Drama Desk Winners for 2018
Michael Urie hosted the Drama Desk Awards at Town Hall tonight and we’ve got the complete list of winners below. Unlike next week’s Tony Awards, which only honor Broadway productions, the Drama Desk considers all New York City theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off. That said, many of the big winners were Broadway productions, including SpongeBob SquarePants, which took home six trophies, and Carousel and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which both snagged five.
Outstanding Play
Admissions by Joshua Harmon at Lincoln Center Theater
Outstanding Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Angels in Americaon Broadway
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Andrew Garfield in Angels in America on Broadway
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Glenda Jackson in Three Tall Women on Broadway
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Ethan Slater in SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Jessie Mueller in Carousel on Broadway
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Nathan Lane in Angels in America on Broadway
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jamie Brewer in Amy and the Orphans at Roundabout Theatre Company
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Gavin Lee in SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Lindsay Mendez in Carousel on Broadway
Outstanding Director of a Play
John Tiffany for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Tina Landau for SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
The LaDuca Award for Outstanding Choreography
Justin Peck for Carousel – read our interview with Peck
Outstanding Music
David Friedman for Desperate Measures at The York Theatre Company
Outstanding Lyrics
Peter Kellogg for Desperate Measures at The York Theatre Company
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Tina Fey for Mean Girls on Broadway
Outstanding Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick for Carousel on Broadway
Outstanding Music in a Play
Imogen Heap for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway
The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Miriam Buether for Three Tall Women on Broadway
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
David Zinn for SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
Outstanding Costume Design for a Play
Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King on Broadway
Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Catherine Zuber for My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Neil Austin for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer for Once on This Island on Broadway
Outstanding Projection Design
Finn Ross and Ash J. Woodward for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Gareth Fry for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Kai Harada for The Band’s Visit on Broadway
Outstanding Wig and Hair
Charles G. LaPointe for SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
Outstanding Solo Performance
Billy Crudup in Harry Clarke at the Vineyard Theatre – read our interview with playwright David Cale
The Chase Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
Derren Brown for Secret at Atlantic Theater Company
Outstanding Fight Choreography
Steve Rankin for Carousel on Broadway
Outstanding Puppet Design
Michael Curry for Frozen on Broadway
Special Awards
To Sean Carvajal and Edi Gathegi of Jesus Hopped the A Train, whose last-minute entrances into the Signature production of this powerful play ensured it had a happy real-life ending
Ensemble Award
To Nabiyah Be, MaameYaa Boafo, Paige Gilbert, Zainab Jah, Nike Kadri, Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Mirirai Sithole, and Myra Lucretia Taylor of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, whose characters learn the facts of life but whose portrayers taught us all a thing or two about the way things are.
Sam Norkin Award
To Juan Castano, whose varied performances this season in Oedipus El Rey, A Parallelogram and Transfers not only make a complex statement about American life but also indicate great things to come for this talented performer.