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THE 83RD ANNUAL 

DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS 

Friday, May 19, 2017 

PROGRAM FOR THE 83RD ANNUAL 

DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS......................................PAGE 5 

LEADERSHIP FOR THE 

DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS......................................PAGE 9 

AWARDS CEREMONY HOSTS...........................PAGE 12 

2017 SPECIAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS..................PAGE 15 

THE 2017 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD 

NOMINEES.........................................................PAGE 24 

PAST DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD 

RECIPIENTS AND HONOREES...........................PAGE 39 

ABOUT THE DRAMA LEAGUE............................PAGE 48 

INTRODUCING THE 

2017 DRAMA LEAGUE FELLOWS......................PAGE 57 

SPECIAL THANKS................................................PAGE 66 

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The 83rd Annual 


benefiting the educational programs of 

THE DRAMA LEAGUE DIRECTORS PROJECT 

Opening Remarks 

Co-Hosts 

Distinguished Achievement in 

Musical Theater 

Unique Contribution to the Theater 

Founders Award for 

Excellence in Directing 

BONNIE COMLEY and 

JANO HERBOSCH 

AUDRA MCDONALD and 

WILL SWENSON 

BETTE MIDLER 

BILL BERLONI 

MICHAEL GREIF 

MAY 19, 2017 | BROADWAY BALLROOM | MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL 

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AUDRA 

MCDONALD 

(CO-HOST) 

Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer 

and an actress. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and 

an Emmy Award, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 

2015 and received a 2015 National Medal of Arts – America’s highest honor for achievement 

in the arts – from President Barack Obama. In addition to her Tony-winning performances in 

Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and 

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, she has appeared on Broadway in The Secret Garden, 

Marie Christine (Tony nomination), Henry IV, 110 in the Shade (Tony nomination), and Shuffle 

Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed. 

The Juilliard-trained soprano’s opera credits include La voix humaine and Send at 

Houston Grand Opera, and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at Los Angeles Opera. On 

television, she was seen by millions as the Mother Abbess in NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live!” 

and played Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC’s “Private Practice”. She won an Emmy Award for 

her role as host of PBS’s “Live From Lincoln Center” and has received nominations for Wit, A 

Raisin in the Sun, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. On film, she has appeared in Seven 

Servants, The Object of My Affection, Cradle Will Rock, It Runs in the Family, The Best Thief in 

the World, She Got Problems, Rampart and Ricky and the Flash. She plays the Garderobe in 

the 2017 live-action remake of Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast. An exclusive recording 

artist for Nonesuch Records, she has released five solo albums for the label. McDonald also 

maintains a major career as a concert artist, regularly appearing on the great stages of the 

world and with leading international orchestras. Of all her many roles, her favorites are the 

ones performed offstage: passionate advocate for equal rights and homeless youth, wife to 

actor Will Swenson, and mother to her children. 

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WILL 

SWENSON 

(CO-HOST) 

Will Swenson is currently performing on Broadway in the hit Waitress, prior to which he was 

last seen on Broadway in Disaster!: The Musical. Before that, he starred on Broadway as 

Inspector Javert in the hit revival of Les Misérables and in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert 

(Drama League Nomination); he received a Tony, Drama League and Drama Desk nomination 

for his performance as Berger in the Broadway revival of Hair. He also played the role on 

London’s West End. Other Broadway credits include: 110 in the Shade, Lestat, and Brooklyn: The 

Musical. 

Off Broadway: Little Miss Sunshine, Murder Ballad, Rock of Ages, Pericles directed by Trevor 

Nunn, ...It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Adrift in Macao, The 

Slugbearers of Kayrol Island, and Camelot with the New York Philharmonic. Tours include: 

Miss Saigon, We Will Rock You, and Fame! Film credits include: The Switch, Gods Behaving 

Badly, This is Where I Leave You, and the upcoming The Greatest Showman. Television credits 

include: “The Good Wife”, “Law & Order” (SVU and CI), “No Tomorrow”, and “6 Degrees”. 

Will is also a filmmaker. 

His first film Sons of Provo about a clueless Mormon Boy-Band, which he directed, co-wrote 

and starred in, won several film festivals. He is married to the most talented woman who ever 

lived, Audra McDonald. 

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DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATER 

BETTE 

MIDLER 

As one of the world’s most versatile entertainers, Bette Midler is a performer who continues to 

defy categorization and to garner accolades across all facets of show business. She is a recording 

artist who has sold more than 35 million albums and won four Grammy Awards. She is a 

performer who has, year after year, sold out the largest venues around the world. She is a threetime 

Emmy Award-winning, three-time Golden Globe-winning, and twice Academy Award-nominated 

actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1967 in the original Broadway production of 

Fiddler on the Roof, then went on to star in dozens of blockbuster films, creating some of the most 

iconic screen performances in cinematic history. Her contributions to the musical form, on both 

stage and screen, are immeasurable, and include her acclaimed turn as Mama Rose in Gypsy 

and her award-winning performances in The Rose, Divine Madness, For The Boys, and Beaches, 

and dozens of others. 

In 2013, Midler returned to the Broadway stage, after a nearly 40-year absence, to star in the 

one-woman play, I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, playing the legendary Hollywood 

agent, wowing critics, selling out performance after performance and breaking house records at 

the Booth Theatre. This season, she is back on the Broadway stage (and once again breaking box 

office records) starring in Hello, Dolly!, now in previews at the Shubert Theatre. In addition to 

being one of the best-loved and instantly recognizable entertainers in the world, Midler is also one 

of New York’s most generous and tireless citizens. In 1994, she started the New York Restoration 

Project, a non-profit organization devoted to bringing abandoned and neglected parks, gardens 

and open spaces in all five boroughs back to abundant life. 

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UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THEATER 

WILLIAM 

BERLONI 

Animal Director and Trainer. 2011 Tony Honoree for Excellence in Theatre and 2014 Outer 

Critics Circle award for Special Achievement. Broadway: The Crucible; The Audience with 

Dame Helen Mirren; Living on Love; Bullets Over Broadway; Lady Day at The Emerson Bar and 

Grill; Annie (original and all revivals); A Christmas Story The Musical; Legally Blonde; Chitty 

Chitty Bang Bang; Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Camelot; Frankenstein; The First; Alice In 

Wonderland; Oliver!; Anything Goes; Nick and Nora; The Wiz (20th Anniversary revival and 

City Center, 2009); The Wizard Of Oz; Dinner at Eight; Double Feature (NYCB); The Woman 

in White; Awake and Sing; and The Lieutenant Of Inishmore. 

Berloni is the Animal Director of the new musical Because of Winn Dixie with music by 

Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. He has trained animals for hundreds of 

Off-Broadway productions, regional theatres, tours, television and movies. Recent films include 

Paterson, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Adam Driver. He provided the first live dog 

to play “Nana” in “Peter Pan Live” as well as Toto in “The Wiz Live,” both on NBC. Other 

television credits include “Power,” “Billions,” “Sneaky Pete,” “Sesame Street,” “High 

Maintenance” and “Mr. Robot.” Berloni and his family are the subjects of the docu-series 

entitled “Wags To Riches With Bill Berloni” on the Discovery Family Channel that premiered in 

August 2015. Published author of Broadway Tails, Doga and Sandy: The Autobiography of A 

Star. Director of Animal Behavior at the Humane Society of New York. Follow William Berloni 

Theatrical Animals, Inc. on Facebook and on twitter @BillBerloni. www.theatricalanimals.com. 

