Winners of the 2010-11 Drama League Awards, presented at the 77th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 20, 2011 1 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. Here is BroadwayWorld.com's special coverage of all the lovely ladies in attendance.
Distinguished Production of a Play - War Horse
Distinguished Production of a Musical - The Book of Mormon
Distinguished Revival of a Play - The Normal Heart
Distinguished Revival of a Musical - Anything Goes
Distinguished Performance Award -
Mark Rylance for Jerusalem and La Bete
This year's awards presenters include
Daniel Radcliffe, who presented the award for Distinguished Production of a Musical;
Brian Bedford, who presented the award for Distinguished Production of a Play;
Josh Gad and
Andrew Rannells, who presented the award for Distinguished Revival of a Play;
Patina Miller, who presented the award for Distinguished Revival of a Musical; and
James Earl Jones, who presented the Distinguished Performance Award.
For the non-competitive annual special recognitions,
Douglas Aibel presented The
Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing to
Susan Stroman;
Robin Williams presented the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award to
Whoopi Goldberg; and
John Kander presented the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award to
Liza Minnelli.
In addition, seven past recipients of The Distinguished Performance Award were honored on the dais for their work this season. However, because an individual can only receive The Distinguished Performance Award once in his/her lifetime, they were ineligible for award consideration this year. Those past honorees are: Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can, Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities, Cherry Jones, Mrs. Warren's Profession, James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy, Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Geoffrey Rush, The Diary of a Madman
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
Nina Arianda
Nina Arianda
Nina Arianda
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti
Patina Miller & Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Edie Falco
Edie Falco
Edie Falco
Halley Feiffer
Halley Feiffer
Halley Feiffer
Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Julie Halston
Julie Halston
Marin Ireland
Marin Ireland
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James
Cherry Jones
Necar Zadegan
Dan Lauria & Judith Light
Dan Lauria & Judith Light
Liza Minnelli
Billy Stritch and Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Patina Miller
Patina Miller
Patina Miller
Donna Murphy
Donna Murphy
Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons
Lily Rabe
Lily Rabe
Annabella Sciorra
Annabella Sciorra
Annabella Sciorra & Yul Vazquez
Annabella Sciorra & Yul Vazquez
Alexandra Socha
Alexandra Socha
Alexandra Socha
Alexandra Socha
Candy Spelling
Susan Stroman
Susan Stroman
Kathleen Turner & Judith Light
Kathleen Turner & Judith Light
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner