Radcliffe, Bedford, Gad et al. to Present at Drama League Awards, 5/20

The Drama League has announced the rosters of stars who will appear as presenters at The 77th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 20, 2011 (noon) in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street). The ceremony will be hosted by Kathleen Turner (High).

This year's presenters include Daniel Radcliffe, who will present the award for Distinguished Production of a Musical; Brian Bedford, who will present the award for Distinguished Production of a Play; Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, who will present the award for Distinguished Revival of a Play; Patina Miller, who will present the award for Distinguished Revival of a Musical; and James Earl Jones, who will present the Distinguished Performance Award.

For the non-competitive awards, Douglas Aibel will present The Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing to Susan Stroman; Robin Williams will present the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award to Whoopi Goldberg; and John Kander will present the Distinguished Acheivement in Musical Theatre Award to Liza Minnelli.

As previously announced, the year's nominees for The Drama League's four major production award categories are as follows:

Distinguished Production of a Play (12)
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo | Richard Rodgers Theatre
The Diary of a Madman | Brooklyn Academy Of Music
The Dream of the Burning Boy | Roundabout Theatre Company
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity | Second Stage Theatre
Gatz | Elevator Repair Service/The Public Theater
Good People | Manhattan Theatre Club
Jerusalem | Music Box Theatre
Kin | Playwrights Horizons
The Motherf**ker with the Hat | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Other Desert Cities | Lincoln Center Theatre
Sleep No More | Punchdrunk/The McKittrick Hotel
War Horse | Lincoln Center Theatre

Distinguished Production of a Musical (7)
The Book of Mormon | Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Catch Me If You Can | Neil Simon Theatre
Elf | Al Hirschfeld Theatre
In Transit | Primary Stages
The People in the Picture | Roundabout Theatre Company
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Palace Theatre
Sister Act | Broadway Theatre

Distinguished Revival of a Play (10)
Angels in America | Signature Theatre Company
Arcadia | Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Born Yesterday | Cort Theatre
The Collection and a Kind of Alaska | Atlantic Theatre Company
The House of Blue Leaves | Walter Kerr Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest | Roundabout Theatre Company
La Bête | Music Box Theatre
The Little Foxes | New York Theatre Workshop
The Merchant of Venice | The Public Theater/Broadhurst Theatre
The Normal Heart | John Golden Theatre

Distinguished Revival of a Musical (3)
Anything Goes | Roundabout Theatre Company
Hello Again | The Transport Group
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Al Hirschfeld Theatre

"What an amazing season this has been for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatergoers! In the Distinguished Production of a Play category, there were more than seventy new plays in contention this season -- a record for Drama League consideration," said Drama League President Jano Herbosch. "The nominating committee felt, as do we all, that the stunning bounty of work on display merited an expanded slate of nominees, given the extraordinary accomplishments in that area."

This season's Broadway transfers of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Brief Encounter, The Scottsboro Boys and Time Stands Still were nominated in 2010 for their original productions, and thus were not eligible for this year's awards.

The Drama League also pays tribute to the season's best performers by including the nominees of The Distinguished Performance Award on a dais.