2003 Archived News


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Wedesday May 21, 2003

Pictures!, Pictures!, Pictures! on Playbill online.

Tuesday May 20, 2003

More News from the all over!

From the New York Daily News: 'Hairspray' holds Drama Desk prizes.

From The New York Times: 'Hairspray' Wins 10 Drama Desk Awards.

From WNBC: 'Hairspray' Dominates Drama Desk Awards.

Monday, May 19, 2003

See what NY1 is saying about the Awards!.

Backstage photos on TheaterMania.com.

Highlights from the awards show on TheaterMania.com.

Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 11:30 p.m. (EDT)

For Immediate Release

HAIRSPRAY AND TAKE ME OUT VOTED 2002/2003 OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL AND PLAY BY DRAMA DESK; NINE AND LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT TOUTED AS OUTSTANDING REVIVALS

ANTONIO BANDERAS (NINE) AND HARVEY FIERSTEIN (HAIRSPRAY) TIE AS OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTORS IN A MUSICAL

EDDIE IZZARD, VANESSA REDGRAVE AND MARISSA JARET WINOKUR WIN OTHER TOP ACTING AWARDS

Friday, May 9, 2003

Jim Dale added to list of presenters.

Leslie Uggams added to list of presenters.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, star of Man of la Mancha will sing a number from the show.

Hit off-broadway musical, Avenue Q will be performing.

The guys from The Play What I Wrote will make an appearance.

Wei Huang and Alfred Boe will perform a number from hit musical, La Boheme accompanied by Kathy Olsen

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

See video of Nominees cocktail party from St. John Boutique.

Friday, May 2, 2003

See video of the nominations from the New York Friars Club.

See what Chicago Tribune said about the nominations...

See what The New York Times said about the nominations...

Bebe Neuwirth will be a presenter on the show.

Off-Broadway hit musical Zanna, Don't will be performing.

Thursday, May 1, 2003

48th ANNUAL DRAMA DESK NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!!!

HAIRSPRAY TIES ALL-TIME RECORD WITH 14 NOMINATIONS, FOLLOWED BY AMOUR WITH NINE NOMINATIONS, TAKE ME OUT WITH EIGHT, LA BOHEME AND A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS EACH AND NINE AND MOVIN' OUT WITH SIX EACH

AVENUE Q AND LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT WIN FIVE EACH

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Antonio Banderas, Tovah Feldsuh, Harvey Fierstein and Melanie Griffith confirmed as presenters on the show.

Thursday, April 17, 2003

Read about Drama Desk awards host for 2003 in Liz Smith, NY Post.

CHITA RIVERA TO HOST 48TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS
MAY 18 AT LAGUARDIA CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER

Our New York Times ad. Click here to view. (Adobe Acrobat Required).

Saturday, April 12, 2003

TheaterMania.com named as Associate Presenter of the Awards by Executive Producer, Robert R. Blume. In addition to webcasting the event, TheaterMania will be doing the following for the Awards: Producing the Event Program, serving as the Ad Agency, exclusively handling the ticketing, and serving as consultants in other areas.

Friday, April 11, 2003

The elegant FIREBIRD RESTAURANT will be hosting the Pre-Show VIP Party.

For the 2nd consecutive year, Eric Rock will produce and The Hit Show Club will sponsor the Ticketholders Reception at The Concert Hall prior to the Awards presentation

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

TheaterMania.com will carry the live audio webcast of the Awards on their site, in addition to having video highlights of the Awards and related events available on their site from May 21st.

Monday, March 31, 2003

The nominee's cocktail party will be held at the St. John Boutique on 5th avenue and will be co-sponsored by Gotham Magazine.

News from last year's show

Tuesday, May 21, 2002

"Millie" tops Drama Desk

The New York Times, May 20, 2001
"Modern Millie" Leads Drama Desk Awards

TheaterMania.Com, May 20, 2002
"Millie", Metamorphoses, and Private Lives Win Multiple Drama Desk Awards

Katie Finneran winning her award.
Photo by Sid Limitz

Monday, May 20, 2002

For Immediate Release

DRAMA DESK ANNOUNCES IT'S 2001/2001 AWARDS
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE VOTED OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL;
THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA? AND METAMORPHOSES TIE FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
ALAN BATES, JOHN LIGHGOW, SUTTON FOSTER AND LINDSAY DUNCAN WIN TOP ACTING AWARDS

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