Today, May 17, Broadway's finest will gather to celebrate the 90th Drama League Awards at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 West 54th Street, New York City. Winners are announced in the categories of Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the coveted Excellence in Production categories. will be done. performance award.
The Drama League previously announced the 2024 Special Recognition recipients. Two-time Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Groff will receive the Musical Theater Achievement Award. Two-time Tony Award and Academy Award winner Jessica Lange will receive the award for her contributions to theater. Shere Williams will receive the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing. And Kandi Burruss will receive her Appreciation Award in recognition of her leadership as a producer and performer and her contributions to the theater industry.
BroadwayWorld will be broadcasting live coverage of the awards ceremony. Be sure to check out who will win the top prize. The award winners are as follows. **winner**
2024 Drama League Award Winners
excellent theatrical work
come up
flex
Grief Hotel
hunting
jaja african hair braiding
mother play
Oh Mary!
patriots
Prayer for the French Republic
stereo sound **winner**
wet brain
Outstanding revival of the play
enemy of the people
appropriate **winner**
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Doubt: Parable
effect of
mary jane
our class
Parley Victorious: Non-Confederate Troops in the Cotton Country
Uncle Vanya
white chip
great musical piece
Buena Vista Social Club
dead outlaw
harmony
heart of rock and roll
hell's kitchen **winner**
illinois
lempicka
notebook
Outsider
Saf
teeth
water for elephants
Great revival of a musical
cabaret
Gutenberg! musical!
there's love here
You can get it wholesale
Merrily We Roll Along **winner**
spamalot
Tommy from The Who
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Excellent direction of play
Tara Ahmadinejad, Grief Hotel
daniel orkin, stereophonic **winner**
Sam Gold, Enemy of the People
Rupert Gold “The Hunt”
Rupert Gold, Patriots
Jamie Lloyd “The Effect”
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Lila Neugebauer, Uncle Vanya
Sam Pinkleton Oh, Mary!
Eric Ting “The Come Ups”
Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
excellent musical performance
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
sarah benson, teeth
Rebecca Frecknall, Cabaret
Maria Friedman “Merrily We Roll Along” **winner**
Des McAnuff, Tommy from The Who
Lee Silverman, Suffus
Alex Timbers, Gutenberg! musical!
Alex Timbers “Here Lies Love”
outstanding performance
Betsy Eidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen
Gabby Beans, Jonah
Joshua Boone “The Outsider”
Ali Lewis Burzgui, Tommy from The Who
Steve Carell, Uncle Vanya
Jen Colella, Suffus
Danny DeVito “I Need That”
Caleb Eberhardt “The Come-Up and the Enemy of the People”
Alex Edelman “Just for Us”
Cole Escola, oh Mary!
Eden Espinosa, Annuncia and Lempicka Gardens
Papa Essido, The Effect
Melissa Ethridge, Melissa Ethridge: My Window
Laurence Fishburne, like them in the movie
Josh Gad, Gutenberg! musical!
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Brody Grant “The Outsider”
Jonathan Groff “Merrily We Roll Along”
Dorian Harewood “The Notebook”
Willam Jackson Harper, Primary Trust, Uncle Vanya
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Eddie Izzard “Hamlet”
Nicky M. James, Suffus
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Spamalot
Jessica Lange “Mother Play”
Kesia Lewis “Hell's Kitchen”
Nichelle Lewis, Wiz
Maribel Martinez “Bees and Honey”
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Lindsay Mendes “Merrily We Roll Along”
Tobias Menzies “The Hunt”
Cynthia Nixon “Seven Years Disappearance”
Eva Noblezada “The Great Gatsby”
Kerry O'Hara “Days of Wine and Roses”
Leslie Odom Jr., Pearlie Victorious, non-Confederate soldiers frolicking in a cotton field
Patrick Page, The Devil's All Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
Nicole Ari Parker “The Refuge Plays”
Jim Parsons “Mother Play”
sarah paulson, appropriate **winner**
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Aubrey Plaza, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Marian Plunkett “The Notebook”
Daniel Radcliffe “Merrily We Roll Along”
Gail Rankin, Cabaret
Andrew Rannells, Gutenberg! musical!
Eddie Redmayne “Cabaret”
Conrad Ricamora “Here Is Love” and “Oh Mary!”
Corey Stoll, Appropriate
michael stahlberg, patriots
Jeremy Strong, Enemy of the People
Zenzi Williams, Jaja's African hair braiding
Kara Young, Pearly Victorious: Non-Confederate soldiers frolicking in the cotton fields
Jehan O. Young “The Cotillion”
The Drama League also recognized past Outstanding Performance Award winners who appeared in eligible Broadway or Off-Broadway productions this season. This award can only be won once in a performer's lifetime, so they are not eligible for nomination. However, their exemplary work is recognized and praised.
Alfred Molina, Uncle Vanya
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret
Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable
Special recognition (previously announced)
Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theater – Jonathan Groff
Founders Award for Outstanding Direction – Cher Williams
Contribution to Theater – Jessica Lange
Appreciation Award – Kandi Burruss
Important notes
The production of “Here We Are” was not eligible to participate in this season at the request of the producers.
Therefore, because Appropriate and Mary Jane were performed off-Broadway with substantially different production elements, including key producers, they were considered revivals by the eligibility committee and were considered theatrical revivals. Subject to outstanding revival work.
The productions of Prayer for the French Republic and Suffus, which originated off-Broadway with substantially similar production elements, including principal producers, were considered transfers by the Eligibility Committee and recognized as Outstanding Productions of a Play and Musical. will be eligible for the category of outstanding works. Each.
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