By Amy Somensky May 20, 2007, 1:44 GMT
New York: The 2007 Drama Desk Awards will be handed out tonight at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Kristin Chenoweth is hosting the ceremony.
Leading all nominees this year is Manhattan Theatre Club's LoveMusik with 12 nominations. Four other productions garnered 10 nominations including Curtains, Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening, and The Coast of Utopia. Two high-profile shows were not considered for this year's nominations. They include Grey Gardens, eligible last season, which could only be considered for any new elements in the subsequent Broadway production, and Deuce, which did not invite nominators to see the play before the Drama Desk cut-off date, will be eligible next season.
The complete list of nominations are as follows:
Outstanding Ensemble Performances:The cast of In the HeightsThe cast of Lebensraum
Special Awards:Each year, the Drama Desk votes special awards to recognize excellence and significant contributions to the theater. For 2006/2007, these awards are presented to:
• John Kander and Fred Ebb for 42 years of excellence in advancing the art of the musical theater.
• Austin Pendleton - actor, director, playwright, teacher - a Renaissance man of the American theater.
• Transport Group for its breadth of vision and its presentation of challenging productions.
• National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene for preserving for 92 consecutive seasons the cultural legacy of Yiddish speaking theater in America.
Outstanding Play:David Harrower, BlackbirdTerrence McNally, Some MenPeter Morgan, Frost/Nixon Tom Stoppard, The Coast of UtopiaBernard Weinraub, The AccomplicesAugust Wilson, Radio Golf
Outstanding Musical:CurtainsIn the HeightsLegally BlondeLoveMusikMary PoppinsSpring Awakening
Outstanding Revival of a Play:The Hairy ApeHedda Gabler Journey's EndTalk RadioThe Taming of the ShrewWoyzeck
Outstanding Revival of a Musical:110 in the ShadeThe Apple TreeCompanyDi Yam Gazlonim!H.M.S. PinaforeLes Miserables
Outstanding Actor in a Play:Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Goes BoatingFrank Langella, Frost/NixonBrían F. O'Byrne, The Coast of UtopiaChristopher Plummer, Inherit the WindLiev Schreiber, Talk RadioKevin Spacey, A Moon for the MisbegottenPaul Sparks, Essential Self-Defense
Outstanding Actress in a Play:Eve Best, A Moon for the MisbegottenOrlagh Cassidy, The FieldBlythe Danner, Suddenly Last SummerJennifer Mudge, DutchmanSandra Oh, SatellitesAnnie Parisse, The InternationalistMeryl Streep, Mother Courage and Her Children
Outstanding Actor in a Musical:Michael Cerveris, LoveMusikRaul Esparza, CompanyJohn Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening Jonathan Groff, Spring AwakeningDavid Hyde Pierce, CurtainsMartin Short, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Outstanding Actress in a Musical:Ashley Brown, Mary PoppinsLaura Bell Bundy, Legally BlondeKristin Chenoweth, The Apple TreeAudra McDonald, 110 in the ShadeLea Michele, Spring AwakeningDonna Murphy, LoveMusik
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:Anthony Chisholm, Radio GolfBilly Crudup, The Coast of UtopiaBoyd Gaines, Journey's EndJohn Ortiz, Jack Goes BoatingAndrew Polk, The AccomplicesFrederick Weller, Some Men
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:Myriam Acharki, WoyzeckXanthe Elbrick, Coram BoySarah Nina Hayon, RearviewmirrorJan Maxwell, Coram BoyMartha Plimpton, The Coast of UtopiaRita Wolf, The American Pilot
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:Brooks Ashmankas, Martin Short: Fame Becomes MeChristian Borle, Legally Blonde Aaron Lazar, Les MiserablesGavin Lee, Mary PoppinsOrville Mendoza, Adrift in MacaoDavid Pittu, LoveMusik
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:Linda Balgord, The Pirate QueenCelia Keenan-Bolger, Les MiserablesDebra Monk, CurtainsOrfeh, Legally BlondeBarbara Walsh, CompanyKaren Ziemba, Curtains
Outstanding Director of a Play:Declan DonnellanTwelfth NightMichael Grandage, Frost/NixonDoug Hughes, Inherit the WindJack O'Brien, The Coast of UtopiaCiarán O'Reilly, The Hairy ApeTom Ridgely, Marco Millions (based on lies)
Outstanding Director of a Musical:John Doyle, CompanyThomas Kail, In the HeightsMichael Mayer, Spring Awakening Jerry Mitchell, Legally BlondeHarold Prince, LoveMusikAlex Timbers, Gutenberg! The Musical!
