Michael Urie hosted the 62nd annual Drama Desk Awards as the 2016/20117 winners were announced.
Michael Urie
Stephanie J Block rocked the house with “I’m Breaking Down” from Falsettos.
Stephanie J Block
Katrina Lenk performed “Omar Sharif” from The Band’s Visit.
Katarina Lenk
The cast of The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson brought back “Bring On The Monsters.”
Chris McCarrell
Outstanding Play: Oslo, by J. T. Rogers, Lincoln Center Theater
J. T. Rogers
The Come From Away team Christopher Ashley, Kelly Devine, Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Laura Linney
Orfeh, Andy Karl
Danny DeVito and daughter Lucy
Cynthia Nixon
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Gavin Creel
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Jenn Colella, Come From Away
Jenn Colella
Outstanding Director of a Play: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jitney, Manhattan Theatre Club
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Rachel Chavkin and husband
David Cromer, Ariel Stachel, Katrina Lenk, David Yazbek
Andy Blankenbuehler
Outstanding Music in a Play: Bill Sims Jr., Jitney, Manhattan Theatre Club
Bill Sims Jr.
Outstanding Revue: Life is for Living: Conversations with Coward, 59E59
Outstanding Set Design for a Play: Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Mimi Lien
David Brian Brown, Catherine Zubber
Bradley King and guest
Outstanding Projection Design: Aaron Rhyne, Anastasia
Nicholas Pope
Outstanding Wig and Hair: David Brian Brown, War Paint
David Brian Brown
Outstanding Solo Performance: Ed Dixon, Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose
Ed Dixon
*The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, National Theatre of Scotland
The cast of The Wolves
Phil LaDuca
Sam Norkin Award: Lila Neugebauer: During a season that saw her helm the original works The Antipodes, Everybody, Miles For Mary, and The Wolves, and resurrect the works of esteemed playwrights Edward Albee, Maria Irene Fornes, and Adrienne Kennedy in Signature Plays, director Lila Neugebauer has shown that her dauntless insight into the human condition knows no bounds.
Art
Ahead of the Broadway Opening of Lempicka The Longacre Theatre Is Showcasing Art Work By Tamara de Lempicka
The Longacre Theatre (220 W 48th St.), soon-to-be home of the sweeping new musical, Lempicka, is showcasing a curated selection of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka’s most famous works. Eschewing traditional theatrical front-of-house advertising, the Longacre’s façade now boasts prints, creating a museum-quality exhibition right in the heart of Times Square. The musical opens on Broadway on April 14, 2024 at the same venue.
The Longacre’s outdoor exhibition includes works of Self Portrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) (1929), Young Girl in Green (1927), Nu Adossé I (1925), The Red Tunic (1927), The Blue Scarf (1930), The Green Turban (1930), Portrait of Marjorie Ferry (1932), Portrait of Ira P. (1930), Portrait of Romana de la Salle (1928), and Adam and Eve (1932).
Starring Eden Espinosa and directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin, Lempicka features book, lyrics, and original concept by Carson Kreitzer, book and music by Matt Gould, and choreography by Raja Feather Kelly.
Spanning decades of political and personal turmoil and told through a thrilling, pop-infused score, Lempicka boldly explores the contradictions of a world in crisis, a woman ahead of her era, and an artist whose time has finally come.
Young Girl in Green painted by Tamara de Lempicka (1927). Oil on plywood.