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- ROBERT BLUME
As President of the Drama Desk, I welcome you to the Drama Desk website. Our organization, founded in 1949 and composed of critics and journalists writing on the theater, gives annual awards honoring outstanding work in the theater. We are unique in that Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway compete in the same categories. The Drama Desk continues to be dedicated to furthering excellence in the theater. Please use our site to keep abreast of the latest events and announcements, as well as a reference source for Drama Desk history and the history of our nominations and winners. Click away.
- WILLIAM WOLF
Highlights of the 2008-2009 Drama Desk Awards Ceremony (click here)
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL WINS 10 DRAMA DESK AWARDS TO HEAD THE LIST OF 2008/2009 DRAMA DESK WINNERS
New York, NY, May 17, 2009 – Billy Elliot The Musical, based on the critically acclaimed feature film, won 10 awards, including Outstanding Musical, to head the list of 2008/2009 Drama Desk Award winners at the 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which took place tonight at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.
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