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FOUNDERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING 

MICHAEL 

GREIF 

Michael Greif is represented on Broadway this season with two new musicals: Dear 

Evan Hansen (now playing at the Music Box Theatre) and War Paint (now playing at the 

Nederlander Theatre). Other Broadway credits: Rent, Grey Gardens, Next to Normal 

(Tony nomination); Never Gonna Dance; If/Then. Recent work includes War Paint (The 

Goodman Theatre in Chicago); Our Lady of Kibeho and Angels in America (Signature 

Theatre); The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide… (The Public Theater); and The Tempest, A 

Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet at The Public’s Delacorte Theater. 

Off-Broadway, he’s received Obie Awards for Machinal, Dogeaters (The Public) and Rent 

(New York Theater Workshop), and has directed new plays and musicals at Playwrights 

Horizons, Roundabout, Manhattan Theater Club, MCC, New York Theatre Workshop and 

at Second Stage, where he directed Next to Normal and Dear Evan Hansen. 

Regional work includes premieres and revivals at Williamstown Theatre Festival (ten 

seasons), La Jolla Playhouse (AD, five seasons), Arena Stage, Center Stage, Mark Taper 

Forum, Dallas Theater Center, and Trinity Repertory Company. Mr. Greif holds a BS from 

Northwestern University and an MFA from the University of California, San Diego. 

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DEAR 

MICHAEL 

GREIF

Fearless leader. 

Exceptional director. 

Devoted friend. 

Broadway beloved... 

For forever. 

Love, 

Your DEAR EVAN HANSEN Family

YOU ARE HERE 

AT THE START OF A MOMENT. 

Congratulations to all of the honorees! 

NOW ON BROADWAY 

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NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION 

OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY 

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 

John Golden Theatre 

By Lucas Hnath | Directed by Sam Gold 

Produced by Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Barry Diller, Universal Stage Productions, The John Gore 

Organization, James L. Nederlander, Ambassador Theatre Group, Peter May, Seth A. Goldstein, Heni 

Koenigsberg, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Al Nocciolino, True Love Productions, 

Diana DiMenna, Meredith Lynsey Schade, Barbara Freitag & Patty Baker, Benjamin Lowy & Adrian 

Salpeter and John Mara, Jr. & Benjamin Simpson 

CAUGHT 

The Play Company 

By Christopher Chen | Directed by Lee Sunday Evans 

Produced by The Play Company (Kate Loewald, Artistic Director) 

EVERYBODY 

Signature Theatre Company 

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins | Directed by Lila Neugebauer 

Produced by Signature Theatre Company (Paige Evans, Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive 

Director) 

IF I FORGET 

Roundabout Theatre Company 

By Steven Levenson | Directed by Daniel Sullivan 

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Julia C. Levy: 

Executive Director; Sydney Beers: General Manager; Steve Dow: Chief Administrative Officer) 

INDECENT 

Vineyard Theatre/Cort Theatre 

By Paula Vogel | Directed by Rebecca Taichman 

Produced by Daryl Roth, Elizabeth I. McCann, Cody Lassen, Jerry Meyer, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, 

Elizabeth Armstrong, Julie Boardman, Four Star Productions, The John Gore Organization, Kathleen 

K. Johnson, Dana M. Lerner, Marc Levine, Jenn Maley and Mano-Horn Productions, Produced in 

association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing 

Director), La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing 

Director) and Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern, Artistic Directors); Associate 

Producer: National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Christopher Massimine, Chief Executive Officer; 

Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director), Adam Hess and Sharon Fallon 

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A LIFE 

Playwrights Horizons 

By Adam Bock | Directed by Anne Kauffman 

Produced by Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director; 

Carol Fishman, General Manager) 

OSLO 

Lincoln Center Theater 

By J.T. Rogers | Directed by Bartlett Sher 

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Producing Artistic Director; Adam Siegel: Managing 

Director; Hattie K. Jutagir, Executive Director of Development and Planning) 

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG 

Lyceum Theater 

By Henry Lewis | Directed by Mark Bell 

Produced by Kevin McCollum, J. J. Abrams, Kenny Wax, Stage Presence Ltd., Catherine Schreiber, Ken 

Davenport, Double Gemini Productions/deRoy-Brunish, Damian Arnold/TC Beech, Greenleaf Productions/ 

Bard-Roth, Martian Entertainment/Jack Lane/John Yonover, Lucas McMahon and Mischief Theatre 

SWEAT 

The Public Theater/Studio 54 

By Lynn Nottage | Directed by Kate Whoriskey 

Produced by Stuart Thompson, Louise L. Gund, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Jon B. Platt, Roy Furman, 

Len Blavatnik, Shelly Mitchell, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, Kevin Emrick, True Love Productions, John 

Gore, Deborah Taylor/Richard Winkler and The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick 

Willingham, Executive Director) 

TELL HECTOR I MISS HIM 

Atlantic Theater Company 

By Paula Lázaro | Directed by David Mendizábal 

Produced by Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) 

THE WOLVES 

The Playwrights Realm 

By Sarah DeLappe | Directed by Lila Neugebauer 

Produced by The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Founding Artistic Director; Roberta Pereira, 

Producing Director) in Association with New York Stage & Film and Vassar’s Powerhouse Theatre Season 

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NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION 

OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL 

AMÉLIE, A NEW MUSICAL 

Walter Kerr Theatre 

Book by Craig Lucas | Music by Daniel Messé 

Lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel Messé | Directed by Pam MacKinnon 

Produced by Aaron Harnick, David Broser, Triptyk Studios, Spencer B. Ross, Harbor Entertainment, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Tony 

Taccone, Artistic Director; Susan Medak, Managing Director), Center Theatre Group (Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director; Stephen D. 

Rountree, Managing Director; Douglas C. Baker, Producing Director), Simone Genatt Haft, Marc Routh, Saltaire Investment Group, The 

John Gore Organization, David Mirvish, Terry Schnuck and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President 

Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President), producers; Associate Producers: Lauren Heirigs, 

Stephanie Cowan, YL Entertainment & Sports Corp., Nelke Planning Co. Ltd., Disk Garage and Tsinghua Culture Media Corp. 

ANASTASIA 

Broadhurst Theatre 

Book by Terrence McNally | Music by Stephen Flaherty 

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Directed by Darko Tresnjak 

Produced by Stage Entertainment, Bill Taylor, Tom Kirdahy, Hunter Arnold, 50 Church Street Productions, The Shubert Organization 

(Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President), Elizabeth Dewberry & Ali Ahmet Kocabiyik, Carl Daikeler, Van Dean/ 

Stephanie Rosenberg, Warner/Chappell Music, 42nd.club/Phil Kenny, Judith Ann Abrams, Broadway Asia/Umeda Arts Theater, 

Harriet Newman Leve, Peter May, David Mirvish, Sandi Moran, Seoul Broadcasting System, Sara Beth Zivitz, Michael Stotts, LD 

Entertainment/Sally Cade Holmes, Carolyn and Marc Seriff/Bruno Wang and Silva Theatrical Group/Blumezell. 

Executive Producer: Eric Cornell. Produced in association with The Hartford Stage Company. 

BANDSTAND 

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre 

Book by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker | Music by Richard Oberacker 

Lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker 

Produced by Tom Smedes, Gabrielle Palitz, Terry Schnuck, Tom Kirdahy, Roger Horchow, Peter Stern, Michael Palitz, Jane Dubin, 

David Lyons, Sarah Perot, James L. Nederlander, James & Catherine Berges, Darren DeVerna & Jere Harris, Jeff & Ellen Adler, Nancy 

& Randy Best, Deep End Productions, Patty Baker, Terry D. Loftis/Scott D. Huffman, Independent Presenters Network/Charles & Lisa 

Siegel, Rosie Gunther McCooe/J. Scott and Sylvia G. Bechtel, Roy Putrino/Heather Shields, Diane & John Kalishman/Alison & John 

Ferring, and The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President), Produced in association with Paper 

Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Todd Schmidt, Managing Director); Associate Producer: Heather Shields 

and Sammy Lopez 

COME FROM AWAY 

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 

Book, Music and Lyric by Irene Sankoff and David Hein | Directed by Christopher Ashley 

Produced by Junkyard Dog Productions, Jerry Frankel, Latitude Link, Smith & Brant Theatricals, Steve & Paula Reynolds, David Mirvish, 

Michael Rubinoff, Alhadeff Productions, Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Sam Levy, Rodney Rigby, Spencer Ross, Richard 

Winkler, Yonge Street Theatricals, Sheridan College, Michael & Ellise Coit, Ronald Frankel, Sheri & Les Biller, Richard & Sherry Belkin, 

Gary & Marlene Cohen, Allan Detsky & Rena Mendelson, Lauren Doll, Barbara H. Freitag, Wendy Gillespie, Laura Little Theatricals, 

Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Radio Mouse Entertainment, The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: 

President), Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Gwen Arment/Molly Morris & Terry McNicholas, Maureen & Joel Benoliel/ 

Marjorie & Ron Danz, Pamela Cooper/Corey Brunish, Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics, Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens, Just for 

Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams Productions, Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary & Kenneth Willman, La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher 

Ashley: Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing Director) and Seattle Repertory Theatre. 

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DEAR EVAN HANSEN 

Music Box Theatre 

Book by Steven Levenson | Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Directed by Michael Greif 

Produced by Stacey Mindich, Mickey Liddell, Hunter Arnold, Caiola Productions, Double Gemini Productions, Fakston Productions, Roy Furman, 

Harris Karma Productions, On Your Marks Group, Darren Bagert, Roger & William Berlind, Bob Boyett, Colin Callender, Caitlin Clements, 

Freddy DeMann, Dante Di Loreto, Bonnie & Kenneth Feld, FickStern Productions, Eric and Marsi Gardiner, Robert Greenblatt, Jere Harris and 

Darren DeVerna, The John Gore Organization, Mike Kriak, Arielle Tepper Madover, David Mirvish, Eva Price, Zeilinger Productions, Adam 

Zotovich, Ambassador Theatre Group, Independent Presenters Network and The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. 

Wankel: President); Produced in association with Arena Stage (Molly Smith, Artistic Director; Edgar Dobie, Executive Director) and Second 

Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director), Associate Producer: Jayne Hong and Rachel Weinstein 

GROUNDHOG DAY 

August Wilson Theatre 

Book by Danny Rubin | Music by Tim Minchin | Lyrics by Tim Minchin 

Directed by Matthew Warchus 

Produced by Whistle Pig, Columbia Live Stage, The Dodgers, Michael Watt, The Araca Group, Len Blavatnik, Burnt Umber Productions, Ken 

Davenport, Stephen Found, Greenleaf Productions, David Harris, Independent Presenters Network, The John Gore Organization, Stephanie 

P. McClelland, Just For Laughs Theatricals/Glass Half Full Productions, Marion Alden Badway, Marriner Group, Tommy Mottola, Nederlander 

Presentations, Inc., Daryl Roth, Sonia Friedman Productions, Theater Mogul, Tulbart, David Walsh, Tony & Maureen Wheeler and Jujamcyn 

Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President), 

Produced for Whistle Pig by Matthew Warchus and André Ptaszynski; Produced for Columbia Live Stage by Lia Vollack; Produced for The 

Dodgers by Michael David 

HADESTOWN 

New York Theatre Workshop 

Book, Music and Lyrics by Anais Mitchell | Directed by Rachel Chavkin 

Produced by New York Theatre Workshop by special arrangement with Dale Franzen, Mara Isaacs and Paula Marie Black 

NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 

Imperial Theatre 

Book, Music and Lyrics by Dave Malloy | Directed by Rachel Chavkin 

Produced by Howard & Janet Kagan, Paula Marie Black, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jenny Steingart and Jason Eagan, Mary Lu Roffe and Susan 

Gallin, Diana DiMenna, Mary Maggio/Sharon Azrieli/Robin Gorman, Darren Sussman/Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer, Tom Smedes, John 

Logan, Lisa Matlin, Margie and Bryan Weingarten, Daveed Frazier, Argyle Productions/Jim Kierstead, In Fine Company/Hipzee, Gutterman 

& Caiola/Backdrop Partners, Siderow Kirchman Productions/Sunnyspot Productions, Gordon/Meli Theatricals, Rodger Hess/Larry Toppall, 

Daniel Rakowski/Matt Ross/Ben Feldman, Mike Karns, The American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Quinn, Executive 

Producer; Diane Borger, Producer) and Ars Nova, Originally commissioned, developed, and world premiere produced by Ars Nova (Jason 

Eagan, Founding Artistic Director; Renee Blinkwolt, Managing Director); Further developed and produced by The American Repertory Theatre 

(Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Quinn, Executive Producer; Diane Borger, Producer) 

RIDE THE CYCLONE 

MCC Theater 

Book, Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell & Jacob Richmond 

Directed by Rachel Rockwell 

Produced by MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Managing Director) 

WAR PAINT 

Nederlander Theater 

Book by Doug Wright | Music by Scott Frankel | Lyrics by Michael Korie 

Directed by Michael Greif 

Produced by David Stone, Marc Platt, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Marcia Goldberg, Universal Stage 

Productions, Independent Presenters Network and Goodman Theater. 

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NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING REVIVAL 

OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY 

A DOLL’S HOUSE/THE FATHER 

Theatre for a New Audience 

Written by Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg 

Directed by Arin Arbus 

Produced by Theatre for a New Audience (Jeffrey Horowitz, Artistic Director; Henry 

Christensen III, Chairman; Dorothy Ryan, Managing Director) 

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE 

Brooklyn Academy of Music 

Written by Martin McDonagh | Directed by Garry Hynes 

Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music (Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer; Katy 

Clark, President) 

JITNEY 

Manhattan Theatre Club 

Written by August Wilson 

Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson 

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive 

Producer); Produced in association with Eric Falkenstein, Ron Simons, John Legend/Mike 

Jackson and Ken Wirth 

THE LITTLE FOXES 

Manhattan Theatre Club 

Written by Lillian Hellman | Directed by Daniel Sullivan 

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, 

Executive Producer) 

MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS 

Signature Theatre Company 

Written and directed by Athol Fugard 

Produced by Signature Theatre Company (Paige Evans, Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, 

Executive Director) 

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OTHELLO 

New York Theatre Workshop 

Written by William Shakespeare | Directed by Sam Gold 

Produced by New York Theatre Workshop (James C. Nicola, Artistic Director; 

Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) 

PRESENT LAUGHTER 

St. James Theatre 

Written by Noel Coward | Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel 

Produced by Jordan Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President 

Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President), Spencer Ross, Bruce 

Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, AC Orange Entertainment LTD, Grove Entertainment, Stephanie P. 