Outstanding Choreography:Patricia Birch, LoveMusikAndy Blankenbuehler, In the HeightsMatthew Bourne, Edward ScissorhandsMatthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary PoppinsBill T. Jones Spring Awakening Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde
Outstanding Music:John Kander, CurtainsPaul Leschen with Gila Sand, Twist: Please, Sir, May I Have Some More?Peter Melnick, Adrift in MacaoLin-Manuel Miranda, In the HeightsLaurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, Legally BlondeDuncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Outstanding Lyrics:Fred Ebb with added lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes, CurtainsLin-Manuel Miranda, In the HeightsLaurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, Legally BlondeSteven Sater, Spring Awakening Bill Strauss, Elaina Newport and Mark Eaton, Capitol StepsScott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Outstanding Book of a Musical:Scott Brown and Anthony King, Gutenberg! The Musical!Julian Fellowes, Mary PoppinsHeather Hach, Legally BlondeRupert Holmes and Peter Stone, CurtainsSteven Sater, Spring AwakeningAlfred Uhry, LoveMusik
Outstanding Music for a Play:Mark Bennett, The Coast of UtopiaAdam Cork, Frost/NixonGerard McBurney, Oliver TwistThe Propeller Company, The Taming of the ShrewRay Rizzo, Adam Rapp and Lucas Papaelias, Essential Self-DefenseDavid Van Tieghem, Inherit the Wind
Outstanding Orchestrations:William David Brohn, CurtainsMary-Mitchell Campbell, CompanyAlex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the HeightsDuncan Sheik, Spring AwakeningJonathan Tunick, The Apple Tree Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik
Outstanding Set Design of a Play:Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, The Coast of UtopiaDavid Gallo, Radio GolfDavid Korins, Essential Self-DefenseDavid Korins, Jack Goes BoatingGarin Marschall, Hell HouseScott Pask, Blackbird
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical:Beowulf Boritt, LoveMusikBob Crowley, Mary PoppinsAnna Louizos, CurtainsAnna Louizos, In the HeightsDavid Rockwell, Legally BlondeKris Stone, Brundibar/But the Giraffe
Outstanding Costume Design:Mara Blumenfeld, Lookingglass AliceJudith Dolan, LoveMusikWilliam Ivey Long, CurtainsSanto Loquasto, Suddenly Last SummerRobert Morgan, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The MusicalCatherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia
Outstanding Lighting Design:Howell Binkley LoveMusikMaruti Evans, Blindness Paul Gallo, BlackbirdMark Jonathan, Prometheus BoundKenneth Posner, Brian MacDevitt, Natasha Katz, The Coast of UtopiaJaphy Weideman, Jack Goes Boating
Outstanding Sound Design:Acme Sound Partners, In the Heights Mark Bennett, The Coast of UtopiaGregory Clarke, Journey's EndDuncan Robert Edwards, LoveMusikFrank Gaeta, Dai (enough) Richard Woodbury, Talk Radio
Outstanding Solo Performance:Iris Bahr, Dai (enough) Ed Harris, Wrecks Capathia Jenkins, (mis)Understanding Mammy: The Hattie McDaniel StoryAnna Manahan, SistersVanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical ThinkingNilaja Sun, No Child…
Unique Theatrical Experience:AbsintheAmajuba: Like Doves We RiseBeBrundibar/But the GiraffeEdward ScissorhandsHell House
The Drama Desk Awards honor the best of New York theater, Off-Off-Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Broadway.
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