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By: May. 06, 2008
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The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception honoring this year's Drama Desk Award Nominees was held Thursday, May 1, from 4 to 7 PM at Arte′ Cafe, 106 W. 73rd Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, where nominees received their Nomination Certificates.

Many of this year's Drama Desk Awards nominees attended the reception, including: cast members of [title of show] who will be the hosts of the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards on Sunday, May 18; Edward Albee and James Earl Jones, who will be honored by the Drama Desk with Lifetime Achievement Awards;  Bill Pullman, Kelli O'Hara, Faith Prince, Jenna Russell, Alice Ripley, Sierra Boggess, John Cullum, Elizabeth Ashley, Zoe Kazan, Linda LavinRondi Reed, Amy Morton, Sinead Cusack, Deanna Dunagan, Frances McDormand, Fiona Shaw, Julie White, Andre DeShields, Paulo Szot, Daniel Evans, Marisa TomeiDanny Burstein, Christopher Fitzgerald, Boyd Gaines, Shuler Hensley, Tom Wopat, Bobby Steggert, Laura BenantiLeslie Kritzer, Andrea Martin, Mary Testa, Ian McShane, Eva Best, Raul EsparzaMare Winningham, Harvey Fierstein, John Bucchino, Lynn Ahrens, Susan Stroman, Lawrence Fishburne, Stephen Lang, Rob Ashford, Douglas Carter Beans, John Doyle, Bartlett Sher, Daniel Breaker, Cheyenne Jackson, Matthew Morrison, Bill Champion, Mark Rylance, Tobias Segal, Rufus Sewell, Horton Foote, Tracy Letts, Tom Stoppard, Alan Ayckbourn, Ronde Eckert, Liz Flahive, Cornieth Hill, Francis Jue, Arian Moayed, Jeff Perry, Michael T. Weiss, Amy Warren, Anna D. ShapiroJonathan Tunick, Michael Starobin, Santo Loquasto, William Ivey Long, Ana Kuzmanic, Ken Billington, Natasha KatzRobin Wagner, cast members of The 39 Steps and The Homecoming, among others. 

Nominees created personalized sketches for the Drama Desk's Art*Kives program, now in its seventh year. Sponsors of the reception include Arte Café and Grey Goose Vodka.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.



Rob Ashford


Rob Ashford


Elizabeth Ashley


Elizabeth Ashley


Elizabeth Ashley


Elizabeth Ashley


Elizabeth Ashley


Laura Benanti


Laura Benanti


Laura Benanti


Laura Benanti


Sierra Boggess


Sierra Boggess


Sierra Boggess


Sierra Boggess


Sierra Boggess


Sierra Boggess


Laura Benanti and Sierra Boggess


Laura Benanti and Sierra Boggess


Henry Hodges and Sierra Boggess


Henry Hodges and Sierra Boggess


Daniel Breaker


Daniel Breaker


Daniel Breaker


Daniel Breaker


John Bucchino


John Bucchino, Leslie Kritzer, and Faith Prince


Danny Burstein


Danny Burstein


Douglas Carter Beane


JohAnna Day


JohAnna Day


JohAnna Day


Douglas Denoff


Douglas Denoff


Deanna Dunagan


Daniel Evans


Daniel Evans


Daniel Evans


Daniel Evans


Harvey Fierstein


Leslie Kritzer, Harvey Fierstein and Faith Prince


Leslie Kritzer, Harvey Fierstein and Faith Prince


Christopher Fitzgerald


Christopher Fitzgerald


Christopher Fitzgerald


Lynn Ahrens


Stephen Flaherty


Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty


Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty


Boyd Gaines


Boyd Gaines


Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti


Shuler Hensley


Shuler Hensley


Shuler Hensley and Danny Burstein


Conleth Hill


Conleth Hill


Henry Hodges


Henry Hodges


Henry Hodges


Cheyenne Jackson


Cheyenne Jackson


Cheyenne Jackson


Zoe Kazan and Bobby Steggert


Zoe Kazan and Bobby Steggert


Zoe Kazan


Zoe Kazan


Zoe Kazan


Tom Kitt


Tom Kitt


Leslie Kritzer


Leslie Kritzer


Leslie Kritzer


Leslie Kritzer and Alice Ripley


Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley


Linda Lavin


Linda Lavin


Andrea Martin


Christopher Fitzgerald and Andrea Martin


Christopher Fitzgerald and Andrea Martin


Andrea Martin and Leslie Kritzer


Matthew Morrison


Matthew Morrison


Amy Morton


Amy Morton


Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot


Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot


Kelli O'Hara


Kelli O'Hara


Deanna Dunagan, Amy Morton and Rondi Reed


Jeff Perry


Faith Prince


Faith Prince


Faith Prince


Faith Prince


Peter Pucci


Peter Pucci


Bill Pullman


Bill Pullman


Bill Pullman and JohAnna Day


Bill Pullman and JohAnna Day


Bill Pullman and Elizabeth Ashley


Bill Pullman and Elizabeth Ashley


Bill Pullman and Elizabeth Ashley


Rondi Reed


Alice Ripley


Leslie Krittzer and Alice Ripely


Brandon Ruckdashel


Brandon Ruckdashel


Jenna Russell


Jenna Russell


Bobby Steggert


Bobby Steggert


Bobby Steggert


Stew


Stew


Susan Stroman and Shuler Hensley


Paulo Szot


Paulo Szot


Paulo Szot, Kelli O'Hara and Danny Burstein


Marisa Tomei


Marisa Tomei


Marisa Tomei


Marisa Tomei


Marisa Tomei


Amy Warren


Amy Warren


Amy Warren


Michael T. Weiss


Michael T. Weiss


Michael T. Weiss







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