Earlier today, Donna Murphy and Brian d'Arcy James announced nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a chart that illustrates the number of Drama League nominees that were subsequently nominated for Tony Awards. Additionally, we calculated the percentage of eligible nominees that earned Tony Awards in the past five years (discounting off-Broadway nominations). Check out the chances that this years DD nominees have at a Tony nod below!
Click here for a full list of the 2012 nominees.
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Eligible DD Nominees That
Earned Tony Nominations |
Percentage |
| 2011 |
52 of 75 |
69% |
| 2010 |
51 of 85 |
60% |
| 2009 |
52 of 89 |
58% |
| 2008 |
49 of 83 |
59% |
| 2007 |
55 of 86 |
64% |
The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM at The Town Hall in Manhattan. Gretchen Shugart will present the awards ceremony with Robert R. Blume and David S. Stone in association with Renee McCurry.
Stage and screen stars Kristin Chenoweth & Jim Parsons will announce this year's Tony nominees on May 1, 8:30am EST at New York Public Library. The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards, which are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
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