McClelland, Eric Falkenstein, Harbor Entertainment, Joe Everett Michaels/Robert F. Ryan and 

Daryl Roth 

THE PRICE 

Roundabout Theatre Company 

Written by Arthur Miller | Directed by Terry Kinney 

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director/CEO; Julia C. Levy: 

Executive Director; Sydney Beers: General Manager; Steve Dow: 

Chief Administrative Officer) 

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION 

Ethel Barrymore Theatre 

Written by John Guare | Directed by Trip Cullman 

Produced by Stuart Thompson, Louise L. Gund, Tim Levy, John Breglio, Scott M. Delman, Tulchin 

Bartner Productions, Franki De La Vega, LaRuffa Hysell Group, Jane Bergère, John Gore, Gregory 

Holt and The Lowy Salpeter Company, Associate Producer: Kevin Emrick 

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA 

The Public Theater 

Written by William Shakespeare | Directed by Daniel Sullivan 

Produced by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director) 

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Congratulations to Christian Borle and all the honorees— 

SO MUCH TALENT 

THAT MUST BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN!

NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING REVIVAL 

OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL 

CATS 

Neil Simon Theatre 

Book by Marsha Norman 

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Lyrics by T.S. Eliot 

Additional lyrics by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe | Directed by Trevor Nunn 

Produced by The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President), James L. Nederlander, Really Useful Group, 

Cameron Mackintosh, Roy Furman, John Gore, Stella La Rue, Grove Entertainment, Burnt Umber Productions, Independent Presenters Network/ 

Al Nocciolino and Peter May. 

FALSETTOS 

Walter Kerr Theatre 

Book by William Finn and James Lapine | Music by William Finn 

Lyrics by William Finn | Directed by James Lapine 

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Producing Artistic Director; Adam Siegel: Managing Director; Hattie K. Jutagir, Executive 

Director of Development and Planning), producer; produced in association with Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: 

President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President); Mindich Chair Musical Theater Associate Producer: 

Ira Weitzman 

HELLO, DOLLY! 

Shubert Theatre 

Book by Michael Stewart | Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman | Directed by Jerry Zaks 

Produced by Scott Rudin, Roy Furman, James L. Nederlander, Eli Bush, Universal Stage Productions, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Heni 

Koenigsberg, Terry Allen Kramer, Seth A. Goldstein, The John Gore Organization, Daryl Roth, The Araca Group, Len Blavatnik, Eric Falkenstein, 

Ruth Hendel, Independent Presenters Network, Peter May, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Jane Bergère, Scott M. Delman, Wendy Federman, 

Stephanie P. McClelland, Anita Waxman, Al Nocciolino, Spring Sirkin, Barbara Freitag and John Mara, Jr. & Benjamin Simpson. 

MISS SAIGON 

Broadway Theatre 

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg | Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Alain Boublil 

Additional lyrics by Michael Mahler | Directed by Laurence Connor 

Produced by Cameron Mackintosh 

SUNSET BOULEVARD 

Palace Theatre 

Book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber 

Directed by Lonny Price 

Produced by Paul Blake & Mike Bosner, Michael Linnit, Michael Grade, Jeffrey A. Sine, Richard A. Smith, Gate Ventures PLC, James L. 

Nederlander, Stewart Lane/Bonnie Comley, AC Orange Entertainment LTD, Terry Schnuck, Len Blavatnik, Daryl Roth, Shorenstein Hays- 

Nederlander, Matthew C. Blank, Tim Hogue/Walter Schmidt and 42nd.club/Marc Levine, Produced by arrangement with Really Useful Group 

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET 

Barrow Street Theatre 

Book by Hugh Wheeler | Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Directed by Bill Buckhurst 

Produced by Rachel Edwards, Jenny Gersten, Seaview Productions, Fiona Rudin, Barrow Street Theatre (Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter, 

producers), Jean Doumanian, and Rebecca Gold, Nate Koch, Executive Producer 

SWEET CHARITY 

The New Group 

Book by Neil Simon | Music by Cy Coleman | Lyrics by Dorothy Fields | Directed by Leigh Silverman 

Presented by The New Group (Scott Elliott, Artistic Director; Adam Bernstein, Executive Director) in association with Kevin McCollum 

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LINCOLN 

CENTER 

THEATER 

Congratulates our Nominees! 

Outstanding Production of a 

Broadway or Off-Broadway Play 

Jennifer Ehle 

Distinguished Performance Award 

Jefferson Mays 


Outstanding Revival of a 

Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical 

Christian Borle 


Sally Field 

Distinguished Performance Award, 

THE GLASS MENAGERIE

The 83rd Annual 


We Proudly Congratulate Our Clients on Their Nominations 

THE DISTINGUISHED 

PERFORMANCE AWARD 

COREY HAWKINS 

Six Degrees Of Separation 

LAURA LINNEY 

The Little Foxes 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A 

BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL 

CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY 

Come From Away 

MICHAEL GREIF 

Dear Evan Hansen 

RACHEL CHAVKIN 

Hadestown 

RACHEL CHAVKIN 

Natasha, Pierre & 

The Great Comet Of 1812 

DOUG WRIGHT 

SCOTT FRANKEL 

MICHAEL KORIE 

MICHAEL GREIF 

War Paint 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A 

BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY 

SARAH DELAPPE 

The Wolves 

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A 

BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY 

ATHOL FUGARD 

Master Harold And The Boys 

ARTHUR MILLER 

TERRY KINNEY 

The Price 

JOHN GUARE 

Six Degrees Of Separation 

A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO 

MICHAEL GREIF 

Founders Award for Excellence 

In Directing Recipient

NOMINATIONS FOR 

THE 2017 DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD 

DENÉE BENTON 

REED BIRNEY 

CATE BLANCHETT 

ATO BLANKSON-WOOD 

CHRISTIAN BORLE 

LEON ADDISON BROWN 

KATE BURTON 

DANIEL CRAIG 

JOHANNA DAY 

MARCIA DEBONIS 

DANNY DEVITO 

JENNIFER EHLE 

CARSON ELROD 

MICHAEL EMERSON 

SALLY FIELD 

SUTTON FOSTER 

JOSH GROBAN 

GIDEON GLICK 

HARRIET HARRIS 

COREY HAWKINS 

ALLISON JANNEY 

RACHEL BAY JONES 

SARAH JONES 

ANDY KARL 

KEVIN KLINE 

JOHN LEGUIZAMO 

KECIA LEWIS 

JUDITH LIGHT 

LAURA LINNEY 

Natasha, Pierre and the Great 

Comet of 1812 

Man From Nebraska 

The Present 

The Total Bent 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 

Falsettos 

Master Harold and the Boys 

Present Laughter 

Othello 

SWEAT 

Small Mouth Sounds 

The Price 

Oslo 

The Liar 

Wakey Wakey 

The Glass Menagerie 

Sweet Charity 

Natasha, Pierre and the Great 

Comet of 1812 

Significant Other 

The Roads To Home 

Six Degrees of Separation 

Six Degrees of Separation 


Sell/Buy/Date 

Groundhog Day 

Present Laughter 

Latin History for Morons 

Marie and Rosetta 

All The Ways To Say I Love You 


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NOMINATIONS FOR 

THE 2017 DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD 

JEFFERSON MAYS 

SIMON MCBURNEY 

LAURIE METCALF 

JOE MORTON 

CYNTHIA NIXON 

EVA NOBLEZADA 

CAROLINE O’CONNOR 

LAURA OSNES 

AISLING O’SULLIVAN 

DAVID HYDE PIERCE 

BEN PLATT 

DANIEL RADCLIFFE 

AMY RYAN 

NORA SCHELL 

JEREMY SECOMB 

ANNA DEVEARE SMITH 

JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON 

KATE WALSH 

MICHELLE WILSON 

Oslo 

The Encounter 

A Doll’s House, Part 2 

Turn Me Loose 


Miss Saigon 

Anastasia 

Bandstand 

The Beauty Queen of Leenane 

A Life; Hello, Dolly! 


