The Broadway musical MATLILDA scored five Drama Desk Awards the most of any nominated show. The musical imported from Britain about a little girl triumphing over the evil adults ruling her world, won for outstanding musical, featured actor Bertie Carvel, lyrics, book and set design. MATILDA’S main competition for the TONY AWARDS, KINKY BOOTS, a new musical by Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fiersten was not nominated by the Drama Desk in those categories, however BILLY PORTER the star of KINKY BOOTS won for outstanding actor in a musical winning over some tough competition that included Tom Hanks and Nathan Lane.
Christopher Durang’s comedic riff on Chekhov, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike ,was awarded outstanding play, while Pippin took the award for musical revival and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won for outstanding revival of a play. Cicely Tyson was awarded outstanding actress in a play for The Trip to Bountiful and Laura Osnes won outstanding actress in musical for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Other major winners were Pam MacKinnon for outstanding directing of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Diane Paulus for outstanding direction of the musical Pippin while David Byrne and Fatboy Slim scored outstanding music for the Off Broadway musical Here Lies Love recently extended at The Public.
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