Nominations
for the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were on April 27th at The New
York Friars Club by theater notables Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie,
who revealed the nominees for the 2005/2006 theater season in front of
a crowd of theater professionals at the press conference this morning.
They were joined for the announcement by Drama Desk President William Wolf; Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards and Randie Levine-Miller, Director of Special Events for the Drama Desk and a member of the New York Friars Club Board of Governors.
The Drowsy Chaperone led the pack this year, garnering 14 nominations. Grey
Gardens followed with 12 nominations, and two shows received 9
nominations each—See What I Wanna See and Sweeney Todd. The Wedding
Singer andJersey Boys each received 8 nominations The
51st Annual Drama Desk Awards will be presented on Sunday, May 21 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall (Lincoln Center, 100
Amsterdam Avenue). For the third consecutive year, Harvey Fierstein will host the ceremony.
A limited number of tickets for the Drama Desk Awards are available to the public by calling (212) 352-3101. For more information (and a complete list of nominations), visit www.dramadesk.org.