News & Views from the Drama Desk
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
"THE MUSIC IS THE MESSAGE: MUSICALS ON TOPICAL SUBJECTS," DRAMA DESK PANEL DISCUSSION AND LUNCHEON TO BE HELD AT SARDI’S FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 11:45 AM 2:30 PM
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Memphis wins four Drame Desk Awards to head the list of 2009/2010 Drama Desk winners; Fences, La Cage Aux Folles, Red and A view form a bridge, also graner mulitiple awards
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Official Cocktail Reception for 2009/2010 Drama Desk Award Nominees
Monday, May 3, 2010
55th ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED AT NY FRIARS CLUB BY BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL AND CADY HUFFMAN
Friday, April 30, 2010
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cady Huffman to Announce Nominations for the 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards
Thursday, April 29, 2010
BOYD GAINES, CHEYENNE JACKSON, MARTHA PLIMPTON, ANNA GASTEYER AND JESSE L. MARTIN JOIN LIST OF PRESENTERS AT THE 55TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
MITZI GAYNOR, MICHAEL CERVERIS, MATTHEW MODINE, BROOKE SHIELDS, ROSIE PEREZ, LESLIE JORDAN AND CORBIN BLEU WILL BE AMONG PRESENTERS AT THE 55TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
Thursday, April 2, 2010
2009/2010 DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, MAY 3, BY BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL AND CADY HUFFMAN
Thursday, March 25, 2010
MULTI-AWARD WINNING ACTRESS PATTI LuPONE TO HOST 55TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS CEREMONY ON MAY 23, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
55TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010, AT 9 PM AT F.H. LaGUARDIA CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Director Sheryl Kaller and playwright Rinne Groff added to Drama Desk Panel at BMI on Feb 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM; Make your reservations now!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
"WOMEN AT WORK: DIRECTING AND WRITING FOR THE THEATER,"
1ST DRAMA DESK PANEL DISCUSSION OF 2009-2010 THEATER SEASON, TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 5:30 – 7:30 PM AT BMI, 320 WEST 57TH STREET - ADMISSION IS FREE
Thursday, June 11, 2009
BILL IRWIN JOINS DRAMA DESK LUNCHEON PANEL ON 'THE PLAY’S THE THING' AT SARDI’S, TOMORROW, FRIDAY JUNE 12 AT 1:00
Monday, May 25, 2009
THE DRAMA DESK WILL STAGE A PANEL DISCUSSION/LUNCHEON AT SARDI’S ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009FOCUSING ON THE PLAY’S THE THING. A SYMPOSIUM ON THE IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF PLAYS IN 2008-2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL WINS 10 DRAMA DESK AWARDS TO HEAD THE LIST OF 2008/2009 DRAMA DESK WINNERS
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
YOUR NEWS AND PHOTO COVERAGE OF THE AWARDS CEREMONY, AS WELL AS THE PRE AND POST CEREMONY VIP RECEPTIONS, IS CORDIALLY INVITED!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
54TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS, HOSTED BY HARVEY FIERSTEIN, ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF PRESENTERS FOR MAY 17TH AWARDS CEREMONY
Monday, April 27, 2009
54th ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED AT NEW YORK FRIARS CLUB BY FAITH PRINCE AND JIM DALE AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED ON MAY 17 AT GALA CEREMONY HOSTED BY HARVEY FIERSTEIN
Friday, April 24, 2009
Faith Prince and Jim Dale to Announce Nominations for the 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards
Thursday, March 26, 2009
HARVEY FIERSTEIN TO HOST 54TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS CEREMONY ON SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009, AT F.H. LaGUARDIA CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
2008/2009 DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON APRIL 27 BY FAITH PRINCE AND JIM DALE Announcement Ceremony to be Held at New York Friars Club at 9:30 AM
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Drama Desk Panel Discussion: "Can Theater Inspire Social Change?" Featuring Joseph Bologna, Richard Frankel, John Gould Rubin, Nijala Sun and Casimiro Torres
Saturday, January 31, 2009
DRAMA DESK MOURNS PASSING OF ROY SOMLYO
“CAN THEATER INSPIRE SOCIAL CHANGE?” FIRST PANEL DISCUSSION OF DRAMA DESK’S 2008/2009 SEASON TO BE HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009 AT TONY’S DI NAPOLI RESTAURANT IN TIMES SQUARE
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
2008 Drama Desk Award winners to receive their trophies at cocktail reception at Tony’s Di Napoli restaurant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 4:00 pm
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Media Advisory inviting your news and photo coverage to the Julie Halston and Donna Daley reading excerpts from their new book, "Monologues for Show-Offs", tomorrow (Thursday, May 22) from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the Drama Book Shop
Sunday, May 18, 2008
South Pacific heads list of 2007/2008 Drama Desk winners with 5 awards, followed by August: Osage County, Gypsy and Passing Strange with 3 each
Friday, may 16, 2008
NEW DRAMA DESK AWARDS TROPHY DEBUTS THIS YEAR
PRESENTERS NAMED FOR 53RD ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Julie Halston and Donna Daley to sign copies of their new book, Monologues for Show-offs,” at the Drama Book Shop on thursday, May 22, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Media Advisory for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards
Monday, April 28, 2008
53rd ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED A CATERED AFFAIR LEADS LIST WITH 12 NOMINATIONS: THEATER LUMINARIES BEBE NEUWIRTH AND LEN CARIOU ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS AT FRIARS CLUB; AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED ON MAY 18 AT GALA CEREMONY HOSTED BY CAST OF [title of show]
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Cast of [title of show] to host 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards on May 18 at F.H. Laguardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center
Principals from 'august: osage county' and 'the homecoming' to participate in drama desk panel discussion about 'broadway's dysfunctional families' at sardi's on march 7
Bebe Neuwirth and Len Cariou to Announce Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
BROADWAY-BOUND MUSICAL "ANGELS", for which drama desk executive producer Robert r. Blume ist the consulting producer, HOLDING OPEN CASTING CALLS IN NEW ORLEANS AND LOS ANGELES
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
2007/2008 DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON APRIL 28 BY BEBE NEUWIRTH AND LEN CARIOU aNNOUNCEMENT cEREMONY TO BE hELd AT nEW yORK fRIARS cLUB AT 9:45 AM
Monday, March 10, 2008
You are cordially invited to cover singer/comedienne/actress Joan Crowe in her new show, entitled In The Key of Comedy, which will be performed for three performances only on consecutive Thursdays - March 13, 20 and 27 -- at 7:30 PM at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
PRINCIPALS FROM 'AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY' AND 'THE HOMECOMING' TO PARTICIPATE IN DRAMA DESK PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT BROADWAY'S DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES' AT SARDI'S ON MARCH 7
Thursday, January 31, 2008
TALENT BEHIND THE SCENES DRAMA DESK PANEL DISCUSSION WITH DESIGNERS PEGGY EISENHAUER, DAVID KORINS, JAMES MORGAN AND MIMI O' DONNELL, MODERATED BY JAMES HOUGHTON
Tuesday, January 22th, 2008
THE TALENT BEHIND THE SCENES, A SPECIAL DRAMA DESK PANEL FEATURING LEADING NEW YORK THEATER CREATIVE DESIGNERS, MODERATED BY JAMES HOUGHTON, WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, JAN 31, 5:30 TO 7:30 PM AT BMI
Monday, January 21th 2008
53RD ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008, AT 9 PM AT F.H. LaGUARDIA CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
2007 DRAMA DESK AWARD WINNERS TO RECEIVE THEIR TROPHIES AT COCKTAIL RECEPTION AT TONY'S DI NAPOLI RESTAURANT ON TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007, AT 4:00 pm
Friday June 1st, 2007
MEN FOR ALL SEASONS - THE ART OF ACTING IN A SHOW, A SPECIAL DRAMA DESK LUNCHEON-PANEL AT SARDI’S ON JUNE 15 WILL CELEBRATE LEADING MALE STARS OF THE NEW YORK STAGE
Sunday May 20th, 2007
For Release: May 20 at 11:30 PM
THE COAST OF UTOPIA HEADS LIST OF 2006/2007 DRAMA DESK WINNERS WITH 7 AWARDS, FOLLOWED BY SPRING AWAKENING WITH 4
COMPANY AND JOURNEY’S END WIN THREE AWARDS EACH FOLLOWED BY CURTAINS, IN THE HEIGHTS, LOVEMUSIK & MARY POPPINS WITH TWO APIECE
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) Named Outstanding Actor in a Play And Eve Best (A Moon for the Misbegotten) Wins Award as Outstanding Actress in a Play
Audra McDonald (110 in the Shade) and Donna Murphy(Love/Musik) Tie for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Award;
Vanessa Redgrave (The Year of Magical Thinking) Wins Outstanding Solo Award
Wednesday May 16th, 2007
Media Advisory
52nd ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS HAS MANHATTAN SHOOTING WITH STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SUNDAY EVENING
Friday May 11th, 2007
CHRISTINE EBERSOLE AND CAST OF 'GREY GARDENS' JOIN DRAMA DESK AWARDS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TO CO-HOST PRE-CEREMONY VIP RECEPTION AT RUSSIAN TEA ROOM ON MAY 20
Monday April 30th, 2007
DRAMA DESK AWARDS POST-CEREMONY VIP RECEPTION TO BE HELD AT CHINA GRILL OF NEW YORK
Friday April 27th, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception will be held Tuesday, May 1, 4 to 7 PM at Arte' Cafe, 106 W. 73rd Street, between Columbus Ave and Broadway.
Thursday April 26th, 2007
52nd ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED; LOVEMUSIK LEADS THE LIST WITH 12 NOMINATIONS; AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT THE NY FRIARS CLUB BY THEATER LUMINARIES JAMES NAUGHTON AND BETH LEAVEL; AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED ON MAY 20 AT GALA CEREMONY HOSTED BY BROADWAY STAR KRISTIN CHENOWETH
Tuesday April 10th, 2007
DRAMA DESK AWARDS PRE-CEREMONY VIP RECEPTION TO BE HELD AT HISTORIC RUSSIAN TEA ROOM
Thursday April 5th, 2007
2006/2007 DRAMA DESK AWARDS NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON APRIL 26 BY BETH LEAVEL AND JAMES NAUGHTON
Announcement Ceremony to be Held at New York Friars Club at 9:45 AM
Thursday March 29, 2007
KRISTIN CHENOWETH TO HOST 52ND ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS ON MAY 20 AT F.H. LAGUARDIA CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER
Nominations To Be Announced on Thursday, April 26
Monday March 12, 2007
52ND ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS TO BE HELD MAY 20 AT F.H. LAGUARDIA CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER
Nominations To Be Announced on Thursday, April 26
Thursday March 11, 2007
Drama Desk Holds Lively Panel Discussion with Creators and Producers of "Grey Gardens" and "Spring Awakening"
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