2014 Drama League Nominations Announced
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OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL Hedwig and the Angry Inch Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill Les Miserables Violet Note: The Roundabout Theatre Company production of Cabaret received The Drama League’s Outstanding Revival of A Musical Award in 1998, during its original engagement. Therefore, it is ineligible for a production nomination this season. However, The Drama League determined that the cast of the production would be eligible for consideration. DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD Reed Birney, Casa Valentina Steven Boyer, Hand to God Zach Braff, Bullets Over Broadway Arnie Burton, The Mystery of Irma Vep Michael Cerveris, Fun Home Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway Bryan Cranston, All The Way Alan Cumming, Cabaret Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons Mary Bridget Davies, A Night With Janis Joplin Gabriel Ebert, Casa Valentina Carson Elrod, The Heir Apparent Jesse Tyler Ferguson, The Comedy of Errors Sutton Foster, Violet James Franco, Of Mice and Men Peter Friedman, The Open House Michael C. Hall, The Realistic Joneses Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Joshua Henry, Violet James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun Ramin Karimloo, Les Miserables Andy Karl, Rocky Adriane Lenox, After Midnight Tracy Letts, The Realistic Joneses Zachary Levi, First Date Sydney Lucas, Fun Home Taylor Mac, Good Person of Szechwan Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Idina Menzel, If/Then Laurie Metcalf, Domesticated Jessie Mueller, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Chris O’Dowd, Of Mice and Men Kelli O’Hara, The Bridges of Madison County Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn Steven Pasquale, The Bridges of Madison County Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy Zachary Quinto, The Glass Menagerie Daniel Radcliffe, The Cripple of Inishmaan Ruben Santiago-Hudson, How I Learned What I Learned Margot Seibert, Rocky Robert Sella, The Mystery of Irma Vep Tony Shalhoub, Act One Jennifer Simard, Disaster! Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie Patrick Stewart, Waiting for Godot John Douglas Thompson, Satchmo at the Waldorf Denzel Washington, A Raisin in the Sun Michelle Williams, Cabaret The Drama League wishes to recognize the superb contributions to the season of its previous Distinguished Performance Award winners that include: Eileen Atkins, All That Fall Norbert Leo Butz, Big Fish Kathleen Chalfant, Somewhere Fun/Tales From Red Vienna Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill Ian McKellen, Waiting For Godot/No Man’s Land Frank Langella, King Lear Mary-Louise Parker, The Snow Geese Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night, Or What You Will/Richard III OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL After Midnight Aladdin Beautiful: The Carole King Musical The Bridges of Madison County Bullets Over Broadway Fun Home A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Murder for Two Rocky OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY All That Fall All The Way Casa Valentina Domesticated Mothers and Sons Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play The Open House
The Realistic Joneses
Nominations for the 80th annual Drama League Awards were announced on April 23 by Judith Light and Christopher Sieber. The awards ceremony will take place on May 16 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The Drama League Awards recognize distinguished productions, performances and exemplary career achievements in Broadway and off-Broadway theater. As previously reported, the Drama League’s 2014 Distinguished Contributions and Achievements in Theatre honors will go to Barbara Cook, director John Tiffany and Broadway.com parent company Key Brand Entertainment/Broadway Across America. One winner is selected for the Distinguished Performer Award. Recipients can only receive the award once during his or her career. A list of nominations is below.
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY The Cripple of Inishmaan The Glass Menagerie Good Person of Szechwan The Mutilated Of Mice and Men A Raisin in the Sun Twelfth Night, or What You Will Waiting for Godot