The Drama League Awards

Honorees

Kate Navin and Audible Theater

Contribution to the Theater Award

Lea Salonga

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater

Photo Credit: Raymund Isaac

Whitney White

 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing

Photo Credit: Mecca McDonald
for By Pedestal

Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron

Gratitude Award

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT

Tune in to our 91st Annual Drama League Awards Nominations Announcement on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11am on BroadwayWorld.com!

Co-Hosted By

Sarah Hyland           &           Orville Peck

Photo Credit: Araya Doheny

Photo Credit: Sam Ramirez

Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees!​

Thank you to our Nominations Announcement

Co-Hosts Sarah Hyland and Orville Peck.

Miss the announcement? Watch the reading of the nominees HERE

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NOMINEES

THE ANTIQUITIES

Playwrights Horizons

Written by Jordan Harrison

Directed by David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan

Assistant Director: Kayla Amani

Produced by Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Casey York, Managing Director; Noah Silva, General Manager), Vineyard Theatre (Sarah Stern, Artistic Director; Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director), and Goodman Theatre (Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director; John Collins, Executive Director)

BECOMING EVE

Abrons Arts Center
Written by Emil Weinstein

Based on the memoir by Abby Chava Stein

Directed by Tyne Rafaeli

Associate Director: Ash Ehrenberg

Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Maya Choldin, Managing Director)

ENGLISH

Todd Haimes Theatre
Written by Sanaz Toossi

Directed by Knud Adams

Assistant Director: Arya Shahi

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer); Presenting the production by Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company

GOOD BONES

The Public Theater

Written by James Ijames

Directed by Saheem Ali

Produced by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director)

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Winter Garden Theatre

Written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Based on the film by 2929 Entertainment and Participant; Based on the film distributed by Warner Bros.

Directed by David Cromer

Associate Director: Neal Gupta

Produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Smokehouse, Jean Doumanian, Robert Fox, 2929 Entertainment, Participant, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization, Sonia Friedman Productions, Jillian Robbins, Patty Baker, Kate Cannova, Creative Partners Productions, Stella La Rue, Level Forward, Madison Wells Live, Oren Michels, Reade St. Productions, Runyonland, TodayTix Group, Dennis Trunfio, Tom Tuft, Cohen-Gutterman Productions, FineWomen Productions, Gallarus Productions, Harris Rubin Productions, OHenry Productions, Douglas Denoff, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, deRoy & Los Angeles Media Fund, Klausner & Zell, Nelson & Tao, SunnySpot & Valentine, Waxman & Willman, Winkler & Smalberg, and Woldenberg & Crooked Letter

HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES

New York Theatre Workshop

Written by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich

Conceived and Directed by Moisés Kaufman

Associate Director: Amy Marie Seidel

Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director; Maya Choldin, Managing Director) and Tectonic Theater Project (Moisés Kaufman, Founder and Artistic Director; Matt Joslyn, Executive Director)

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Booth Theatre

Written by Kimberly Belflower

Directed by Danya Taymor

Associate Director: Autumn Angelettie

Produced by Sue Wagner, John Johnson, John Mara, Jr., Runyonland, Eric Falkenstein, Jillian Robbins, Jen Hoguet, Steve Dow, Corets Gough Kench Cohen, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization, Patty Baker, Cue to Cue Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment, Harris Rubin Productions, Klausner & Zell, Jennifer Kroman, LD Entertainment, Mahnster Productions, Nathan Winoto, The Cohn Sisters & Stifelman-Burkhardt, Astro Lab Productions, Creative Partners Productions, Sarah Daniels, Joan Rechnitz, Melissa Chamberlain & Michael McCartney, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Newport & Smerigan, Jamie deRoy, Jaime Gleicher, Wes Grantom, Meena Harris & Jessica Foung, Los Angeles Media Fund, Corey Steinfast, Turchin Clements, Louis Hobson, and Annaleise Loxton

LIBERATION

Laura Pels Theatre

Written by Bess Wohl

Directed by Whitney White

Assistant Director: Annabel Heacock

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)

OH, MARY!

Lyceum Theatre

Written by Cole Escola

Directed by Sam Pinkleton

Associate Director: Sunny Min-Sook Hitt

Lead Producer: Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia; Co-Produced by Bob Boyett, The Council, Jean Doumanian Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, Jay Marcus & George Strus, Irony Point, Richard Batchelder / Bradley Reynolds, Tyler Mount / Tommy Doyle, Nelson & Tao, Palomares & Rosenberg, and ShowTown Productions

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Music Box Theatre

New Adaptation Written by Kip Williams; Based on the novel by Oscar Wilde

Directed by Kip Williams

Associate Director: Ian Michael and Tait de Lorenzo; Resident Director: Raz Golden

Lead Producer: Michael Cassel, Adam Kenwright, Daryl Roth and Amanda Lipitz & Henry Tisch; Co-Produced by Len Blavatnik & Danny Cohen, Tom Werner, Ronald Frankel, Ken Schur, Bob Boyett, Caiola Productions, Grove Entertainment, No Guarantees Productions, and Lizzie Tisch; Presenting the production by Sydney Theatre Company; Associate Producer: Liam Mangan

PURPOSE

Hayes Theatre

Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Directed by Phylicia Rashad

Assistant Director: Jereme Kyle Lewis

Produced by David Stone, Debra Martin Chase, Marc Platt, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Aaron Glick, Universal Theatrical Group, Eastern Standard Time, Trate Productions, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, James L. Nederlander, John Gore, ATG Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Presenting the production by Steppenwolf Theatre Company

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

Marquis Theatre

Written by Kate Trefry; Original story by The Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry; Based on the Series by Netflix; Based on the Netflix Series, ‘Stranger Things’, created by The Duffer Brothers

