The Drama League is happy to announce the appointment of Dustin Bryant as its new Audience Project Manager. An experienced theatre professional, Dustin recently relocated to New York City from San Diego, where he worked for San Diego Repertory Theatre, serving for many years as the Marketing and Development Manager. A seasoned professional with experience in audience development, he received his degree at the University of Little Rock in Arkansas.
Mr. Bryant can be reached at 212-244-9494 ext. 25, or at dbryant@dramaleague.org. He is available to help Drama League Members with membership questions, needs or requests. Welcome Dustin!
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Congratulations to Drama League Alum, Laura Kepley, who has just been selected as the Associate Artistic Director of The Cleveland Play House! Click here to read more!
The Summer Directors are the artistic leaders of the Hangar’s Lab Company, a non-Equity company comprised of young professionals in acting, design, directing, and stage management. Working with the support and guidance of Hangar artistic staff, the directors are responsible for selecting, designing, casting and producing the entire Lab Company season.
This year also marks the first year of our Musical Theatre Fellowship with the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Each summer Barrington Stage Company develops several new musicals in a musical theatre lab run by William Finn (of Falsettos fame). This summer our new fellow will work on the development of two new musicals.
Join Executive Director Gabriel Shanks and Drama League staff for our new monthly discussion group. This month we will be talking about the results of the busy awards season and take a look ahead at what’s going up at summer festivals across the city, and summer stock around the country!
Tuesday, June 29th, 5pm | FREE
Drama League Offices | 520 8th Avenue, Suite 320
The 76th Annual Drama League Awards will be held tomorrow, May 21, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. The awards recognize excellence in the Broadway and Off-Broadway communities for the 2009-10 season.
One of television’s funniest duos will be at the helm of the Drama League’s Annual Awards Luncheon. Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie are set to co-host the festive afternoon where more than fifty stars from stage, screen, television and music will come together to celebrate the season and vie for the prestigious Distinguished Performance Award.
The Drama League is proud to announce the recipients of its 2010 Special Recognitions. Nathan Lane(currently starring on Broadway in The Addams Family) will receive the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award, Kenny Leon (Fences) will be honored with the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing, and Macy’s Parade & Entertainment Group will receive the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award.
Veteran Broadway director Jerry Zaks will be on-hand to present the award to Nathan Lane, Academy Award winner and Fences star Denzel Washington will present to Kenny Leon, and Broadway legend Betty Buckley will present to Macy’s Parade & Entertainment Group.
The Drama League is also pleased to announce that Norbert Leo Butz (Enron), Kathleen Chalfant (Family Week), Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys), John Gallagher, Jr. (American Idiot), Valerie Harper (Looped), Sean Hayes (Promises, Promises), Judith Ivey (The Glass Menagerie),Linda Lavin (Collected Stories), and Alfred Molina (Red) will serve as honorary co-chairs for the Drama League’s 76th Annual Awards Luncheon. Always a highlight of the annual event, the honorary co-chairs join Drama League Members in their cocktail reception before the Awards Ceremony.
