Raúl Esparza, Norbert Leo Butz and Christopher Fitzgerald are among the presenters for the 70th annual Drama Desk Awards.

The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards is set to be the largest gathering in the organization's seven-decade history — with the most Drama Desk winners and nominees, past and present, ever assembled for the ceremo…

Raúl Esparza, Donna McKechnie, BD Wong, and more are among the more-than 300 Drama Desk luminaries reuniting at this year's ceremony.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama will be announced this afternoon, the nominations for the 79th Tony Awards tomorrow morning.  In the past week, we learned the winners of the 2026 New York Drama Critics Circle …

The 79th Annual Tony Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 5, by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss. The announcement can be viewed LIVE (9am ET) in their entirety here on BroadwayWorld. Plus, be sure to…

Earlier this week, Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen announced the nominations for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which will be held on Monday, May 17. What does the news mean for the rest of awards season? D…

Nominations for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape, were announced live on the Broadway.com YouTube channel by Raú…

Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027. The tour will …

“Ragtime” and “The Balusters” lead Broadway with eight nominations each.

The creative team for the Drama Desk Awards has also been announced, with Asmeret Ghebremichael, who serves as associate director and choreographer for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” helmi…

Nominations for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape, were announced live on the Broadway.com YouTube channel by Raú…

The off-Broadway productions Beau the Musical and Mexodus led all contenders with 10 nominations apiece.

Nominations for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape, were announced live on the Broadway.com YouTube channel by Raú…

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen announced the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations this morning, Here are the nominees. Surprisingly missing are The Lost Boys from Outstanding Musical, Score and Lyrics as …

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence…

“Beau the Musical” and “Mexodus” both lead the nominations for the 70th annual Drama Desk Awards, each receiving ten, which were announced by Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen this morning.. The awards, …

Nominations for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape, will be announced live on the Broadway.com YouTube channel. Raú…

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The nominees are here. Watch the full nominations announcement for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring excellence across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2025-2026 New York theat…

This is major, divas! Marla Mindelle is set to host the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which recognizes New York theater of the 2025–2026 season. Mindelle co-created and stars in Titanique on Broadway, where…

Writer and performer, and star of Titanique on Broadway, Marla Mindelle, will host the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards. The milestone-anniversary ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 7:30 PM at Th…

The annual awards honor Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence…

Schumacher oversaw some of Disney's most enduring musicals over his 40 years with the company.

Former president of Disney Theatrical Productions, Tom Schumacher has been named the 2026 Harold S. Prince Award honoree at The Drama Desk Awards, celebrating his contributions to the world of live theater. The…

The former Disney Theatricals head will be honored at the Drama Desk Awards in May.

Two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young joins the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof, directed by Thomas Kail. Young will pla…

Casting is complete for Second Stage Theater's Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, directed by Trip Cullman. Emmy Award nominee Madeline Brewer (You, The Handmaid's Tale) will play the title…

The Broadway and Off-Broadway honors haven't been handed out at the Manhattan venue since the 2020 pandemic.

The awards ceremony has also announced its venue.

The date has been set for the 70th Drama Desk Awards! The 2026 Drama Desk Awards will be held at The Town Hall on May 17, 2026. The Awards have been presented many times at The Town Hall prior to the 2020 theat…

The new Broadway production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels announced its complete cast and design team. As previously reported, Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and Golden Globe winner Rose Byrne will star as Jul…

Everybody's favorite Natalie Walker and I caught up at the Drama Desk Awards!!! See you at the SHO!

The Theatrical division of International Literary Properties, the global company that invests in, acquires, and manages literary estates, has acquired the literary interests of Marsha Norman. Marsha Norman, awa…

BOOP! The Musical will embark on a North American Tour, opening for its 50-week run in Rochester, NY at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Fall 2026. Additional tour cities, dates, and casting for the North Am…

Tomorrow, on Friday, October 24, Center Stage Records will release the cast album of acclaimed musical We Live in Cairo, which had an extended run last year at New York Theater Workshop. BroadwayWorld has your …

Jennifer Lopez will compete in the awards category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Aurora/Ingrid Luna in the Kiss of the Spider Woman film, which opens next month. Gold Derby was the first to …

Scenic designer John Lee Beatty will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 61st annual ceremony on October 20, at the annual …

The Book of Mormon stars Racquel Williams and Noah Marlowe are taking on Hot Ones by answering burning questions in a new video. The cast members leave no wing untouched as they answer questions like who the mo…

Well, here we are: it's Labor Day Weekend already.  And every year since I started writing here, I've marked this unofficial end of summer"and the real start of the fall theater season"with a tribute to the …

