Nominations have been announced for the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards, which honor excellence in theatre for Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the season. Leading the slate of nominees is The Drowsy Chaperone, which received 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 and Jersey Boys each received eight nominations.
The Drowsy Chaperone, which is the Broadway show attendees of the Broadway Sound Master Classes will see on May 19, receive design nominations for David Gallo’s sets, Gregg Barnes’ costumes, and Acme Sound Partners’ sound. The Acme Partners—Tom Clark, Mark Menard, and Nevin Steinberg, will be speaking at the BSMC. Acme was nominated for both Chaperone and See What I Wanna See; sound designer Brian Ronan was another dual nominee, for Pajama Game and Grey Gardens.
Below are the production, design, and direction nominees:
Outstanding Play:
Alan Bennett, The History Boys
David Hare, Stuff Happens
Warren Leight, No Foreigners Beyond this Point
Martin McDonagh, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Terrence McNally, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams
Craig Wright, The Pavilion
Outstanding Musical:
The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
Jersey Boys
See What I Wanna See
Thrill Me
The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Revival of a Play:
Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Soldier’s Wife
The Traveling Lady
The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Revival of a Musical:
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd
Outstanding Director of a Play:
Alan Ayckbourn, Private Fears in Public Places
Gisela Cardenas, Agamemnon
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Daniel Sullivan, Stuff Happens
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Jerry Zaks, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Outstanding Director of a Musical:
John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Daniele Finzi Pasca, Rain
Outstanding Set Design of a Play:
Roger Hanna, Walking Down Broadway
Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise
Derek McLane, Abigail’s Party
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Michael Yeargan, Awake and Sing!
Michael Yeargan, Seascape
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical:
Michael Bottari & Ron Case, Fanny Hill
John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone
Thomas Lynch, See What I Wanna See
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens
Scott Pask, The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Costume Design:
Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone
Eric Becker, Abigail’s Party
Gale Gregory, The Wedding Singer
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Jacques Reynaud, Peer Gynt
Anita Yavich, The Wooden Breeks
Outstanding Lighting Design:
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
Richard G. Jones, Sweeney Todd
Traci Klainer, The Asphalt Kiss
Martin Labrecque, Rain
John McKernon, The Trip to Bountiful
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Outstanding Sound Design:
Acme Sound Partners, The Drowsy Chaperone
Acme Sound Partners, See What I Wanna See
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Jersey Boys
Daniel Moses Schreier, Sweeney Todd
Brian Ronan, Grey Gardens
Brian Ronan, The Pajama Game
The 51st ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS will be presented on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center, 100 Amsterdam Avenue.
