2016 Drama League Awards

THE DRAMA LEAGUE announced the winners of the 82nd annual awards “HAMILTON” was named Outstanding production of a musical “THE HUMANS” outstanding production of a play “THE COLOR PURPLE” outstanding revival of a musical “A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE” outstanding revival of a play. LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA received the Distinguished Performance Award @ A star studded ceremony at The Marriott Marquis Times Square on May 20, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Photography: Barry Gordin

The Drama League announced the winners for the 82^ndAnnual Drama League Awards: Outstanding Production of a Musical,Hamilton; Outstanding Production of a Play, The Humans; Outstanding Revival of a Musical, The Color Purple; Outstanding Revival of a Play, A View From The Bridge; and Distinguished Performance Award, Lin-Manuel Miranda, at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by Zachary Levi and Megan Hilty at the MarriottMarquis Times Square (1535 Broadway).

ZACHARY_LEVI_MEGAN_HILTY Zachary Levi, Megan Hilty

In addition to the competitive categories, the legendary Sheldon Harnick was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award; Deaf West Theatre was honored with the Unique Contribution to the Theater Award for their vital work; and Ivo van Hove was honored with the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing.

Margie and Sheldon Harnick

During the ceremony, Drama League Artistic Director Roger T. Danforth introduced the 2016 Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project: Noa Egozi, Drew Feldman, Sara Holdren, Candis Jones, Yavor Kostov, Katie Lupica, James Palmer, Jesca Prudencio, Ilana Ransom Toeplitz, Chloe Treat, and Shaun Patrick Tubbs.

The 82^nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon included a nominees cocktail reception, luncheon, and awards presentation held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom (1535 Broadway) on Friday, May 20, 2016.

National Life Group is the proud Centennial Season Sponsor of The Drama League. Official sponsors for the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards include Delta Air Lines, the Official Airline of The Drama League, and MAC Cosmetics, the Official Makeup Partner of The Drama League. The 2016 Drama League Awards Chairpersons are Bonnie Comley and Jano Herbosch.

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Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley

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Jano Herbosch

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 Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, 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, Christopher Plummer and Chita Rivera.

2016 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS WINNERS

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Hamilton

Richard Rodgers Theatre

Book, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Directed by Thomas Kail

Richard Rodgers Theatre

Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, and

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director;

Patrick Willingham, Executive Director), producers

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

The Humans

Helen Hayes Theatre

By Stephen Karam

Directed by Joe Mantello

Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Fox Theatricals, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer,Roy Furman, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Eli Bush, Broadway Across America, Jack Lane,Barbara Whitman, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Amanda Lipitz, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lauren Stein, The Shubert Organization, and The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director, Harold Wolpert, Managing Director, and Julia C. Levy, Executive Director), producers;Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, executive producers

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

The Color Purple

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Book by Marsha Norman

Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray

Directed by John Doyle

Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani, Rom Siracusa,Caiola Productions, James Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Darren Bagert, Candy Spelling, Adam Zotovich, Eric Falkenstien/Morris Berchard, Just For Laughs Theatricals/Tanya Link Productions, Adam S. Gordon, Jam Theatricals, Kelsey Grammer, Independent Presenters Network, Carol Fineman, Sandy Block, producers

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY

A View From The Bridge

Lyceum Theatre

By Arthur Miller

Directed by Ivo van Hove

Scott Rudin, Lincoln Center Theater, Eli Bush. Robert G. Bartner, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Roy Furman, Peter May, Amanda Lipitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, John Gore, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Heni Koenigsberg, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Spring Sirkin, producers

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATRE

Sheldon Harnick

UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATRE

Deaf West Theatre

FOUNDERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING

Ivo van Hove

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