The acclaimed Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald as Rose and directed by six-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe, will play its final performance on Sunday, August …

BOOP! The Musical, will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, July 13. At that time, the show will have played 25 previews and 112 regular performances. BOOP! The Musical won 3 Drama Desk Awards inc…

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Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger became a Tony Award winner this year for her performance as Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd's production of Sunset Blvd. on Broadway. Days before, she caught up with @bwaySHO…

It's cooky crazy time with Natalie Walker at the Drama Desk Awards celebrating the Big Gay Jamboree. See you at the SHO! Enjoy all of our red carpet SHOnanigans and make sure to hit that subscribe button and…

Back in her Mean Girls era, Erika Henningsen was Too Grool for School. But now that she's a-splishin' and a-splashin' in the Bobby Darin musical Just in Time, she's happily living life on t…

Erika Henningsen moves through the audience at Circle in the Square to meet the people who came from all over the world for various Jonathan Groff-related reasons. She also tests their Bobby Darin knowhow and t…

You gotta catch a potential audience's attention in any way possible these days. From massive social campaigns to wild in-person activations, folks are trying everything. But one performance is trying a differe…

Photos from the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards June 1, 2024: The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards held at the NYC Skirball Center on Sunday, June 1 hosted by Tituss Burgess and Debra Messing.

The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held last night at NYU Skirball.Check out part 1 here. Here are the interviews from the press room. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play: Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dor…

The 78th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 18, 2025. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Bes…

Maybe Happy Ending led the pack with six wins at the Drama Desk Awards Sunday night, which were held at NYU Skirball and hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess. In addition to Outstanding Musical, the robot…

Maybe Happy Ending won big at the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards on Sunday night, earning a total of six trophies at the only awards show to recognize talent from Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off Broadway prod…

Winners of the 2025 Drama Desk Awards were announced at a ceremony on June 1, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess. These awards are unique in that Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway compete tog…

Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess hosted the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards at 7:30pm ET at NYU Skirball. See photos of the winners here! In keeping with the Drama Desk's mission, the nominators considered shows …

The winners of the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced in a ceremony at NYU Skirball on June 1. Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess co-hosted the event, which celebrated the 2024-25 season of Broadway,…

"Maybe Happy Ending," which leading up to the Tonys this coming Sunday has won best musical in a slew of other New York theater awards (Outer Critics Circle, Drama Critics Circle, Drama League, last night's Dra…

The winners of the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced in a ceremony at NYU Skirball on June 1. Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess co-hosted the event, which celebrated the 2024-25 season of Broadway,…

The theatrical honors will unveil a new ceremony format in 2027.

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Winners of the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards The winners of the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced last night, Sunday, June 1st, hosted by Debra Messing…

Join Jinkx Monsoon and @bwaySHO inside the media room at the 2025 Drama Desk Awards. See you at the SHO! Enjoy all of our red carpet SHOnanigans and make sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell, …

Dates have been announced for a special 70th annual celebration in 2026 and a new ceremony format in 2027.

Drama Desk Award winner Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat) with Tom Francis (Sunset Blvd.), Helen J. Shen (Maybe Happy Ending - winner of Best Musical) and Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat) at the 2025 Dram…

The Drama Desk Awards just concluded on Broadway. "Maybe Happy Ending" won Best Musical. "Purpose" won Best Play. They will certainly win at the Tony Awards next Sunday. There were ties all through the acting a…

Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess hosted the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards tonight at NYU Skirball.The stars lined the red carpet.   Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway the opened during the 20…

It was an incredible night celebrating the best of the New York theatre season at NYU Skirball at the 2025 Drama Desk Awards. Maybe Happy Ending won big with six awards including Outstanding Musical. Boop!, Str…

"Maybe Happy Ending" won best musical and "Purpose" best play at the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards. "Eureka Day" won best revival of a play and "Gypsy" best revival of a musical. Check out all the 2025 nominees…

Purpose and Maybe Happy Ending win Outstanding Play and Outstanding Musical Awards. Maybe Happy Ending leads with 6 total wins across all categories. June 3, 2025: The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were prese…

Broadway's BOOP! leads this year's nominees, with winners set to be named tonight at NYU Skirball.

June 1, 2025 " Winners for the 2025 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this evening at the Jack H. Skirball Center For The Performing Arts (NYU Skirball at 556 LaGuardia […]

Additional presenters and performances have been announced for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards, being held this Sunday, June 1 at NYU Skirball. Jeb Brown, Andrew Durand, Cole Escola, Sarah Hyland, Celia Keena…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: But first... This Week's Call Sheet Sunday, June 1 The 2…

Broadway's BOOP! leads this year's nominees, with winners set to be named June 1 at NYU Skirball.