Directed by Stephen Daldry; Co-Directed by Justin Martin

Associate Director: Tavia Jefferson

Produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions; Associate Producer: 21 Laps Entertainment, Shawn Levy,

and Dan Cohen

WALDEN

Second Stage Theater

Written by Amy Berryman

Directed by Whitney White

Produced by Second Stage Theater (Evan Cabnet, Artistic Director; Adam Siegel, Executive Director; Bennett Leak, Interim Artistic Director

BOOP! THE MUSICAL

Broadhurst Theatre

Book by Bob Martin; Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; Based on characters created by Max Fleischer

Directed by Jerry Mitchell

Associate Director: DB Bonds

Produced by Ostar, Marc Johnston, Taitan Captial, Inc., Western Costume Co., The Shubert Organization, Melody Place, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Tony Fernandes, Bob Boyett, Larry & Martha Day, Mary Gerdts & Douglas McKinney, Teresa J. Huber, John Paul DeJoria, Peermusic, Rick Perez / Rafael Herrera, Karen LeFrak / Iris Smith, Ann Magee / Joan P. Waechter, Michael Ravenhill, Gerardo Braggiotti / Paolo Zannoni, Brianna Leigh Bell, Candy Spelling, Danielle Del, Arielle Tepper, Steve Tisch, Jon Avnet, Werner Entertainment, John Gore Organization, Alexander Robertson / Harmony Harris, and Peg McGetrick

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Book by Marco Ramirez

Music by Buena Vista Social Club

Directed by Saheem Ali

Associate Director: Moses Garcia; Assistant Director: Miguel Bregante

Lead Producer: Orin Wolf, John Styles, Jr., and Barbara Broccoli; Co-Produced by Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Executive Director), Viajes Miranda, LaChanze, David Yazbek, John Leguizamo, David F. Schwartz, Zak Kilberg, J. Todd Harris, Cabo Productions, Roy Furman, Hannah Rosenthal, Jamie deRoy / Marvin Rosen, Grove • REG & Frank Marshall, F.K.R.J. Productions, Patrick Milling-Smith / Brian Carmody, DJ Stage Productions, Palitz Wiesenfeld Productions, Richard & Roberta Shaker, Front Row Productions, Cathy Dantchik, Brooke & Brian Devine, Gilad Rogowsky, MacPac Entertainment, No Guarantees Productions, Rhythm & Rain Productions, Hadley Schnuck, James Francis Trezza, Yonge Street Theatricals, Patrick Daly, Olympus Theatricals / Firemused Productions, Ioana Alfonso / Eric Stine, William Berlind / W.M. Klausner, Creative Endeavor Office / Untitled Theatricals, Ruth Hendel / The Kaplans, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra / Philip van Dijk, Debbie Ohanian / Stone Arch Theatricals, Composite Capital Partners, Larry Levien, Matt Murphy, Marc Platt, Sandy Robertson, Iris Smith, Brad Blume / The Klaes, Thomas Steven Perakos / Douglas A. Fellman, Ankit Agrawal / Constance Cincotta, Independent Presenters Network, Nick & Nicky Gold, HoriPro, Inc., Playful Productions UK, The Shubert Organization, Frederick Zollo, John Gore Organization, Nederlander Presentations Inc., and Marco Ramirez

DEAD OUTLAW

Longacre Theatre

Book by Itamar Moses

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna

Directed by David Cromer

Associate Directors: Ani Taj and Seth Sikes

Produced by Lia Vollack Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, Ken & Janet Schur, Cue to Cue Productions, James Bolosh / Hillary Wyatt, Carl Moellenberg / Ricardo Hornos, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg / H2H Concord Theatricals, Masquerade Partners, Douglas Denoff, John Gore Organization, GFour Productions, Brian Hedden, KFRJ Productions, Lang Entertainment Group, James L. Nederlander, Marvin Rosen, Stanley S. Shuman, James L. Walker, Jr., Winkler & Smalberg, 42nd.club / Aligned Theatricals, Craig Balsam / Richard Batchelder, Jane Bergère / Willette and Manny Klausner, The Broadway Investor’s Club / Eastern Standard Time, Barbara Chiodo / Adam Cohen, Merrie L. Davis / Tony Spinosa, Noah Eisenberg / Sue Drew, Robin Gorman Newman / Laurence Padgett Productions, LLPR Productions / Patinogal, Mary Maggio / Janet Rosen, Thomas Swayne, Lawryn Lacroix, and Audible

DEATH BECOMES HER

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Book by Marco Pennette

Music and Lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey

Directed by Christopher Gattelli

Associate Director: Bethany Pettigrew; Resident Director and Choreographer: Mark Myars

Lead Producer: Universal Theatrical Group; Co-Produced by James L. Nederlander, Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw, Jason Blum & James Wan, Debra Martin Chase, John Gore Organization, and Marc Platt

DRAG: THE MUSICAL

New World Stages Book, Music and Lyrics by Justin Andrew Honard (Alaska Thunderfuck), Tomas Costanza, and Ashley Gordon

Directed by Spencer Liff

Associate Director: Jason Michael Snow

Executive Produced by Tomas Costanza, Scott Prisand, Matthew Weaver, Nicholas Kaiser, and produced by Paolo & Jodie Coppola, Aron & Gabe Alves-Tomko, Nicholas Kaiser, Willette & Manny Klausner, Tristan Schukraft, Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Producer Entertainment Group, Jackie Huba, 1145 Ventures, Peter Crawford/Pieter Van Meeuwen, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Drama Club, Concord Theatricals, Rob Kolson, Sarina Neer, Liesl Wilke, Daitch/Busch, and Liza Minnelli

JUST IN TIME

Circle in the Square Theatre

Book by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver; Based on an original concept by Ted Chapin Music and Lyrics by Various Artists 

