Drama Desk Awards 2018

Fiddler on the roof in yiddish and the waverly gallery won best revivals.

Drama desk awards 2018.

As previously announced drama desk award winner michael urie will once again return to host this year s ceremony on sunday june 3 2018 at 8pm at the town hall marking his third consecutive year as host of the prestigious awards. Spongebob squarepants the broadway musical was the big winner at the 2018 drama desk awards taking home six awards including outstanding musical and outstanding director of a musical for tina landau. Alex meyer april 4 2018 9 34am create a new topic. The show based on the nickelodeon cartoon series also scored wins for ethan.

The awards are considered a significant american theater distinction. Create a new poll. Here is part 1 of the 2018 drama desk award winners with photos by jk clarke and video interviews by sandi durell on the way. The broadway revival of carousel and the new musical spongebob squarepants led the list of nominations for the 2018 drama desk awards with carousel snagging a dozen nods.

In keeping with drama desk s mission nominators considered shows that opened on broadway off broadway and off off broadway during the 2017 2018 new york theater. See photo slideshow below. The drama desk awards took place at the town hall on june 3rd hosted by michael urie. Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968 69 award season.

Meet the new drama desk awards statuette. Awards were presented sunday june 3 at the town hall. Red carpet arrivals at anita s way found theater pizzazz jk clarke on the scene. In celebration of its 65 year legacy the drama desk awards is debuting a new statuette to be formally presented at the annual ceremony on sunday may 31 2020.

The drama desk awards are presented annually and were first awarded in 1955 to recognize excellence in new york theatre productions off broadway and off off broadway. Spongebob squarepants my fair lady and harry potter win big at the 2018 drama desk awards spongebob squarepants the family musical based on the popular nickelodeon cartoon series about a friendly sponge and his underwater pals was the big winner at the 63rd annual drama desk awards winning six accolades including. Santino fontana won best actor in a musical for. Viewing 15 posts 1 through 15 of 26 total 1 2.

Winners for the 63rd annual drama desk awards were announced this evening at the town hall. 2018 drama desk awards. Created 2 years ago.