Drama Desk Awards 2018

The ferryman and the prom were winners for best play and best musical at the 64th annual drama desk awards which honors achievement by professional theater artists on broadway off broadway and off off broadway.

Drama desk awards 2018.

Alex meyer april 4 2018 9 34am create a new topic. Spongebob squarepants my fair lady and harry potter win big at the 2018 drama desk awards spongebob squarepants the family musical based on the popular nickelodeon cartoon series about a friendly sponge and his underwater pals was the big winner at the 63rd annual drama desk awards winning six accolades including. In keeping with drama desk s mission nominators considered shows that opened on broadway off broadway and off off broadway during the 2017 2018 new york theater. Created 2 years ago.

The awards are considered a significant american theater distinction. Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968 69 award season. Spongebob squarepants the broadway musical was the big winner at the 2018 drama desk awards taking home six awards including outstanding musical and outstanding director of a musical for tina landau. Create a new poll.

The broadway revival of carousel and the new musical spongebob squarepants led the list of nominations for the 2018 drama desk awards with carousel snagging a dozen nods. Meet the new drama desk awards statuette. Fiddler on the roof in yiddish and the waverly gallery won best revivals. The broadway revival of carousel leads the pack this year with a grand total of 12 nominations closely followed by the broadway premieres of spongebob.

Red carpet arrivals at anita s way found theater pizzazz jk clarke on the scene. Winners for the 63rd annual drama desk awards were announced this evening at the town hall. Viewing 15 posts 1 through 15 of 26 total 1 2. As previously announced drama desk award winner michael urie will once again return to host this year s ceremony on sunday june 3 2018 at 8pm at the town hall marking his third consecutive year as host of the prestigious awards.

In celebration of its 65 year legacy the drama desk awards is debuting a new statuette to be formally presented at the annual ceremony on sunday may 31 2020. Santino fontana won best actor in a musical for. Spongebob square pants the broadway musical wins 6 awards at the 63 rd annual drama desk awards. The drama desk awards took place at the town hall on june 3rd hosted by michael urie.

Here is part 1 of the 2018 drama desk award winners with photos by jk clarke and video interviews by sandi durell on the way. The drama desk awards are presented annually and were first awarded in 1955 to recognize excellence in new york theatre productions off broadway and off off broadway. The show based on the nickelodeon cartoon series also scored wins for ethan.