Developed and directed by Alex Timbers

Associate Director: Susanna Wolk; Assistant Director: Renée Albulario

Produced by Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens, John Frost, Thomas M. Neff, Evamere Entertainment, Cynthia J. Tong, Mary Maggio, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Crossroads Live Group, Richard Batchelder, Peter May, Merrie L. Davis, Lang Entertainment Group, Silva Theatrical Group, Wild Oak Media, Alchemation, Aleri Entertainment, Craig Balsam, Creative Partners Productions, Drew & Dane Productions, Frankly Spoken Productions, Good Soup Entertainment, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Barry and Brooke Josephson, Willette and Manny Klausner, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, Olivia C. Middleton, Ira Pittelman, Power Arts, Janet and Marvin Rosen, Shake & Stir Productions, Signature Theatre, The Shubert Organization, Tom Tuft, 2 on the Aisle, Agrawal Turchin, Moellenberg Garman, Sirens BB, Amy Abrams, Brian Schwartz, and Ted Chapin; Associate Producer: Evan Schild, and Riza Takahashi

MACBETH IN STRIDE

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Written and Performed by Whitney White

Directed by Tyler Dobrowsky and Taibi Magar Associate Director: Whitney White; Assistant Director To Ms. White: Rosalind Bevan Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music (Amy Cassello, Artistic Director; Gina Duncan, President) in association with Philadelphia Theatre Company (Tyler Dobrowsky and Taibi Magar, Co-Artistic Directors; Margo Moskowitz, Managing Director), Shakespeare Theatre Company (Simon Godwin, Artistic Director; Angela Lee Gieras, Managing Director), and Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Florie Seery, Managing Director)

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

Belasco Theatre Book by Will Aronson and Hue Park Music by Will Aronson, Lyrics by Hue Park Directed by Michael Arden Associate Director: Emilio Ramos; Assistant Director: Caroline Fairweather Lead Producer: Jeffrey Richards and Hunter Arnold; Co-Produced by Darren Criss, Dr. Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, NHN Link Corporation, Greg & Lisa Love, Kayla Greenspan, Jayne Baron Sherman, Louise Gund, Spencer Ross, Yonge Street Theatricals, Ruth Hendel, Kaplan-Gopal-MMC, Adam Zotovich, At Rise Creative, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Curt Cronin, Fahs Productions, Greg Field, Paul Gavriani / Michael Patrick, Rebecca Gold, Grace Street Creative Group, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, Kent Knudsen, James L. Nederlander, Salmira Productions, The Shubert Organization, Jacob Stuckelman & John Albert Harris, Wooran Foundation, You Should Smile More Productions, Mark and David Golub Productions, Diego Kolankowsky, Takonkiet Viravan, Brad Blume, Hugo Six, Clarissa Cueva, Ali Daylami, Maia Kayla Glasman, Patrick W. Jones, and Brandon J. Schwartz; Associate Producer: Glass Half Full

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

John Golden Theatre

Book, Music and Lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts

Directed by Robert Hastie

Resident Director & Choreographer: Tara Young; U.K. Associate Director: Georgie Staight

Lead Producer: Avalon; Produced in association with SplitLip; Produced by Jon Thoday and Richard Allen-Turner; Co-Produced by Bryan McCaffrey, Walport Productions, Left No Ring Productions, Barbara Chiodo, Feuille Dooley North Productions, The Shubert Organization, Ken Davenport, Steve & Paula Reynolds, Concord Theatricals, Byron Grote & Susan Miller, John Gore Organization, M. Kilburg Reedy, Sony Music Entertainment, You Should Smile More Productions, Tom Smedes & Peter Stern, Judith Ann Abrams Productions / The Broadway Investor’s Club, Lang Entertainment Group, Alli Folk / Evelyn Hoffman & Gregory Stern, Nick Flatto / Evan & Claudia Caplan Reynolds, Larry Hirschhorn & Ricardo Hornos / Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Independent Presenters Network / Lloyd Tichio Productions, Kendall Kellaway III / Megan Minutillo, Blume Johnson Rubin & Silver, Russell Citron, The Council, Jamie deRoy & Brian Rooney / Corey Brunish & Matthew P. Hui, Dodge Hall Productions, 42nd.club, IJB Productions, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Simon, Mark Weinstein, Adam Cohen / Nick Padgett, Vibecke Dahle Dellapolla / Lynnette Barkley, Willette & Manny Klausner / Elizabeth Faulkner Salem, Michael Page / Burnt Umber Productions, Wallace-Phoebe / Laurie Oki & Alexander Oki, and Margot Astrachan / TT Partners; Associate Producer: Julien Matthews

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

James Earl Jones Theatre

Book by Lisa Loomer; Book with Nell Benjamin; Based on the play by Josefina López; Based on the screenplay by Josefina López and George LaVoo

Music and Lyrics by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Directed by Sergio Trujillo

Associate Director: Emilia Lirman

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, Jack Noseworthy, Peggy Koenig, Stan Ponte, Las Mujeres Garza, HGH Productions, Weller / Harney, Erin & Ramesh Narasimhan, John Gore Organization, HarbourView, Ira Pittelman, Stacie & Steven Weisbrot, Michael Valdes, Michael P. Kruke, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Armstrong / Manocherian, Danielle Del, Emerald Drive, Independent Presenters Network, Just for Laughs, Gerry & Jared King, Scott & Debbie Klein, Yael & Ira Kleinman, Peter May, Bob & Alison Murchison, Kari Nettles, Próspero Teatro / La Gran Audiencia, Philip & James DeCarlo-Schnepper, Lilli & Jonathan Roth, Catherine & Michael T. Sheehan, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jeffrey A. Sine, Spoke Media, Gina Vernaci, Amy Wen / Denoff, Alicia Menendez, Angélica Vale, and The Shubert Organization; Presenting the production by The American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director; Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., Executive Director); Associate Producer: Brett England, Executive Producer: Alecia Parker

