Drama League Awards Announced For Excellence in Theatre in New York City

On this past Friday May 20, 2016, the Drama League officially announced the winners of the 82nd annual awards at New York City's Marriott Marquis Hotel.  The Drama League Awards pay honor to "outstanding" work in the New York theater.

This year's outstanding production for a Broadway musical went to Hamilton, the mega-hit show that is the talk of the town (actually the talk of the world right now).  If you need tickets you may want to consider a call to my company Applause-Tickets as we have access to lots of ticket inventory.

Outstanding production of a play went to The Humans, a terrific new play which tells the story of the dysfunctions that go on in a family that travel from Pennsylvania to New York City to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with their younger daughter.  It's filled with lots of great humor but serious at the same time.  I really enjoyed The Humans on Broadway.  If you need access to The Humans tickets, my company Applause-Tickets can help with this one as well.

I thought you might want to see a list of the 82nd Annual Drama League Award nominees and winners so you'll find that just below with asterisks next to the names of the "winners".

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
 Hamilton
American Psycho
Bright Star
Dear Evan Hansen-this show is moving to Broadway soon ( I Hope)
Futurity
iOW@
On Your Feet!
School of Rock
Tuck Everlasting
Waitress

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play 
 The Humans
10 Out of 12
Eclipsed
The Father
Gloria
Hir
King Charles III
Marjorie Prime
The Royale
Skeleton Crew

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
 The Color Purple
Dames at Sea
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
 A View from the Bridge
Awake and Sing
Blackbird
Cloud Nine
The Crucible
The Gin Game
Long Day’s Journey into Night
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nosies Off
Sense and Sensibility

Distinguished Performance Award
 Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Nina Arianda, Fool for Love
Annaleigh Ashford, Sylvia
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Reed Birney, The Humans
Alex Brightman, School of Rock
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Timothée Chalamet, Prodigal Son
Kelley Curran, The Dingdong
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Khris Davis, The Royale
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Georgia Engel, John
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully Committed
Lynda Gravatt, Skeleton Crew
Michael C. Hall, Lazarus
Anne Hathaway, Grounded
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Jackie Hoffman, Once Upon a Mattress
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Jennifer Hudson, The Color Purple
Marin Ireland, Ironbound
Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Tuck Everlasting
Leslie Kritzer, The Robber Bridegroom
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Judith Light, Thérèse Raquin
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Kristine Nielsen, Hir
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Annette O’Toole, Southern Comfort
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen
Phylicia Rashad, Head of Passes
Sam Rockwell, Fool for Love
Thomas Jay Ryan, 10 Out of 12
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Lois Smith, Marjorie Prime and John
Mark Strong, A View from the Bridge
Cicely Tyson, The Gin Game
Michael Urie, Shows for Days
Ana Villafañe, On Your Feet!
Benjamin Walker, American Psycho
Nicola Walker, A View from the Bridge
Ben Whishaw, The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird

The Drama League also wishes to acknowledge the previous recipients of the Distinguished Performance Award who appeared in New York productions this season. As the Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime, they are ineligible this season. Their exemplary work, however, is recognized and applauded.

James Earl Jones, The Gin Game
Patti LuPone, Shows For Days
Frank Langella, The Father
Mary-Louise Parker, Heisenberg
Mark Rylance, Nice Fish
Sam Waterston, The Tempest

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
 Sheldon Harnick

Unique Contribution to the Theatre
 Deaf West Theatre

Founders Award for Excellence in Directing
 Ivo van Hove

I hope you found this article from Applause Ticket News helpful to you.  Should you want to talk about or purchase Broadway Show tickets, here's our full contact information below.  Cheers to the nominees and winners of the 2016 Drama League Awards.

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