Privacy 

Love, Love, Love 

Spamilton 

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber 

of Fleet Street 

Notes From The Field 

Jitney; A Doll’s House/The Father 

If I Forget 

SWEAT 

PREVIOUS DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD RECIPIENTS 

RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR WORK THIS SEASON 

GLENN CLOSE 

CHRISTINE EBERSOLE 

HARVEY FIERSTEIN 

NATHAN LANE 

PATTI LUPONE 

MARY-LOUISE PARKER 

LIEV SCHREIBER 

Sunset Boulevard 

War Paint 

Gently Down The Stream 

The Front Page 

War Paint 

Heisenberg 

Les Liaisons Dangereuses 

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PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE 

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD 

1935 KATHARINE CORNELL 

1936 HELEN HAYES 

1937 MAURICE EVANS 

1938 SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE 

1939 RAYMOND MASSEY 

1940 PAUL MUNI 

1941 PAUL LUKAS 

1942 JUDITH EVELYN 

1943 ALFRED LUNT 

LYNN FONTANNE 

1944 ELISABETH BERGNER 

1945 MADY CHRISTIANS 

1946 LOUIS CALHERN 

1947 INGRID BERGMAN 

1948 DAME JUDITH ANDERSON 

1949 ROBERT MORLEY 

1950 GRACE GEORGE 

1951 CLAUDE RAINES 

1952 JULIE HARRIS 

1953 SHIRLEY BOOTH 

1954 JOSEPHINE HULL 

1955 VIVECA LINDFORS 

1956 DAVID WAYNE 

1957 ELI WALLACH 

1958 RALPH BELLAMY 

1959 CYRIL RITCHARD 

1960 JESSICA TANDY 

1961 HUME CRONYN 

1962 PAUL SCOFIELD 

1963 CHARLES BOYER 

1964 SIR ALEC GUINNESS 

1965 SIR JOHN GIELGUD 

1966 RICHARD KILEY 

1967 ROSEMARY HARRIS 

1968 ZOE CALDWELL 

1969 ALEC MCCOWEN 

1970 JAMES STEWART 

1971 SIR ANTHONY QUAYLE 

1972 DAME EILEEN ATKINS 

CLAIRE BLOOM 

1973 SIR ALAN BATES 

1974 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER 

1975 JOHN WOOD 

1976 EVA LEGALLIENNE 

1977 TOM COURTENAY 

1978 FRANK LANGELLA 

1979 FRANCES STERNHAGEN 

1980 ROY SCHEIDER 

1981 SIR IAN MCKELLEN 

1982 MILO O’SHEA 

1983 KATE NELLIGAN 

EDWARD HERMANN 

1984 JEREMY IRONS 

1985 SIR DEREK JACOBI 

1986 BERNADETTE PETERS 

1987 JAMES EARL JONES 

1988 JOHN LITHGOW 

1989 PAULINE COLLINS 

1990 ROBERT MORSE 

1991 STOCKARD CHANNING 

1992 GLENN CLOSE 

1993 STEPHEN REA 

1994 SAM WATERSTON 

1995 CHERRY JONES 

1996 UTA HAGEN 

1997 CHARLES DURNING 

BEBE NEUWIRTH 

1998 BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL 

1999 KATHLEEN CHALFANT 

2000 EILEEN HECKART 

2001 MARY-LOUISE PARKER 

GARY SINISE 

2002 LIAM NEESON 

2003 HARVEY FIERSTEIN 

2004 HUGH JACKMAN 

2005 NORBERT LEO BUTZ 

2006 CHRISTINE EBERSOLE 

2007 LIEV SCHREIBER 

2008 PATTI LUPONE 

2009 GEOFFREY RUSH 

2010 ALFRED MOLINA 

2011 MARK RYLANCE 

2012 AUDRA MCDONALD 

2013 NATHAN LANE 

2014 NEIL PATRICK HARRIS 

2015 CHITA RIVERA 

2016 LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA 

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RECIPIENTS OF THE 

UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATER AWARD 

1982 NICHOLAS NICKELBY: 

BERNARD JACOBS, 

GERALD SCHOENFELD, 

JAMES M. NEDERLANDER, 

ELIZABETH I. MCCANN, 

NELLE NUGENT 

1983 YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: 

STEPHEN SONDHEIM 

1984 AL HIRSCHFELD 

1985 THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE 

COMPANY 

1986 ATHOL FUGARD 

1987 JOSE QUINTERO 

1988 YALE REPERTORY THEATRE/ 

SCHOOL OF DRAMA: 

LLOYD RICHARDS 

1989 NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 

JOSEPH PAPP 

1990 SIR REX HARRISON 

1991 NEIL SIMON 

1992 PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS: 

ANDRE BISHOP 

1993 LUCILLE LORTEL 

1994 ARTHUR MILLER 

1995 MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB: 

LYNNE MEADOW, 

BARRY GROVE 

1996 42ND ST DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: 

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY; 

LIVENT, INC. 

1997 JASON ROBARDS 

1998 BAM: HARVEY LICHTENSTEIN 

1999 SIR DAVID HARE 

2000 ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE: 

JON JORY 

2001 STEPPENWOLF THEATRE 

COMPANY: TERRY KINNEY, JEFF 

PERRY, 

GARY SINISE 

2002 JULIA HANSEN 

2003 ROUNDABOUT THEATRE 

COMPANY: TODD HAIMES 

2004 ENCORES! 

2005 THE BILLY ROSE COLLECTION 

2006 MARIAN SELDES 

2007 BROADWAY CARES/ 

EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS 

2008 ELLEN STEWART and LAMAMA ETC 

2009 DAME ANGELA LANSBURY 

2010 MACY’S PARADE and 

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 

2011 WHOOPI GOLDBERG 

2012 ROSIE O’DONNELL 

2013 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 

ENTERTAINMENT 

2014 KEY BRAND ENTERTAINMENT/ 

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA: 

JOHN GORE 

2015 WNET: NEAL SHAPIRO and 

DAVID HORN 

2016 DEAF WEST THEATRE 

2017 WILLIAM BERLONI 

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WE PROUDLY CONGRATULATE OUR 

CLIENTS ON THEIR 2017 DRAMA LEAGUE 

AWARD NOMINATIONS 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF 

A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY 

PLAY 


LUCAS HNATH 

EVERYBODY 

BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS 

IF I FORGET 

STEVEN LEVENSON 

INDECENT 

PAULA VOGEL 

OSLO 

J.T. ROGERS 

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG 

HENRY LEWIS 

JONATHAN SAYER 

HENRY SHIELDS 

SWEAT 

KATE WHORISKEY 

TELL HECTOR I MISS HIM 

DAVID MENDIZÁBAL 


BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY 

PLAY 

JITNEY 

ESTATE OF AUGUST WILSON 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF 

A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY 

MUSICAL 

AMÉLIE, A NEW MUSICAL 

NATHAN TYSEN 

ANASTASIA 

TERRENCE MCNALLY 

STEPHEN FLAHERTY 

LYNN AHRENS 

DARKO TRESNJAK 

BANDSTAND 

ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER 

DEAR EVAN HANSEN 

STEVEN LEVENSON 

GROUNDHOG DAY 

TIM MINCHIN 


BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY 

MUSICAL 

HELLO, DOLLY! 

JERRY HERMAN 

SUNSET BOULEVARD 

LONNY PRICE 

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON 

BARBER OF FLEET STREET 

ESTATE OF HUGH WHEELER 

NOMINEES FOR THE 

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE 

AWARD 

DENEE BENTON 

JOSH GROBAN 

NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT 

COMET OF 1812 

LAURIE METCALF 


DAVID HYDE PIERCE 

A LIFE; HELLO, DOLLY!


DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATER AWARD 

1985 YUL BRYNNER 

1986 BOB FOSSE 

1987 ROBERT LINDSAY 

1988 MICHAEL CRAWFORD 

1989 MANDY PATINKIN 

1990 TOMMY TUNE 

1991 STEPHEN SONDHEIM 

1992 AGNES DE MILLE 

1993 CHITA RIVERA 

1994 GEORGE ABBOTT 

1995 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER 

1996 GEORGE C. WOLFE 

1997 GERARD ALESSANDRINI 

1998 JULIE TAYMOR 

1999 ANN REINKING and 

GWEN VERDON 

2000 AUDRA MCDONALD 

2001 SUSAN STROMAN 

2002 ELAINE STRITCH 

2003 TWYLA THARP 

2004 DONNA MURPHY 

2005 BMI MUSICAL 

THEATRE WORKSHOP 

2006 PATTI LUPONE 

2007 JOHN KANDER and FRED EBB 

2008 PAUL GEMIGNANI 

2009 SIR ELTON JOHN 

2010 NATHAN LANE 

2011 LIZA MINNELLI 

2012 ALAN MENKEN 

2013 BERNADETTE PETERS 

2014 BARBARA COOK 

2015 JOEL GREY 

2016 SHELDON HARNICK 

2017 BETTE MIDLER 


FOUNDERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING 

2000 DANIEL SULLIVAN 

2001 JACK O’BRIEN 

2002 SIR RICHARD EYRE 

2003 JOE MANTELLO 

2004 GEORGE C. WOLFE 

2005 MIKE NICHOLS 

2006 DES MCANUFF 

2007 MICHAEL MAYER 

2008 BARTLETT SHER 

2009 ARTHUR LAURENTS 

2010 KENNY LEON 

2011 SUSAN STROMAN 

2012 DIANE PAULUS 

2013 JERRY MITCHELL 

2014 JOHN TIFFANY 

2015 STEPHEN DALDRY 

2016 IVO VAN HOVE 

2017 MICHAEL GREIF 

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㘀㐀㘀 ⸀ 㐀㜀㘀 ⸀アパート㔀㔀 

O N YOUR NOMINATIONS

Let’s give a round of applause to Johanna Day, 

Michelle Wilson, and all of this year’s nominees. 

With pride and adoration, 

You r sweat family 

PHOTOS BY JOAN MARCUS 

A NEW PLAY BY 

LYNN NOTTAGE 

DIRECTED BY 

KATE WHORISKEY 

SWEATBROADWAY.COM 

Congratulations to 

Allison Janney, 

Corey Hawkins, and 

all of this year’s nominees. 

Love, 

Your Six Degrees of Separation Family 

ALLISON JANNEY 

JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEY 

COREY HAWKINS 

JOHN GUARE’S 

Degrees 

Six 

of Separation 

SixDegreesBroadway.com 

directed by 

TRIP CULLMAN

DEVELOPING ARTISTS 

Each year, The Drama League offers award-winning, 

immersive Artist Fellowships for the most talented emerging 

theater directors in America. With specialties ranging from 

classical works to artistic leadership to musical theater, 

directors work alongside renowned mentors and industry 

professionals to expand their skills, develop career 

networks, and obtain crucial real-world experience. It is 

the only program of its kind in the world, and now has over 

320 alumni. 

Ruffin Prentiss and Cindy De La 

Cruz in Hop The A. by James Anthony 

Tyler Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs 

as part of his Drama League fellowship, 

DirectorFest 2016, New York City. 

Photo: Richard Termine. 

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SHAPING NEW PLAYS 

At its arts center in Tribeca, The Drama League offers yearround 

creative residencies to develop daring new plays and 

musicals. The Artist Residency Program provides state-of-theart 

rehearsal space, financial support, resources, mentorship, 

audience cultivation, and community engagement. In 2017, 

The Drama League will support 35 new plays created by 

Resident Artists and Companies, and support over 3,000 

artists in its rehearsals, readings, workshops, and more. 

Kristen Sieh and Libby King in RoosevElvis, created by director 

Rachel Chavkin with her company The TEAM. RoosevElvis was 

the receipient of a 2013 Drama League Artist Residency. The play, 

performed at the Bushwick Starr, was named one of the Ten Best 

Theater Productions of 2013 by Time Out New York, and was 

presented by American Repertory Theatre and The Royal Court, 

among others. Photo: Sue Kessler. 

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CONGRATULATIONS TO A L 

ON MAKING THIS 

TO NEW H

L OF TODAY’S NOMINEES 

SEASON SOAR 

EIGHTS. 

PHOTOS BY THOMAS LOOF

CREATING GLOBALLY 

The Drama League’s international exchanges bring talented 

artists and new ideas across oceans. Creative partnerships 

have opened doors for over 100 artists, who have produced 

binational productions, new play workshops, shared training, 

and educational exchanges. 

Penko Gospodinov and Anastassia Liutova in 

The Spider, the award-winning Bulgarian production 

presented by The Drama League as part of the 2013 New 

York International Fringe Festival. The New York Times 

praised its “oustanding, impassioned performances.” In 

2017, the production enjoyed a five-city tour of America, 

due to the success of The Drama League engagement. 

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GROWING AUDIENCES 

For thousands of theatergoers, The Drama League illuminates 

their experience by offering intimate interactions with world-class 

artists. In addition to Broadway and Off-Broadway seats, The 

Drama League offers private backstage tours, one-on-one meetings 

with cast members, open rehearsals, and The Drama League 

Awards, the oldest such honors in North America. Membership is 

open to everyone. 

Lin-Manuel Miranda wins The 

Drama League’s 2016 Distinguished 

Performance Award. 

Photo: Richard Termine 

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INSPIRING CREATIVITY 

Recipient of the Theatre Hall of Fame’s Arts-In-Education Award, 

The Drama League offers in-depth, transformative workshops 

for professional artists and creative amateurs. Taught by an 

international array of artists, each experience is tailored to 

give real-world skills in an environment dedicated to lifetime 

learning. These classes offer one-of-a-kind moments rarely 

available anywhere else. 

Nathan Lane, Billy Porter, Cherry Jones, Jonathan Groff, Julie 

Taymor, Terrence McNally, Christian Borle, Cynthia Erivo and 

Leslie Odom Jr. are just a few of the luminaries who regularly 

appear for intimate, interactive evenings at The Drama League’s 

Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio Lab. 

Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr during 

an intimate talkback event, “UpClose” at The 

Drama League Theater Center in April 2016 

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THANK YOU 

Today’s awards ceremony supports the award-winning developmental fellowships, 

creative residencies, and training programs for young artists that constitute The 

Drama League Directors Project, the nation’s leading arts education initiative for 

emerging theater directors. 

“The Drama League’s commitment to young directors is unparalleled. 

The degree of support and respect they give you is astonishing. They 

opened the door to my professional career and continue to be there 

for advice, encouragement, and an invaluable sense of community.” 

~ Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, American Repertory Theatre, 

2013 Tony Award Winner for Best Director, Pippin 

Over the last century, The Drama League has literally changed the face of the 

American theater. Alumni of our programs are in-demand professionals, directing 

on Broadway and off, across the country, in film and in television. Their work has 

been honored with Tonys, Obies, Emmys and more. 

“Simply put, if it wasn’t for the Drama League Directors Project, 

I wouldn’t be directing theater in New York today.” 

~ John Rando, director of On The Town, 

2002 Tony Award Winner for Best Director, Urinetown 

Today, Directors Project alumni are artistic leaders and directors at 58 regional 

theaters, including American Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, La Jolla 

Playhouse and Yale Repertory Theatre, to name but a few. They are also active as 

playwrights, actors, designers, educators, agents, administrators and producers in 

New York, London and Hollywood. 

