Fire
Island
Sun Goes to the Awards
By Jeanne Lieberman
As
a voting member of these organizations I was privileged to attend their Award
Ceremonies and play among the stars
Drama League Awards, luncheon held at Marriott Marquis Ballroom, May 18, selects winners beforehand from both Broadway and Off Broadway where, after a grand reception, they are marched in and all feted onstage and allowed to speak. An elegant affair.
For the Drama league winners go to:
http://dramaleague.org/audra-mcdonald-once-follies-other-desert-cities-death-of-a-salesman-take-home-2012-drama-league-awards
Alan
Menken
John
Lithgow
Cristin
Milioti from Once
Rosemary
Harris
Christian
Borle
Kelly
O’Hara
Charles
Bush
Roger
Rees
John
Dossett of Newsies
Outer
Critics Circle Awards, May 24th, an early dinner at Sardis to which only the winners are invited and are seated at tables with the members.
The winners are chosen from Broadway and Off Broadway in separate categories,
their presenters and recipients speeches are informal and often hilarious. An intimate, fun event
For OCC winners go to: http://www.outercritics.org/Awards.aspx
Christopher
Gatelli, Choreographer of Newsies
Audra
MacDowell, Porgy and Bess
James
Earl Jones, The Best Man
Tom
Edden, James Corden, One Man, 2 Guvs
Michael
McGrath, Nice Work if You Can Get It
Tracy
Bennett
Drama
Desk Awards, Town Hall June 3rd with post party at Liberty Theater,
combines Broadway and Off Broadway in same category. Run like the Tony’s, all nominees are invited to the theater and the suspense is created as they are announced, then given brief speech time. Exciting!
For DD winners go to: http://www.dramadeskawards.com/2012-nominees.html
Linda
Lavin & Bernadette Peters
Patrick
Page of Spiderman
Producer
Scott Rudin, David Henry Hwong & Wife
John
McDaniel
Tracy
Bennett after winning Best Actress Drama Desk
Nikki
Silver (playwright The Lyons)
…all that’s left are the Tony’s
It’s been a wonderful season
