The 2016 Drama Desk Nominees Reception, celebrated this year’s Drama Desk Award Nominees at the New York Marriott Marquis Astor Ballroom in NYC. 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. The organization began presenting its awards in 1955, and it is the only critics’ organization to honor achievement in the theater with competition among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions in the same categories. BRAVO!
Photography: Barry Gordin
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Jane Krakowski (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical) She Loves Me
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Outstanding Solo Performance) Fully Committed
Jessie Mueller Outstanding Actress in a Musical) Waitress
Steve Martin (Outstanding Music) Bright Star
Baylee Littrell (Outstanding Featured actor in a Musical) Disaster!
Jonathan Rockefeller (Unique Theatrical Experience) The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Megan Hilty (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play) Noises Off
Robert Creighton (Outstanding Actor in a Musical) Cagney
Jeanine Serralles (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play) Gloria
Reed Birney, Jayne Houdyshell (The Humans – Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble)
Michael Urie (Host of 2016 Drama Desk Awards)
Reed Birney, Jayne Houdyshell, Cassie Beck, Lauren Klein, Arian Moayed, Sarah Steele The Humans (Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble)
Laura Benanti (Outstanding Actress in a Musical) She Loves Me
Cynthia Erivo (Outstanding Actress in a Musical) The Color Purple
Carmen Cusack (Outstanding Actress in a Musical) Bright Star, Steve Martin (Outstanding Music) Bright Star
Zachary Levi (Outstanding Actor in a Musical) She Loves Me
Kris Davis, Montego Glover The Royale (Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble)
Paul Alexander Nolan (Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bright Star
Michael Shannon (Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play) Long Day’s Journey Into Night
David Brian Brown (Outstanding Wig and Hair) She Loves Me,Jeff Mahshie (Outstanding Costume Design For a Musical)
Cynthia Erivo (Outstanding Actress in a Musical) The Color Purple, Patrick Christiano
David Brian Brown (Outstanding Wig and Hair) She Loves Me, Jeff Mahshie (Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical) She Loves Me
Michael Urie 2016 Drama Desk Host Frank Langella )Outstanding Actor in a Play)”The Father
Scott & BarbaraSiegel
Lillian & William Wolf
Randie Levine Miller, Robert Creighton (Outstanding Actor in a Musical) Cagney
Lauren Yarger (Vice President Drama Desk), Frank Langella (Outstanding Actor in a Play The Father
Ellis Nassour, Reed Birney The Humans
Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Patrick Christiano
Jessica Lange (Outstanding Actress in a Play) Long Day’s Journey Into Night