“My Drama League fellowship was a turning point in my career. 

That amazing summer gave me my first opportunity to 

experience life as a full-time director. I can’t imagine my life 

without that summer.” 

~ Michael Mayer, director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 

2007 Tony Award Winner for Best Director, Spring Awakening 

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INTRODUCING 

THE 2017 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWS 

JUSTIN EMEKA specializes 

in new approaches to 

“classical” texts as well 

as imaginative stagings 

of popular and emerging 

playwrights. In New 

York, he adapted and 

directed A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream and Romeo 

n Juliet at the Classical 

Theatre of Harlem. Recent 

production’s include Lydia Diamond’s Stick 

Fly at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle; Dominique 

Morisseau’s Detroit ’67 at Karamu House in 

Cleveland and Alice Childress’s Wedding Band 

at Oberlin College. Mr. Emeka has an MFA in 

directing from the University of Washington and 

is an associate professor of Theatre and Africana 

Studies at Oberlin College. 

KHOLOUD SAWAF is 

a Syrian director from Damascus. 

She has worked 

as a theatre and documentary 

maker in Lebanon, 

Syria, United Arab Emirates, 

and United States. 

In collaboration of TheatreSquared, 

she’s adapting 

and directing R&J Damascus, 

a recipient of a 

$250,000 grant through Doris Duke Foundation’s 

Building Bridges Program. Some of her directing 

work includes: The Chairs (U of A), Merci Maurer 

(devised) with ArkansasStaged and Vietgone (TheatreSquared, 

2018). Assistant directing credits include: 

Vietgone (Oregon Shakespeare Festival and 

Manhattan Theatre Club). BA: American University 

of Shajrah, Mass Communication. MFA: University 

of Arkansas, Directing. 

INTRODUCING 

THE 2017 LEO SHULL NEW MUSICALS FELLOW 

LAURA BRANDEL: NYC-based director/choreographer of new musicals, plays, and 

devised work. Artistic Producer, NYTB’s New Works Series (2008-2016). Director of 

Dramatists Guild Fellows Presentation (Playwrights Horizons). Directing: Mackenzie & 

The Missing Boy (MTF), The Good Girl and Body and Soul (Manhattan MT Lab), Deux 

Femme (The Lark), Missing Karma (Samuel French OOB-Festival), A.R.T./New York 

Gala honoring S. Epatha Merkerson. Choreographer: Cry Eden (Access Theater), Hit 

the Wall (Barrow Street), a cautionary tail (The Flea). Consultant to Larry Keigwin on 

Rent Off-Broadway, Assistant Director Doctor Faustus (CSC). Member SDC, Lincoln 

Center Directors Lab, DNA’s Choreolab. BA in Dance/Dance Education from Hunter 

College. www.LauraMovesPeople.com 

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INTRODUCING 

THE 2017 FALL DIRECTING FELLOWS 

BONNIE GABEL is a 

queer director, performance-maker, 

and community 

organizer based 

in New Orleans, LA. As 

co-director of LAST CALL 

she creates innovative, 

multi-platform performances 

that document 

and interpret LGBTQ 

history. She is an ensemble 

member of NEW NOISE and writes for 

Pelican Bomb. She is co-directing the nationally 

touring performance Alleged Lesbian Activities. 

Her work is funded by MAP, The National 

Performance Network, The Network of Ensemble 

Theaters, and Alternate Roots. She studied 

internationally with the Moscow Art Theatre 

and the DAH Theatre. She holds a BFA in Performance 

and a BA in Political Science from 

Virginia Commonwealth University. 

FLORDELINO 

LAGUNDINO is a New 

York-based director, producer, 

and actor. He is the artistic 

director of Leviathan Lab 

and former associate producer 

at La Jolla Playhouse. 

His directing credits include: 

Sweeney Todd, Doubt, Yellowman, 

Animals Out of Paper, 

Cedar House (Perseverance 

Theatre); Like a LIzard, Words Words, Passage, 

(Leviathan Lab); Flipzoids, True West, Shakespeare’s 

R&J, The Reincarnation of Stories (Generator Theater 

Company); In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), 

Much Ado About Nothing, Stone Cold Dead Serious, 

In the Blood (Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company). 

Directing fellowships: Oregon Shakespeare 

Festival, Arena Stage. Education: MFA in acting, 

UT-Austin; MFA in directing, Brown University/Trinity 

Repertory Company. www.flordelinolagundino.com. 

MATT DICKSON is a 

New York based director. 

Recent credits include: 

The Cider House Rules 

(Rutgers University), Leah 

Nanako Winkler’s The 

Adventures Of Minami 

(The Brick), Kid Prince & 

Pablo (Ars Nova), Silver 

Men (Ensemble Studio 

Theatre), Brian Quijada’s 

Where Did We Sit On The Bus? (Kennedy Center), 

Charles Mee’s A Perfect Wedding (Atlantic 

Conservatory), Carmen (NY Opera Exchange), 

and Aykroyd (Fordham University). Regional 

credits include: Lanford Wilson’s Home Free! and 

Michael John Garcés Audiovideo (Williamstown 

Theatre Festival). Upcoming: Blood Wedding (Rutgers 

University). As an actor he has appeared on 

Broadway in War Horse and The Coast of Utopia 

(Lincoln Center), and Off-Broadway in Nicky Silver’s 

Too Much Sun (Vineyard). B.F.A. from Boston 

University. mattjdickson.com 

REBECCA MARTINEZ is 

a Brooklyn-based director, 

choreographer, and deviser. 

Her work focuses on 

audience connectivity and 

social practice. Upcoming: 

Ms. Julie, Asian Equities 

(Brave New World Repertory 

Theatre, NYC) and 26 

Miles (Profile Theatre, Portland, 

OR). Rebecca is an 

ensemble member of Sojourn Theatre, a Co-Curator of 

Working Theater’s Directors Salon, a member of the 

Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, INTAR’s Unit52, 

the 2015-16 SDCF Observership Class, the Latinx Theatre 

Commons and Ghostlight Project Steering Committees, 

and an Associate Member of SDC. Awards 

include the Lilla Jewel Award. Rebecca is an artist with 

the Center for Performance and Civic Practice. 

rebeccamartinez.org 

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INTRODUCING 

THE 2017 HANGAR DIRECTING FELLOWS 

GABRIEL VEGA 

WEISSMAN 

Directing: Steel Magnolias 

(Co-directed with Marsha 

Mason, Bucks County 

Playhouse); The Birds (also 

adaptation, Scranton University); 

Mille Miglia (also 

adaptation, from teleplay 

by Athol Fugard), Zastrozzi 

(Williamstown Theatre Festival); 

Making the Move (Edinburgh Festival Fringe) 

as well as work with NYMF, National Black Theatre 

and NYC Children’s Theatre. Associate/Assistant Directing: 

Long Day’s Journey Into Night, China Doll, 

The Winslow Boy (Broadway); Many Off-Broadway/ 

regional productions with Roundabout, Atlantic, Second 

Stage, Vineyard, Public and Signature Theatres. 

Co-writer of Loose Canon (licensed by DPS); MTC Fellow; 

LCT Directors Lab; Three seasons at Williamstown 

Theatre Festival. 

www.gabrielvegaweissman.com 

MICHAEL 

ALVAREZ is an international 

theatre director. He’s 

directed at Her Majesty’s 

Theatre, Arcola Theatre, 

and Westminster Library 

in London, at the Brighton 

Festival; and he was a 

guest director in Slovenia. 

