by Kellan Blair Directed by Scott Schwartz Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director; Christopher Burney, Associate Artistic Director; Jayson Raitt, Barbara Whitman, Steven Chaikelson, producers Rocky Winter Garden Theatre Book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Directed by Alex Timbers Stage Entertainment USA and Sylvester Stallone, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Shubert Organization, Kevin King-Templeton, James L. Nederlander and Terry Allen Kramer, Roy Furman, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Zane Tankel, Lucky Champions, Scott Delman, JFL Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams, Latitude Link, Waxman/Shin/Bergère, Lauren Stevens/Josh Goodman, producers OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY The Cripple of Inishmaan Cort Theatre By Martin McDonagh Directed by Michael Grandage Michael Grandage Company, Arielle Tepper Madover, L.T.D. Productions, Stacey Mindich, Starry Night Entertainment, Scott M. Delman, Martin McCallum, Stephanie P. McClelland, Zeilinger Productions and The Shubert Organization, producers The Glass Menagerie Booth Theatre By Tennessee Williams Directed by John Tiffany Jeffrey Richards, John N. Hart Jr., Jerry Frankel, Lou Spisto/Lucky VIII, Infinity Stages, Scott M. Delman, Jam Theatricals, Mauro Taylor, Rebecca Gold, Michael Palitz, Charles E. Stone, Will Trice, Gfour Productions, producers Good Person of Szechwan The Public Theater By Bertolt Brecht, translated by John Willett Directed by Lear deBessonet Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director; The Foundry Theatre The Mutilated The New Ohio Theatre By Tennessee Williams Directed by Cosmin Chivu Beth Bartley Productions, Thomas Keith and New Ohio Theatre, Robert Lyons, Artistic Director Of Mice and Men Longacre Theatre By John Steinbeck Directed by Anna D. Shapiro David Binder, Kate Lear, Darren Bagert, Adam Zotovich, Latitude Link/Piedmont Productions, Raise The Roof, Paula Marie Black, Marc Turtletaub, Ruth Hendel/Barbara Whitman, Marianne Mills/Jayne Baron Sherman, Martin Massman, Judy Kent/Wendy Knudsen, Kevin Niu, Michael Watt, and The Shubert Organization, producers A Raisin in the Sun Ethel Barrymore Theatre By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Kenny Leon Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Eli Bush, Jon B. Platt, Scott M. Delman, Roy Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Ruth Hendel, Sonia Friedman/Tulchin Bartner, The Araca Group, Heni Koenigsberg, Daryl Roth, Joan Raffe and Jhett Tolentino, Joey Parnes, S.D. Wagner, John Johnson, producers Twelfth Night, or What You Will Belasco Theatre By William Shakespeare Directed by Tim Carroll Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, Roger Berlind, Glass Half Full Productions/Just For Laughs Theatricals, 1001 Nights Productions, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Jane Bergère, Paula Marie Black, Rupert Gavin, Stephanie P. McClelland, Shakespeare’s Globe Centre USA, Max Cooper, Tanya Link Productions and Shakespeare Road, producers Waiting For Godot Cort Theatre By Samuel Beckett Directed by Sean Mathias Stuart Thompson, Nomango Productions, Jon B. Platt, Elizabeth Williams/Jack M. Dalgleish, producers OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL Hedwig and the Angry Inch Belasco Theatre Book by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask Directed by Michael Mayer David Binder, Jayne Baron Sherman, Barbara Whitman, Latitude Link, Patrick Catullo, Raise The Roof, Paula Marie Black, Colin Callender, Ruth Hendel, Saron Karmazin, Martian Entertainment, Stacey Mindich, Eric Schnall and The Shubert Organization, producers Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill Circle in the Square Theatre by Lanie Robertson Directed by Lonny Price Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jessica Genick, Will Trice, Ronald Frankel, Rebecca Gold, Roger Berlind, Ken Grenier, Gabrielle Palitz, Irene Gandy, Gfour Productions, producers Les Misérables Imperial Theatre Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer Original French Text by Alain Boubilil and Jean-Marc Natel Directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell Cameron Mackintosh, producer Violet Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley Directed by Leigh Silverman Todd Haimes, Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert, Managing Director; Julia Levy, Executive Director PLEASE NOTE: The Roundabout Theatre Company production of Cabaret received The Drama League’s Outstanding Revival of a Musical Award in 1998, during its original engagement. Therefore, it is ineligible for a production nomination this season. However, it was determined that the cast of the production would be eligible for consideration. DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD One winner is selected from this category. The recipient can only receive the award once during his or her career. Reed Birney, Casa Valentina Steven Boyer, Hand to God Zach Braff, Bullets over Broadway Arnie Burton, The Mystery of Irma Vep Michael Cerveris, Fun Home Nick Cordero, Bullets over Broadway Bryan Cranston, All the Way Alan Cumming, Cabaret Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons Mary Bridget Davies, A Night With Janis Joplin Gabriel Ebert, Casa Valentina Carson Elrod, The Heir Apparent Jesse Tyler Ferguson, The Comedy of Errors Sutton Foster, Violet James Franco, Of Mice and Men Peter Friedman, The Open House Michael C. Hall, The Realistic Joneses Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Joshua Henry, Violet James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables Andy Karl, Rocky Adriane Lenox, After Midnight Tracy Letts, The Realistic Joneses Zachary Levi, First Date Sydney Lucas, Fun Home Taylor Mac, Good Person of Szechwan Jefferson Mays, A Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder Idina Menzel, If/Then Laurie Metcalf, Domesticated Jessie Mueller, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Chris ODowd, Of Mice and Men Kelli OHara, The Bridges of Madison County Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn Steven Pasquale, The Bridges of Madison County Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy Zachary Quinto, The Glass Menagerie Daniel Radcliffe, The Cripple of Inishmaan Ruben Santiago-Hudson, How I Learned What I Learned Margo Seibert, Rocky Robert Sella, The Mystery of Irma Vep Tony Shalhoub, Act One Jennifer Simard, Disaster! Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie Patrick Stewart, Waiting for Godot John Douglas Thompson, Satchmo at the Waldorf Denzel Washington, A Raisin in the Sun Michelle Williams, Cabaret The Drama League also wishes to acknowledge the previous recipients of the Distinguished Performance Award who appeared in New York productions this season. As the Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime, they are ineligible this season. Their exemplary work, however, is recognized and applauded. Eileen Atkins, All That Fall Norbert Leo Butz, Big Fish Kathleen Chalfant, Somewhere Fun/Tales From Red Vienna Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill Ian McKellen, Waiting For Godot/No Man’s Land Frank Langella, King Lear Mary-Louise Parker, The Snow Geese Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night, Or What You Will/Richard III The Drama League recently announced the 2014 recipients for Distinguished Contributions and Achievements in the Theatre, as follows: Kennedy Center Honoree, Tony®, and Grammy® Award nominee, Barbara Cook will receive the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in recognition of her contribution to the musical theatre; Key Brand Entertainment/Broadway Across America: John Gore will receive the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award for their vital work of bringing New York productions to theaters across America; and Tony®, Drama Desk and OBIE Award-winner John Tiffany will receive The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing. Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Barbara Cook Unique Contribution to the Theatre Key Brand Entertainment/Broadway Across America Founders Award for Excellence in Directing John Tiffany The 80th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon includes a nominees cocktail reception, luncheon, and awards presentation and will be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom (1535 Broadway) on Friday, May 16, 2014 beginning at 11:30am.
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