SMASH

Imperial Theatre

Book by Bob Martin and Rick Elice; Based on the series created by Theresa Rebeck; Based on the series produced by Universal Television

Music by Marc Shaiman

Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman

Directed by Susan Stroman

Associate Director: Leah Hofmann; Assistant Director: Naomi Kakuk

Produced by Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, Steven Spielberg, Phil Kenny & Wendy Federman, Roy Furman, Ken Davenport, Mary Maggio, Boardman Cannova Productions, John Gore Organization, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lamar Richardson, No Guarantees Productions, Nick Padgett, Marc David Levine, Willette & Manny Klausner, Rothrockin’ Productions, Adam Zell, Scott H. Mauro, Scott Abrams, Paul Gavriani, Michael Patrick, Paris Keena, Jeffrey Grove, Koenigsberg Riley, WitzEnd Productions, 42nd.club, Richard Batchelder, Jamie deRoy, Dean Moravis, DMQR Productions, Fakler Stone, Gilad-Rogowsky, Invisible Wall Productions, Fern Kershon, Jim Kierstead, Lake Cohen Productions, Amanda Lee, Robin Gorman Newman, Andrew Paradis, Arlene Scanlan, Iris Smith, Matt & Susan Blank, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Jonathan & Rae Corr, Michael B. Cox, Cue to Cue Productions, Griffin Dohr, Jeffrey Finn, Independent Presenters Network, Hunter Johnson, Bill & Sally Martin, May Shuman, Sandy Robertson, Janet & Marvin Rosen, Ilona Rozwadowska-Cantor, Michael Saperstein, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Jennifer Hudson, Nederlander Presentations, and The Shubert Organization

STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Devised by Cameron Mackintosh

Directed by Matthew Bourne

Associate Director: Nikki Woollaston

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director); Produced in association with CMI and Daryl Roth; Presenting the production by Cameron Mackintosh

THE CHERRY ORCHARD

St. Ann’s Warehouse

Written by Anton Chekhov

A new version Written & Directed by Benedict Andrews

Assistant Director: Neetu Singh

The Donmar Warehouse production (Tim Sheader, Artistic Director; Henny Finch, Executive Director) presented by St. Ann’s Warehouse (Susan Feldman, Artistic Director; Erik Wallin, General Manager; Lianna Portnoy, Managing Director)

EUREKA DAY

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Written by Jonathan Spector

Directed by Anna D. Shapiro

Assistant Director: Zoë Adams

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director); By special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions, Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview Productions

GHOSTS

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

By Henrik Ibsen

A New Version by Mark O’Rowe

Directed byJack O’Brien

Assistant Director: Jeremiah Maestras

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop, Producing Artistic Director; Adam Siegel, Managing Director; Naomi Grabel, Executive Director of Development and Planning)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

Palace Theatre

Written by David Mamet

Directed by Patrick Marber

Associate Director: Rory McGregor

Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Rebecca Gold, Caiola Productions, Roy Furman, Patrick Myles, Jonathan Reinis, Stephanie P. McClelland, Stewart F. Lane / Bonnie Comley / Leah Lane, Oliver King, 42nd.club, Richard Batchelder, Marlene & Gary Cohen, Cue to Cue Productions, Roger & Carin Ehrenberg, GFour Productions, Jay & Cindy Gutterman, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, Secret Hideout, Randy Jones Toll & Steven Toll, Craig Balsam / Ken Levitan, Bunny Rabbit Productions / Cyrena Esposito, Lynne & Marvin Garelick / Howard Hoffen, Ken & Rande Greiner / Ruth & Steve Hendel, Levine Padgett Productions / Alan Shorr, Ted & Richard Liebowitz / Alexander “Sandy” Marshall, Irene Gandy, Lloyd Tichio Productions / Michael T. Cohen & Robin Reinach, Eric Passmore / Brad Blume & Adam Zell, Susan Rose / Frederick Zollo, Patrick W. Jones, Maia Kayla Glasman, Brandon J. Schwartz, and The Shubert Organization

HOME

Todd Haimes Theatre

Written by Samm-Art Williams Directed by Kenny Leon Assistant Director: Autumn Angelettie Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer). Originally produced Off-Broadway in 1979 by The Negro Ensemble Company

OTHELLO

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Kenny Leon

Associate Director: Ioana Alfonso

Lead Producer: Brian Anthony Moreland; Co-Produced by Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker, Score 3 Partners, Ken Davenport, Richard Batchelder, Lloyd Tichio Productions, Dominick LaRuffa, Jr., Lassen D’Arrigo, Adam Zotovich, Lamar Richardson, Lu-Shawn M. Thompson, Cohen Willman Productions, 11:11 Experience, 42nd.club, The Araca Group, Craig Balsam, Devale & Khadeen Ellis, Goehring Turchin Alperson, Branden Grimmett, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, John Gore Organization, Kierstead Laurence Smigel Rutter, Willette & Manny Klausner, Scott H. Mauro, Stephanie P. McClelland, Carl Moellenberg, Slater Bernon Butterfield, Cynthia Stroum, Ricardo Marques / Lana Williams Woods, Daryl Roth / Tom Tuft,

Chimney Town / Timothy Laczynski, Christen James, Renard McGill Productions, Dan Stone, Brian DeVito, and

The Shubert Organization

ROMEO + JULIET

Circle in the Square Theatre

Written by William Shakespeare; Music by Jack Antonoff

Directed by Sam Gold; Movement Direction and Choreography by Sonya Tayeh

Associate Director: Raz Golden

Produced by Seaview, Harbor Entertainment, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Roth-Manella Productions, Kate Cannova,