Other UK experience: a 

workshop with Punchdrunk, 

producing at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and 

leading new musical workshops with Mercury Musical 

Developments. Selected NY credits: Trouble: A 

New Rock Musical (NYMF), Pistrix (Midtown Festival), 

Back (Gallery Players). Recently he directed Salome 

by Oscar Wilde at Calarts. Member of the Lincoln 

Center Directors Lab. Education: Royal Central 

School of Speech and Drama; and California Institute 

of the Arts. Michael-Alvarez.com 

JILLIAN CARUCCI 

Jillian Carucci is a director, 

teaching artist and 

producer. Directing: Biohacker 

(Exquisite Corpse 

Company),Mirror, Mirror 

(Tunnel Theatre), Identity 

(Tony-Award winner Alice 

Ripley’s solo show). 

Teaching: scene study and 

devising (McCarter Theatre 

Center and Premiere 

Stages), monologues and business of theatre (CAP21 

Conservatory). Currently developing a new play in 

residency at The Tank. Director of the Industry Practicum 

and Showcase program at CAP21. Co-founder 

of Tunnel Theatre, SDC Associate, member of the 

League of Independent Theater. Graduate of Westminster 

College of the Arts of Rider University. 

www.jilliancarucci.com 

TOM COSTELLO Tom 

Costello, freelance director 

and Ithaca native, 

is the Director of Artistic 

Development for Pipeline 

Theatre Company and an 

Associate Artist at the Flea 

Theater. With the Flea: the 

world premieres of Smoke 

by Kim Davies, The Wundelsteipen 

by Nick Jones; 

with Pipeline: Sleepless City by Tim Chawaga, 

Shakespeare the Dead by Alex Mills, Bubble and 

Squeak by Evan Twohy (Samuel French finalist); with 

Libra Theater Company: The Thirteenth Commandment 

by Joshua H. Cohen; with Dramatic Adventure: 

productions devised in Slovakia and Ecuador. Faculty 

member at Atlantic Acting School where he most 

recently directed Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play. BFA from 

NYU/Tisch. www.tomcostello.net 

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THE DRAMA LEAGUE 

THANKS 


CONGRATULATIONS BILL! 

with love from your 

Goodspeed Family


BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

JANO HERBOSCH, President 

ROBERT JEZOWSKI, Vice President 

ELAINE C. WILSON, Vice President 

PAULA J. MUELLER, Secretary 

REBECCA A. GILLAN, Treasurer 

GABRIEL STELIAN-SHANKS, Executive Artistic Director 

MARK BROKAW 

STEPHEN C. BYRD 

BONNIE COMLEY 

PAULA KAMINSKY DAVIS 

ANNA MAY FEIGE 

LESLIE C. FELDMAN 

KATHY HENDERSON 

UNA JACKMAN 

MARY JAIN 

ALIA JONES-HARVEY 

JANET KAGAN 

SUSAN M. LANG 

NORM LEWIS 

JULIE L. MEISTER 

KARI NETTLES 

ANNETTE D. PFISTER 

JOSEPH PIZZA 

ARTHUR POBER 

STAN PONTE 

DIANE ROSENSTEIN 

BARBARA STEEL 

CAROLINE STUART 

CHAD STUBBS 

JOANN C. WEISEL 

KENNETH WIRTH 

NADINE WONG 

ALEC BALDWIN 

ANDRE BISHOP 

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BONNIE COMLEY 

SCOTT ELLIS 

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JESS GOLDSTEIN 

ROBYN GOODMAN 

LORETTA GRECO 

MANDY GREENFIELD 

TODD HAIMES 

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL 

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BILL IRWIN 

ADAM JAY 

MICHAEL KAHN 

ANDREW LEYNSE 

JUDITH LIGHT 

JOHN LITHGOW 

CRAIG LUCAS 

PAM MACKINNON 

EMILY MANN 

MICHAEL MAYER 

DES MCANUFF 

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KEVIN MORIARTY 

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CAROLE ROTHMAN 

JONATHAN SILVERSTEIN 

MEG SIMON 

ALEX TIMBERS 

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CONGRATULATES 

Ride the Cyclone 

Outstanding Production of a Musical 

Judith Light 

All the Ways to Say I Love You 


ON YOUR 2017 

DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD 

NOMINATIONS 

To Danny and the entire company of The Price: 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

We adore you all! 

Love, 

Todd Haimes and all of your friends 

at Roundabout Theatre Company 

roundabouttheatre.org


EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 

GABRIEL STELIAN-SHANKS 

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER 

TRAVIS LEMONT BALLENGER 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, THE DIRECTORS PROJECT 

SHERRI EDEN BARBER 

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 

JENNIFER SUNSHINE 

THEATER CENTER DIRECTOR, EDUCATION MANAGER 

MIRIAM ROSALKY 

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MEMBERSHIP MANAGER 

TOM SIME 

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ARTS LEADERSHIP INTERNS 

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PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE MEMBERS 

AS OF MAY 1, 2017 

FOUNDERS 

ANNA MAY AND TIM FEIGE | MARY JAIN | PAULA KAMINSKY DAVIS 

STAN PONTE AND JOHN METZNER | ELAINE AND W. WELDON WILSON 

STARS 

AMY ELLER | KATHY HENDERSON | ROBERT JEZOWSKI | IRA KLEINMAN 

LOIS ROBBINS | DONNA ROEHN WARD | JOANN WEISEL 

SPONSORS 

ELAINE BERGER | CATHY MORRIS CHERNOFF | JOANNA DE GUZMAN 

LINDA EDELMAN | JANINE TEAGUE EGGERS | KEN FAKLER AND DAN STONE 

REBECCA GILLAN | PEG MCFEELEY GOLDEN | KAT GROLLO 

JANO HERBOSCH | UNA JACKMAN | SUSAN LANG | JAMES MARTIN 

KARI NETTLES | JOSEPH AND LAUREN PIZZA | DAVID SHEEHAN AND 

MIKELYNN SALTHOUSE | MARLENE AND LOREN SKEIST | CAROLINE STUART 

CHAD STUBBS | NADINE WONG 

PATRONS 

CATHERINE ADLER | MASHAEL ALSHALAN | LANCE ALSPAUGH | GABRIELLE BACON 

LOUIS BACON | KATHLEEN BEGALA | IRMA BIRNBAUM | BRIAN BOATWRIGHT 

BARRY AND RENEE BRANDEIS | EDGAR BRONFMAN JR. | COREY BRUNISH 

MARK E. CARBONE | STUART E. CHASSEN | JEROME A. CHAZEN | KATHY CHAZEN AND 

LARRY MILLER | BONNIE COMLEY | JENNIFER COOKE | CLAYTON CRAWLEY | M. ELAINE CROCKER 

STEVEN DAM | JEANNE DONOVAN FISHER | MITCHELL DORFMAN | SUSAN M. DOUGHERTY 

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DENNIS WINGER | DIANE WOHL | LAINE GNESSIN WURZEL | HARRY ZHANG 

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The Drama League also extends its gratitude and thanks to its 

thousands of Benefactor, Angel, and Friend Members nationwide.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 

WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION, WE THANK 


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ASSOCIATED MUSICIANS OF GREATER NEW YORK 

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THROUGH THEATRE AUTHORITY, INC. FOR THEIR COOPERATION 

IN PERMITTING THE ARTISTS TO APPEAR ON THIS PROGRAM 

THE DRAMA LEAGUE IS THE PROUD RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDING FROM: 

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AND DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBERS NATIONWIDE 

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SPECIAL THANKS 


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