The annual Tony Awards are still a few weeks away, but the Broadway Award season is in full swing.
On May 17 the 90th annual Drama Leage Awards were presented at The Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Among the winners was Sarah Paulson who earned the Distinguished Performance Award – an award that can only be earned once in a career.
Many of the winners at the Drama League Awards on Friday have also been nominated for the same awards at the upcoming Tony Awards.
Non-competitive award winners:
Achievement in Musical Theater Award: Jonathan Groff
Founders Award for Excellence in Directing: Schele Williams
Contribution to the Theater Award: Jessica Lange
Gratitude Award: Kandi Burruss
Drama Desk Award winners:
Outstanding Production of a Play: “Stereophonic”
Outstanding Revival of a Play: “Appropriate”
Outstanding Production of a Musical: “Hell’s Kitchen”
Outstanding Revival of a Musical: “Merrily We Roll Along”
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Daniel Aukin for “Stereophonic”
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Maria Friedman for “Merrily We Roll Along”
No longer eligible for the Distinguished Performance Award; the Drama Desk acknowledges the exemplary work of the following:
Alfred Molina in “Uncle Vanya”
Bebe Neuwirth in “Cabaret”
Live Schreiber in “Doubt: A Parable”