J + J Productions, Julie Boardman, Alexander-Taylor Deignan, Atekwana Hutton, Bensmihen Mann Productions, Patrick Catullo, Chutzpah Productions, Corets Gough Willman Productions, Dave Johnson Productions, DJD Productions, Hornos Moellenberg, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Mark Gordon Pictures, Oren Michels, No Guarantees Productions, Nothing Ventured Productions, Strus Lynch, Sunset Cruz Productions, Dennis Trunfio, Stephen C. Byrd, Fourth Wall Theatricals, Level Forward, Soto Productions, and WMKlausner

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Written by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Rebecca Frecknall

Associate Director: Claire O’Reilly

The Almeida Theatre (Rupert Goold, Artistic Director; Denise Wood, Executive Director) production presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music (Amy Cassello, Artistic Director; Gina Duncan, President)

VANYA

Lucille Lortel Theatre

After Anton Chekhov

Adaptor and Co-Creator: Simon Stephens

Adaptor and Co-Creator: Sam Yates

Produced by Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, Kater Gordon, Aleri Entertainment, Eilene Davidson Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, Grace Street Creative, Jim Kierstead, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Tilted, Tulchin, Bartner Productions, Winkler & Smalberg; Executive Producers: Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Jillian Robbins

WINE IN THE WILDERNESS

Written by Alice Childress

Directed by LaChanze

Associate Director: Marchánt Davis  

Assistant Director: Des’ree Brown

Produced by Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Director; Kathryn McCumber, General Manager)

YELLOW FACE

Todd Haimes Theatre

Written by David Henry Hwang

Directed by Leigh Silverman

Assistant Director: Susanna Jaramillo

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL

Perelman Performing Arts Center

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe

Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

Associate Directors: Cooper Howell and N’yomi Stewart

A PACNYC Production (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director; Khady Kamara Nunez, Executive Director)

FLOYD COLLINS

Book by Tina Landau

Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel; Additional lyrics by Tina Landau

Directed by Tina Landau

Associate Director: Kenneth Ferrone

Assistant Director: Benjamin Viertel

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Producing Artistic Director; Adam Siegel: Producer; Naomi Grabel: Executive Director of Development and Planning; Ira Weitzman, Mindich Musical Theater Producer); Produced in association with Creative Partners Productions and Mark Cortale & Charles D. Urstadt

GYPSY

Majestic Theatre

Book by Arthur Laurents

Music by Jule Styne

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Directed by George C. Wolfe

Associate Director: Carson Crow

Lead Producer: Tom Kirdahy and Mara Isaacs; Produced by Kevin Ryan and Diane Scott Carter; Co-Produced by Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, Roy Furman, Viajes Miranda, Kerry Washington, Peter May, Thomas M. Neff, Cynthia J. Tong, Adam Hyndman, A Perfect Team Productions, Cue to Cue Productions, Da Silva Stone, DMQR Productions, Grant Spark Productions, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, KarmaHendelMcCabe, James L. Nederlander, Janet and Marvin Rosen, Archer Entertainment, Dale Franzen, 42nd.club, Rob Acton, All That JJAS, Mike Audet, Patty Baker, Cohen Soto, Concord Theatricals, Creative Partners Productions, Crumhale Taylor Productions, Ken Davenport, DJD Productions, Flipswitch Entertainment, Frankly Spoken Productions, Roy Gabay, Happy Recap Productions, Sandra and Howard Hoffen, John Gore Organization, Johnson Maggio Productions, Willette and Manny Klausner, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, LaCroix Eisenberg, David Lai, Little Lamb Productions, Bill and Sally Martin, Mohari Media, No Guarantees Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra and Stephen Della Pietra, Regian Davison, Lamar Richardson, Patti and Michael Roberts, RTK Rose, Score 3 Partners, Silva Theatrical Group, Some People, Stone Arch Theatricals, Storyboard Entertainment LE, Mary and Jay Sullivan, The Adams Hendel Group, The Array VI, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Theatre Producers of Color, Tom Tuft, TreAmici Gooding, Waiting in the Wings Productions, Whitney Williams, Sara Beth Zivitz, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and The Industry Standard Group

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Hudson Theatre

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

Directed by Whitney White

Associate Director: Ryan Dobrin

Produced by Seaview, ATG Productions, The Season, Aleff Productions, Elizabeth Armstrong, Batchelder.Federman.Gold, Be Forward Productions, Bellwether Productions, Burkhardt Turchin, Cohen.Gillon.Hetterly, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, DJD Productions, Eastern Standard Time, FineWomen Productions, Haizlip Lynch, Hicks Glassman, Image 32 Productions, Imaginespace, Independent Presenters Network, Jenen Rubin, The John Gore Organization, Mikayla Kibel, KKNS Productions, Koenigsberg.Laurence.Padgett, Lefon Productions, Mano Horn Productions, Mott Price Productions, Napoleon Theatricals, Nederlander Presentations Inc., No Guarantees Productions, Albert Nocciolino, P3 Productions, Gabrielle Palitz, Rewired Talent Management, Brian Rooney , Roth-Manella Productions, Erica Lynn Schwartz, Cynthia Stroum, Freddy Wexler, WOWOW Inc., Z.A.M.K. Productions, ZK and Associates, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson,

