On May 18th 2008 the winners of this years Drama Desk Awards were announced. The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The awards show was webcast for the sixth year in a row by TheaterMania.com. It was also broadcast live on satellite radio's XM – 28 On Broadway for the second consecutive year. The pre party was held at The Hawaiian Tropic Zone (7th Avenue btwn 48th and 49th). For a complete list of the winners please click HERE
The Drama Desk was founded in 1949 to explore key issues in the theater and to bring together critics and writers in an organization to support the ongoing development of theater in New York. The organization began presenting its awards in 1955, and it is the only organization to honor achievement in the theater with competition between Broadway, off Broadway and off-off Broadway productions in the same categories. For more information please visit www.dramadesk.com
Zoe Kazan
Zoe Kazan and Henry Hodges
Gianni Russo
Gabrielle Piacentile
Gabrielle Piacentile and Henry Hodges
Julie White
Julie White and Tobias Segal
Elias El Hage and Elizabeth El Hage
Richard Kline with his wife
Danny Burstein
Jim Dale with his wife Julie
Rebecca Luker
Henry Hodges and Rebecca Luker
Cubby Bernstein
Christopher Ashley, Cubby Berstein and Douglas Carter Beane
Elizabeth Ashley and guest
Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker
Henry Hodges
Lynn Cohen and Ellis Nassour
Arian Moayed and guest
Arnie Burton, Charles Edwards and Cliff Saunders
Josh Schmidt and Amy Schmidt
Amy Warren
Priscilla Lopez and Gabriella Lopez
John Cullum
From the show Adding Machine
Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley
Carol Tamborua and Kent Lawson
Rob Ashford with Cry Baby cast & creative team
Barrett Foa
Bill Champion
Elysabeth Kleinhans and guest
Leigh Ann Larkin
Amy Morton
Phillip Valy and Stephanie Remige
Tony Smolenski and Rebecca O'Neil
Chris Miller, Nathan Tyson, Lucia Spina, Halle Petro, Chad Hudson and Chip Klose
Xathe Elbrick
Jennifer Ferrin
Marek Cantor, Barbara Manocherian & Doug Denoff
Tom Kitt with his wife and Alice Ripley
Leigh Silverman and Liz Flahive
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
Laura Benanti
Matthew Morrison
Peter Pucci and guest
Boyd Gaines and his wife
Boyd Gaines, Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino
Boyd Gaines, Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino
Julie White
Faith Prince
Leslie Kritzer
Leslie Kritzer and Faith Prince
Daniel Breaker
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne Jackson
Marisa Tomei
Andrea Martin
Christopher Fitzgerald
Steve Sagman, Lynne Taylor- Corbett, Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone
Michael Berresse, Larry Pressgrove, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Hunter Bell and Kevin McCollum
