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When Are the 2019 Broadway Awards? Theatre Awards Calendar for the Tonys, Drama Desks & More!

By: Apr. 12, 2019
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The 2019 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. Stay up to date on all the need-to-know facts with BroadwayWorld's Awards Season Calendar below!


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73RD ANNUAL TONY AWARDS


Nominations: April 30, 8:30am EST
Announced by-
Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon
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Ceremony: June 9, 8pm EST at Radio City Music Hall
Broadcast Live on CBS (delayed PT)
Host- James Corden
Special Honorees- Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally, Harold Wheeler; Special Tony Awards: Marin Mazzie, Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company, Jason Michael Webb; Regional Theatre Tony Award: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Palo Alto, CA; Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Judith Light; Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: Broadway Inspirational Voices - Michael McElroy, Peter Entin, FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, Joseph Blakely Forbes


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64TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS

Nominations: April 25
Announced by- Michael Urie

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Ceremony: June 2, 8pm EST at Town Hall
Host- Michael Urie

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85TH ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS

Nominations: April 17, 11am EST at Sardi's
Watch LIVE here at BroadwayWorld!
Announced by- Jeremy Jordan and Shoshana Bean

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Ceremony: May 17, 11:30am at the Marriott Marquis
Hosts- Kristine Neilson and Julie White
Special Honorees-
Kelli O'Hara (Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award), Alex Timbers (Founders Award for Excellence in Directing), and Taylor Mac (Unique Contribution to the Theater)
View the winners!


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69TH ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

Nominations: April 23, 11am EST at the Algonquin
Watch LIVE here at BroadwayWolrd!
Announced by- Julie Halston & Michael Urie

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Winners Announced: May 13
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Ceremony: May 23, 3pm at Sardi's


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34TH ANNUAL LORTEL AWARDS


Nominations: April 3
Announced by- Gideon Glick and Rebecca Naomi Jones

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Ceremony: May 5, 7pm EST at NYU Skirball Center
Host- Mike Birbiglia
Special Awards- Telsey + Company (Outstanding Body of Work) Award, María Irene Fornés (Playwrights' Sidewalk),
Terry Byrne (Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway)
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64TH ANNUAL OBIE AWARDS

Ceremony: May 20, 7pm EST at Terminal 5
Host- Rachel Bloom
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75TH ANNUAL THEATRE WORLD AWARDS

Winners Announced: May 2
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Ceremony: June 3
Host- Peter Filichia


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3RD ANNUAL Chita Rivera AWARDS

Nominations: April 26
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Ceremony: May 19, 7:30pm at NYU Skirball Center
Hosts- Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen
Honorees- Graciela Daniele (Lifetime Achievement Award), and Flody Suarez, Jeffrey Seller, and Cher (Ambassador for the Arts Award)

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84TH ANNUAL NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARDS

Winners Announced: May 6, 5:30pm
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PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA

Winners Announced: April 15, 3pm
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9th Annual OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS

Nominations: May 1
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Winners Announced: May 22
Ceremony: June 18


2019 AWARDS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:

April 3- LORTEL AWARDS Nominations
April 15- PULITZER PRIZE Winners Announced

April 17- DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS Nominations
April 23- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Nominations

April 25-
DRAMA DESK AWARDS Nominations
April 26- RIVERA AWARDS Nominations
April 30- TONY AWARDS Nominations
May 1-
OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS
Nominations
May 2-
THEATRE WORLD AWARDS Winners Announced
May 5- LORTEL AWARDS Ceremony
May 6- NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE Winners Announced

May 13- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Winners Announced

May 17- DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS Ceremony
May 19- RIVERA AWARDS Ceremony
May 20- OBIE AWARDS Ceremony

May 22-
OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS
Winners Announced
May 23- OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Ceremony

June 2- DRAMA DESK AWARDS Ceremony
June 3- THEATRE WORLD AWARDS Ceremony

June 9- TONY AWARDS Ceremony
June 18-
OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS Ceremony







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