and Bee Carrozzini

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

Hudson Theatre Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller Adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino Music by Mary Rodgers Lyrics by Marshall Barer Directed by Lear deBessonet Associate Director: Martavius Parrish; Assistant Director: Karima Karkori Produced by Seaview, Creative Partners Productions, Jenny Gersten & Half Zip Productions and Hugo Six; Co-Produced by Cohen-Gutterman Productions, Bob Boyett, Stephen Byrd, Kate Cannova, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Nicole Eisenberg, LD Entertainment, John Paterakis, Jay & Mary Sullivan, Richard Batchelder & Brady Brim-DeForest, We Eat Dreams, Judith Ann Abrams, Amy & PJ Lampi, Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship, Adam Cohen, Sally Jacobs & Warren Baker, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, Pamela Lloyd, Steve Peters, Suzanne Schoch Rehl & Scott Rehl, Trafalgar Entertainment, Dennis Trunfio, Viva Diva USA Inc, Mark Weinstein, Michael Wolk, Acton Carter Deignan Willman Productions, Crumhale Taylor Productions, Davis & Tatooles, Jamie deRoy, Howard Overby Fink & Rubin Productions, Mark Parkman Fairview Productions, TNT Schmookler, Under the Mattress, Chema Verduzco & Rebelle Media, Richard Winkler & Dawn Smalberg, and New York City Center; This production was developed and originally premiered in January 2024 at New York City Center Encores! (Lear deBessonet: Artistic Director; Mary-Mitchell Campbell: Music Director; Clint Ramos: Producing Creative Director; Jenny Gersten: VP & Producer of Musical Theater; Michael S. Rosenberg: President & CEO)

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Music and libretto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conceived by and starring Anthony Roth Costanzo

Director: Dustin Wills

Produced by Little Island (Zack Winokur, Producing Artistic Director; Laura Clement, Executive Director)

PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

Todd Haimes Theatre

Music by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto by W. S. Gilbert; Adapted by Rupert Holmes

Conceived by Scott Ellis, Rupert Holmes, Warren Carlyle, and Joseph Joubert

Directed by Scott Ellis

Assistant Directors: Devin E. Haqq and Saki Kawamura

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer); Produced in association with James L. Nederlander and Fran and Paul Turner

SUNSET BLVD.

St. James Theatre

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton

Directed by Jamie Lloyd

U.S. Associate Director: Benita de Wit; U.K. Associate Director: Rupert Hands

Produced by The Jamie Lloyd Company, ATG Productions, Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, and Gavin Kalin Productions; Co-Produced by Wessex Grove, Christopher Ketner, Aleri Entertainment, Sonia Friedman, Roth-Manella Productions, Winkler Smalberg, Caitlin Clements, 42nd.club, Abrams Johnson, Aron on Broadway, The Array V, At Rise Creative, Bad Robot Live, Craig Balsam, Greg Berlanti, Boardman Cannova Productions, Bob Boyett, Burnt Umber Productions, Patrick Catullo, Crane McGill Trunfio, Core Four Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, The Factor Gavin Partnership, Federman Jenen Koenigsberg, Forshaw Turchin, John Gore, Jake Hine, LAMF Secret Hideout, Jack Lane, Lang Entertainment Group, Lelli Armstrong, Alex Levy, Luftig Reade St. Kawana, Mary Maggio, Jay Marcus, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, P3 Productions, Thomas Steven Perakos, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, Shari Redstone, Regian Davison Buckman, Sand & Snow Entertainment, SBK Productions, The Shubert Organization, Smedes Stern Productions, Tilted, Willowrow Entertainment, and WMKlausner; Produced by arrangement with

The Really Useful Group Ltd

URINETOWN

New York City Center

Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann

Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis

Directed by Teddy Bergman

Assistant Director: Nathaniel P. Claridad

Associate Director: Kristen Carone

Produced by New York City Center Encores! (Lear deBessonet: Artistic Director; Mary-Mitchell Campbell: Music Director; Clint Ramos: Producing Creative Director; Jenny Gersten: VP & Producer of Musical Theater;

Michael S. Rosenberg: President & CEO)

Knud Adams

ENGLISH

Roundabout Theatre Company/Todd Haimes Theatre

Saheem Ali

GOOD BONES

The Public Theater

David Cromer

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Winter Garden Theatre

Sam Pinkleton

OH, MARY!

Lyceum Theatre

Tyne Rafaeli

BECOMING EVE

New York Theatre Workshop

Anna D. Shapiro

EUREKA DAY

Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Danya Taymor

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Booth Theatre

Whitney White

LIBERATION

Roundabout Theatre Company/Laura Pels Theatre

Kip Williams

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Music Box Theatre

Sam Yates

VANYA

Lucille Lortel Theatre

Michael Arden

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

Belasco Theatre

Saheem Ali

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Christopher Gattelli

DEATH BECOMES HER

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Robert Hastie

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

John Golden Theatre

Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL

Perelman Arts Center

Jamie Lloyd

SUNSET BLVD.

St. James Theatre

Jerry Mitchell

BOOP! THE MUSICAL

Shubert Theatre

Susan Stroman

SMASH

Imperial Theatre

Alex Timbers

JUST IN TIME

Circle in the Square Theatre

Annie Tippe

THREE HOUSES

Signature Theatre Company

Sergio Trujillo

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

James Earl Jones Theatre

George C. Wolfe

GYPSY

Majestic Theatre

Tala Ashe, English

Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash

Stori Ayers, Home

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck

Kit Connor, Romeo+Juliet

Tatianna Córdoba, Real Women Have Curves

Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending

Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross

André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Tommy Dorfman, Becoming Eve

Robert Downey, Jr., McNeal

Adam Driver, Hold On To Me Darling

Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw

Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!

Mia Farrow, The Roommate

Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.

Amber Gray, Eureka Day

David Greenspan, I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan

Jonathan Groff, Just In Time

Jake Gyllenhaal, Othello

Ryan J. Haddad, Hold Me In The Water

Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her

Robyn Hurder, Smash

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose

Nick Jonas, The Last Five Years

Ramin Karimloo, Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Gracie Lawrence, Just In Time

Beth Leavel, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends

Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves

Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat

Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Idina Menzel, Redwood

Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire

Jinkx Monsoon, Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Marjan Neshat, English

Sandra Oh, The Welkin

Lily Rabe, Ghosts

Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical

Lea Salonga, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends

Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.

