Photo Coverage: The 2012 Drama Desk Starry Arrivals Part 2

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by Linda Lenzi

Yesterday, June 3, The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held at The Town Hall, celebrating this year's big winners. The festivities were presided over by star of stage and screen Brooke Shields and Broadway favorite - and previous Drama Desk winner - Brian d'Arcy James.

BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet for the starry arrivals and brings you Part 2 of the photo coverage below! CLICK HERE for Part 1 and CLICK HERE for a complete list of the evening's honorees and winners! 

The awards were presented by award winning dramatists including Doug Wright and Rick Elice; legendary composers: Maury YestonWilliam Finn; directors Roger ReesAlex Timbers; designers Peggy Eisenhauer; orchestrators Jonathan TunickOskar Eustis, and Jenny Gersten; and performers Martha PlimptonJohn LarroquetteJulie Halston and Bernadette Peters

This year’s show featured performances by Miche BradenJessie MuellerKevin EarleyMarin Mazzie, and Molly Ranson from Drama Desk recognized productions including The Devil’s Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Death Takes a Holiday, and Carrie with a special performance by the Drama Desk winning cast of Newsical.

In keeping with the Drama Desk's mission, nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway during the 2011-2012 New York theater season in the same competitive categories. The Board also decided to eliminate the category of Orchestrations.

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. For more information, visit www.dramadeskawards.com.

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi


Tracie Bennett


Tracie Bennett


Joe DiPietro


Christine Pedi, Tom D'Angora, Christina Bianco and Michael West


Jordan Roth


Kevin Spacey


Matt Cavanaugh and Jenny Powers


Matt Cavanaugh and Jenny Powers


Kelli O'Hara


Gregg Naughton and Kelli O'Hara


Roger Reese and Rick Elice


Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley


Molly Ranson


Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson


Bernadette Peters


Audra McDonald


Audra McDonald and Will Swenson


Carlo D'Amore and Mark Figel


Stephanie J. Block


Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus


Anna Camp


Joseph Franchini and Quentin Chiappetta


John Larroquette


Kenneth Lonergan, J. Smith-Cameron, Laila Robins, Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders


Jack Noseworthy, Sergio Trujillo, Christopher Ashley, Warren Leight and Karen Hauser


Dan LeFranc


Jeremy Shamos


Warren Carlyle


Joaquina Kalukango


Gina Leishman


Lisa Joyce


Andy Manley


Mark Bennett and Ken Berkeley


Morgan Spector and Erika Sheffer


David Henry Hwang and guest


Jeff Key and Yuval Hadadi


Danny Troob


Duncan Sheik and Nor Ariffin


Christopher Gattelli


Rozi Baker, Gabe Green and Bailey Grey