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Photo Coverage: The 2012 Drama Desk Starry Arrivals Part 1

By: Jun. 04, 2012
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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 1 of the photo coverage below! CLICK HERE for Part 2 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

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Brooke Shields

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Brooke Shields

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Mary Testa

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Andrew Samonsky and Mary Testa

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David Zippel and Karyl Lynn Burns

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Cara Francis and Christopher Loar

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Stephen Karam and Santino Fontana

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Jack Cummings III, Andrew Samonsky, Mary Testa, Lori Feinman and Michael Starobin

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Miche Braden

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John McDaniel

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Kathleen Johnson

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Robert R. Blume and Sonya Owczarek

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Sonya Owczarek, Robert R. Blume, Renee McCurry and Stephen Tyler Davis

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Grant Olding and guest

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Sanaa Lathan

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Jonathan Groff

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Jonathan Groff

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Baba Brinkman and guest

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Jean Doumanian, David Cromer and Tom Wirtshafter

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Julie Dale and Jim Dale

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Gareth Fry and guest

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Patrick Page

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Paige Davis

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Patrick Page and Paige Davis

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Bill Elliot

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Jennifer Lim

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Jennifer Lim and guest

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Maury Yeston, Larry Hockman and Kevin Earley

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Kevin Earley

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Donna Jarratt and Norm Lewis

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Cynthia Harris and Scott Alan Evans

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Kim Martin-Cotten and Jim Sullivan

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Frank Wildhorn

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Frank Wildhorn and Carly Robyn Green

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Judith Light

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Tony Marion

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Rob Ashford

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Judy Kaye

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Claybourne Elder

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Melissa van Der Schyff

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Claybourne Elder and Melissa van Der Schyff

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Kimberly Herbert Gregory

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Douglas Carter Beane and Guest

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Phillip Boykin and Felicia Boykin

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ESosa

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Jerry Marsini, Tony Speciale, Joe Curnutte and Jess Burkle

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Michael Cerveris

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Michael Cerveris and Kimberly Kaye

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Suli Holum

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Joe Trentacosta and Suli Holum

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Linda Lavin

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Linda Lavin and Steve Bakunas

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Nicky Silver

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Michael McGrath and Kathleen McGrath

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Nick Westrate

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