New York : The nominations for the 2006 Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning by Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie. This year's leader is The Drowsy Chaperone with 14 nominations. Following them is Grey Gardens with 12.
The nominations are as follows:
Outstanding Play: Alan Bennett, The History Boys
Outstanding Musical:
Outstanding Revival of a Play:
Outstanding Revival of a Musical:
Outstanding Actor in a Play: Vince Gatton, Candy & Dorothy
Outstanding Actress in a Play:
Outstanding Actor in a Musical:
Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Nancy Anderson, Fanny Hill
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play :
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:
Outstanding Director of a Play:
Outstanding Director of a Musical:
Outstanding Choreography: Rob Ashford, The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Music:
Outstanding Lyrics: Chad Beguelin, The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Book of a Musical:
Outstanding Orchestrations: Larry Blank, The Drowsy Chaperone
Outstanding Set Design of a Play:
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical:
Outstanding Costume Design:
Outstanding Lighting Design :
Outstanding Sound Design:
Outstanding Solo Performance:
Unique Theatrical Experience:
Outstanding Ensemble Performances: The cast of Stuff Happens
Special Awards :
To the BMI—Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop for nurturing, developing and promoting new talent for the musical theater. To The York Theatre Company for its vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals. To Sh-K-Boom and its label Ghostlight Records for dedication to the preservation of musical theater through cast recordings.
A lifetime achievement award will go to Horton Foote for his bountiful body of work that sensitively explores the human condition.
The awards be handed out on May 21st at 9pm at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Harvey Fierstein will once again serve as the host for the awards, which honor the best of New York theater; Off-Off-Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Broadway. The ceremony will be taped to be broadcast later on PBS. Theatermania will once again webcast the awards.
For more information on the Drama Desk Award visit www.dramadesk.com .
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