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April 10, 2018
THURSDAY, APRIL 26th AT 10AM AT FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW The Drama Desk Awards will be held on June 3rd at The Town Hall on Sale now www.DramaDeskAwards.com Jane Krakowski (She Loves Me, Nine, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt“) and Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid, Guys … Continue reading “Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess to Announce Drama Desk Nominations”
September 17, 2017
“Theater writing boot camp” may sound like a contradictory – or even confusing – description to some, but it’s exactly what the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is. It’s intensely artistic, extremely strenuous, endlessly challenging and … Continue reading “O’Neill”
June 5, 2017
Drama Desk voters spread the wealth at the organization’s 62nd celebration of New York theater. Six separate productions won at least three Drama Desk Awards when the honors were bestowed Sunday, June 4, at Town Hall, produced by TheaterMania. The … Continue reading “Diversity of Winners at 62nd Drama Desk Awards”
April 10, 2017
The Drama Desk presented a panel, “Everyone’s a Critic,” as part of the second annual BroadwayCon at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The topic was the changing nature and function of theater criticism, and of critics, in … Continue reading “Talking About Critics…”
December 4, 2016
How many have you seen? How many have you missed? How many shows are left to see this season? Answer this questions by reading David Sheward’s list of major New York theater openings. 2016-17 NEW YORK OPENINGS July 12–Motown the Musical … Continue reading “Another Opening, Another Show!”
At this season’s Drama Desk Award ceremony, Mia Neal’s assured coiffures for Shuffle Along took home the first-ever honor for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design. Cathy Hammer teases out the story. Designer Mia Neal felt “beyond appreciative” when she won … Continue reading “Hooray for Hair”
June 18, 2016
As award-winning biographer David Kaufman savors the publication of Some Enchanted Evenings: The Glittering Life and Times of Mary Martin, Isa Goldberg gets the author to tell all. David Kaufman should be singing “I’ve Gotta Crow.” After all, the Drama Desk board … Continue reading “Tender Shepherd”
May 31, 2016
Drama Desk filled Sardi’s for a panel moderated by Robin Milling discussing the triumphs and tribulations of “Reviving the Revival.” John Istel reports. Like a comic superhero in a blockbuster film franchise, new productions of beloved musicals and classic plays never die. Why? That … Continue reading “Resurrection Story”
May 23, 2016
This year, Drama Desk will bestow five Special Awards at its annual ceremony. Cathy Hammer illuminates how one of this season’s recipients, Camp Broadway, has put a dramatic sparkle in young people’s eyes. In 1995, before she founded Camp Broadway, Susan … Continue reading “Camp Broadway’s Big Tent”
May 3, 2016
Actor, filmmaker, singer, host: Michael Urie brings back his kaleidoscopic talents to Town Hall on June 4th to reprise hosting duties for the annual Drama Desk Award ceremony. Here’s a reprise of John Istel’s pre-show interview. What makes some performers … Continue reading “FROM THE WINNER’S CIRCLE: Michael Urie”
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