Andrew Scott, Vanya

Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending

Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Ephraim Sykes, Our Town

Alaska Thunderfuck, Drag: The Musical

Adrienne Warren, The Last Five Years

Denzel Washington, Othello

Joy Woods, Gypsy

Kara Young, Purpose and Table 17

Photo by Rebecca J Michelson
Photo by Rebecca J Michelson

Keeping in the tradition of honoring the outstanding accomplishments of the theatrical community, as they have since 1935, The Drama League Awards will be bestowed in the following competitive categories:

  • Distinguished Performance Award
  • Outstanding Direction of a Play
  • Outstanding Direction of a Musical
  • Outstanding Production of a Play
  • Outstanding Production of a Musical
  • Outstanding Revival of a Play
  • Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Broadway and Off-Broadway (non-virtual only) productions eligible for the 2025 Drama League Awards must be in preview performances between April 21, 2024, and April 20, 2025 (inclusive of evening performances).

HONORARY COMMITTEE

The following members of our Honorary Committee will be hosting our

Pre-Luncheon Cocktail Reception at 11AM.

Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford is a Tony Award-winning, Emmy and Grammy-nominated actor, singer, and writer who is currently starring in the Paramount+ Original Series Happy Face. Ashford most recently earned the 2023 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, a Tony Award nomination, and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett opposite Josh Groban in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Her NY stage credits include Sunday in the Park with George (opposite Jake Gyllenhaal), You Can’t Take It With You (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Sylvia, Kinky Boots (Clarence Derwent Award; Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Wicked, Hair, Legally Blonde the Musical, and All In. Off-Broadway, she appeared in Sunday in the Park with George (Encores!), Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park), Rent (New World Stages), and Dogfight (Second Stage). On screen, Ashford’s credits include Happy Face, Dust, Welcome to Chippendales, American Crime Story: Impeachment, B Positive, Unbelievable, Masters of Sex, Law & Order: SVU, Second Act, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Disney’s Frozen. She holds an honorary doctorate from Marymount Manhattan College, where she also graduated.

Danny Burstein

DANNY BURSTEIN currently starring as Herbie in the acclaimed revival of Gypsy, has appeared in 20 Broadway productions including: Pictures From Home; Moulin Rouge; Fiddler…; Golden Boy; South Pacific and Drowsy Chaperone. Off-Broadway: Describe the Night; Midsummer…; Talley’s Folly; Mrs. Farnsworth; All in the Timing; etc. Film: tick, tick, BOOM; The Same Storm; Indignation; The Family Fang; Transamerica; etc. TV: “Julia”, “Tokyo Vice”, “Winning Time”, “The Good Fight”, “Dr. Death”, “Evil”, “Fosse/Verdon”, “Tales of the City”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Absolutely Fabulous”, “Dora…”, etc. He’s received the 2020 Drama League Award, two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Grammy Award nominations and one Tony Award (seven nominations).

Sutton Foster

Photo Credit: Jenny Anderson

Sutton Foster is a Tony Award winning actress, singer, and dancer who most recently starred in an acclaimed turn as Princess Winnifred in the Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress at the Hudson Theatre. Sutton reprised the role after leading the critically adored adaptation at New York City Center Encores! before concluding the run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Prior, Sutton starred as Mrs. Lovett in the Tony Award winning Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opposite Aaron Tveit at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

 

The two-time Tony winning actress starred as Marian Paroo in the 2022 Broadway Revival of

The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre. Her performance earned her a seventh Tony award nomination as well as the 2022 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award.   

In 2021, Foster reprised her role as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre in London in which she earned an Oliver Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.  

On television, Sutton led the critically acclaimed TV Land series, “Younger” for seven seasons, making it the longest running original series in TV Land history.   

 

Previously, Foster’s Broadway credits include Violet, Anything Goes (Tony Award), Shrek, Young Frankenstein, The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award), Les Misérables, Annie, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Grease. Off-Broadway, Sutton has been seen in Sweet Charity, The Wild Party, Trust, and Anyone Can Whistle. Additional television includes “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Bunheads.” Solo recordings include

Take Me to the World, Wish, and An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle. Foster released her debut memoir Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life in 2021, and she holds an honorary doctorate from Ball State University, where she also teaches. 

Richard Kind

Richard Kind is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Broadway: The Big Knife (Drama Desk Award winner for Best Supporting Actor and nominated for a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play); The Producers; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Sly Fox; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife; Kiss Me, Kate; All In: Comedy About Love. Regional: Sondheim’s Bounce (Goodman Theatre and Kennedy Center); Bye Bye Birdie (Kennedy Center); Candide (New York City Opera at Lincoln Center); The Lady in Question: Rough Crossing (Bay Street Theatre); Once in a Lifetime (Guthrie Theater); Guys and Dolls (London); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead: The Front Page (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Power Failure (Actors Studio Free Theatre Co.); The Seagull (Matrix Theatre); The Second City in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles; 12 Angry Men; An Enemy of the People (L.A. Theatre Works). Film: Wolfs; Argo; Inside Out; Hereafter; Beau Is Afraid; Bombshell; Tick, Tick… BOOM!; A Serious Man; The Visitor; Cars; The Station Agent; A Bug’s Life; Clifford; and Stargate. Television (series regular): “East New York,” “The Watcher,” “Red Oaks,” “Luck,” “Spin City,” “Mad About You,” “Big Mouth” and “Carol Burnett & Co.” Television (recurring): “Only Murders in the Building” (Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series), “Young Sheldon,” “History of the World: Part II,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Goldbergs,” “I’m Dying up Here,” “Brockmire,” “The Other Two,” “Everybody;s in L.A.” and more.

