The Drama League announced yesterday, May 17th, the winners for the 79th Annual Drama League Awards: Distinguished Production of a Musical, Kinky Boots; presented by Diane Paulus; Distinguished Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, presented by Pam MacKinnon; Distinguished Revival of a Musical, Pippin, presented by Alex Timbers; Distinguished Revival of a Play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, presented by Rachel Chavkin; Distinguished Performance, Nathan Lane, presented by Debra Messing at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by Ms. Messing and David Hyde Pierce at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway).
BroadwayWorld was there and brings you coverage of the men from the red carpet arrivals below, including: Tom Sturridge, Constantine Maroulis, Billy Porter, Anthony Warlow, Bryan Terrell Clark, Paul Rudd, Jerry Mitchell, Brandon J. Dirden, Bertie Carvel, Stark Sands, Rob McClure, Courtney B. Vance, Stephen Tyrone Williams, David Hyde Pierce, Jason Tam, Bobby Cannavale, Brandon Victor Dixon, Dave Malloy, Harvey Fierstein, Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, Alan Cumming, Tommy Tune, Ryan Silverman, Bill Irwin, Berry Gordy, Dale Badway, Charl Brown, Michael A. Alden and more!
Click HERE for the full list of the 2013 honorees.First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theatergoer awards chosen by audience members - specifically, by the thousands of Drama League members nationwide who attend Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
The Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions, performances, and exemplary career achievements in musical theatre and directing. The first Drama League Award was presented to Katharine Cornell in 1935. Since then, the Distinguished Performance Award has been accorded to a roster of theatre legends such as Audra McDonald, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Liev Schreiber, Sir John Gielgud, Harvey Fierstein, Cherry Jones, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Julie Harris, Helen Hayes, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Sir Ian McKellen, Bernadette Peters, and Christopher Plummer.
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Brandon Victor Dixon
Lauren Pizza, Joe Pizza
Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley
Roger T. Danforth, Jano Herbosch, Gabriel Shanks
Roger T. Danforth, Jano Herbosch, Gabriel Shanks
Bobby Cannavale, Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein
Brandon Victor Dixon, Berry Gordy, Valisia LeKae, Carl Brown
Judith Light, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams
Judith Light, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams
Judith Light, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams
Stark Sands, Hal Luftig, Daryl Roth, Jerry Mitchell, Annaleigh Ashford, Billy Porter
David Hyde Pierce, Shalita Grant, Christopher Durang, Kristine Nielsen, Billy Magnussen, Sigourney Weaver
Berry Gordy with the MOTOWN Family
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