Patti LuPone

Photo Credit: Hana Mendel

PATTI LuPONE is a three-time Tony Award winner for her performances in Evita, Gypsy, and Company.  Her NY stage credits include:  The Roommate, War Paint (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations) Shows for Days; The Seven Deadly Sins ( NY City Ballet); Company (NY Philharmonic); Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations); Sweeney Todd (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations); Noises Off; The Old Neighborhood; Master Class; Anything Goes (Tony nomination., Drama Desk Award); Oliver!; Accidental Death of An Anarchist; The Water Engine; and The Robber Bridegroom (Tony and Drama Desk nominations).   Film credits include: Beau is Afraid, The School for Good and Evil (Netflix), Last Christmas, The Comedian, Parker, Union Square, Driving Miss Daisy, Witness.    TV/Streaming: “And Just Like That” (upcoming), Marvel’s “Agatha All Along” (Independent Spirit and Critics Choice Award nominations), “Hollywood,” “Pose,” “Mom,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Penny Dreadful” (Critics Choice Award nomination), “Girls,” “American Horror Story: Coven and NYC,” “30 Rock,”  and four seasons as Libby Thatcher on ABC’s “Life Goes On.”  She is a founding member of both the Drama Division of The Juilliard School and John Houseman’s The Acting Company and the author of the NY Times best-seller Patti LuPone: A Memoir. 

Audra McDonald

Photo Credit: Tyler Twins

Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy, in 2015 she received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She won Tonys for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which also served as the vehicle for her Olivier-nominated 2017 West End debut. On television, McDonald won an Emmy as the official host of PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center, and is known for recurring roles on Private Practice (ABC), The Good Wife (CBS), The Good Fight (Paramount+), and The Gilded Age (HBO). Her film credits include Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast and MGM’s 2021 Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. A Juilliard-trained soprano, McDonald maintains a major career as a Grammy-winning recording and concert artist. Her latest solo album, Sing Happy, was recorded live with the New York Philharmonic for Decca Gold. She is a founding member of Black Theatre United, board member of Covenant House International, and prominent advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, whose favorite roles are those performed offstage, as an activist, wife to actor Will Swenson, and mother to her amazing children.

Lance Roberts

Lance has been in the original Broadway companies of the Music Man with Hugh Jackman, The  Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, Sister Act, Ghost, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Scarlett Johansson , Moss Hart’s Act One, Finding Neverland, Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close,  My Fair Lady, I Need That with Danny DeVito and is currently featured in Just in Time, as well as  over 150 productions around the world. He’s been in 8 films, including This Is Where I Leave You and I am Michael. On TV, Pokerface, Blacklist, Mrs. Maisel, The Best Man, Love Life, Pose, Most Wanted: FBI, Good Fight, and reruns of Law & Order, Nurse Jackie, Elementary, White Collar, the Affair, Will and Grace, Girlfriends, Knots Landing, The Colby’s and Drew Carey. He costars in the short film ,  The Entertainer with Andre DeShields coming out later in 2025.  More info on imdb.com/lanceroberts

Will Swenson

WILL SWENSON most recently starred as Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway, earning acclaim for his captivating portrayal of the legendary singer-songwriter. Known for his performance as Berger in the 2009 revival of Hair (Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League nominations), he also played the role in London’s West End. Other Broadway credits include Waitress (Earl), Les Misérables (Inspector Javert), Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Drama League nomination), Disaster!, Lestat, Brooklyn: The Musical, and 110 in the Shade. Off-Broadway highlights include Assassins (2022 Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortel nominations) and Jerry Springer: The Opera (Obie Award). On screen, he’s appeared in The Greatest Showman, The Bite, and Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Hit and Run and First Kill.

STEERING COMMITTEE

Bonnie Comley, Awards Co-Chair

Darin Oduyoye, Awards Co-Chair

  • Trish Chambers
  • Irene Gandy
  • Sarah Hutton
  • Mary Jain
  • Paula Kaminsky Davis
  • Fred Siegel
  • Kumiko Yoshii

*In Formation

The Drama League Board of Directors with The Drama League Awards Nominations Announcement Co-Hosts Sarah Hyland and Orville Peck


Bonnie Comley, Awards Co-Chair

Darin Oduyoye, Awards Co-Chair

  • Trish Chambers
  • Irene Gandy
  • Sarah Hutton
  • Mary Jain
  • Paula Kaminsky Davis
  • Fred Siegel
  • Kumiko Yoshii

*In Formation

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS​

J.P. Morgan

BroadwayHD

Death Becomes Her/Universal Theatrical Group

Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron, Producers of Broadway’s SMASH

Darin Oduyoye

Oh, Mary!

Audible

Boop! The Musical

BRAN CASTLE

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Creative Artists Agency

Creative Partners Productions

Dead Outlaw

Good Night, and Good Luck

Mary Jain

Una Jackman /

TALU Productions

John Gore Organization

John Proctor is the Villain

Paula Kaminsky Davis

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Lincoln Center Theater

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

Glitzy Finale LP /

Operation Mincemeat

Nederlander Organization

Stan Ponte

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

The Public Theater

PURPOSE / David Stone

RB Theatricals

Roundabout Theatre Company

Frederic J. and Barby K. Siegel

WJP / Seaview

Womens Independent

Producer Network

Burnt Umber Productions

City National Bank

Trish Chambers

FineWomen Productions

GYPSY

Stewart F. Lane

New York Theatre Workshop

No Guarantees Productions

Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)

The Picture of

Dorian Gray

Second Stage Theater

The Shubert Organization

Teague Theatrical Group

Ticketmaster

WME