1984-1985 31st Drama Desk Awards
| Outstanding Actor - Musical | David Carroll (La Boheme) | |
| Harry Groener (Harrigan 'n Hart) | ||
| Mark Hamill (Harrigan 'n Hart) | ||
| Daniel H. Jenkins (Big River) | ||
| Gary Morris (La Boheme) | ||
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Ron Richardson (Big River) | |
| Outstanding Actor - Play | Jim Dale (Joe Egg) | |
| Anthony Heald (Digby / The Foreigner) | ||
| Jonathan Hogan (As Is) | ||
| Derek Jacobi (Cyrano de Bergerac / Much Ado About Nothing) | ||
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John Lithgow (Requiem for a Heavyweight) | |
| Patrick McGoohan (Pack of Lies) | ||
| Jonathan Pryce (Accidental Death of an Anarchist) | ||
| Outstanding Actress - Play | Stockard Channing (Joe Egg) | |
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Rosemary Harris (Pack of Lies) | |
| Roxanne Hart (Digby) | ||
| Lynn Redgrave (Aren't We All) | ||
| Elizabeth Wilson (Salonika) | ||
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | |
Jerry Colker (Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down) |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Patricia McGourty (Big River) | |
| Robert Morgan (The Love of Anatol) | ||
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Alexander Reid (Much Ado About Nothing) | |
| Carrie Robbins (The Octette Bridge Club) | ||
| Anne Roth (Design for Living) | ||
| Rita Ryack (Digby) | ||
| Outstanding Director - Play | |
Ron Lagomarsino (Digby) |
| John Malkovich (Balm in Gilead) | ||
| Marshall W. Mason (As Is) | ||
| Gene Saks (Biloxi Blues) | ||
| Claudia Weill (Found a Peanut) | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble Perfromance | Balm in Gilead | |
| Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical | |
Rene Auberjonois (Big River) |
| John Goodman (Big River) | ||
| Bob Gunton (Big River) | ||
| Howard McGillin (La Boheme) | ||
| Timothy Nolen (Grind) | ||
| John Short (Big River) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor - Play | |
Charles S. Dutton (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) |
| Ken Kliban (As Is) | ||
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Barry Miller (Biloxi Blues) | |
| Edward Petherbridge (Strange Interlude) | ||
| David Proval (Requiem for a Heavyweight) | ||
| Bill Sadler (Biloxi Blues) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | |
Leilani Jones (Grind) |
| Sharon Murray (Grind) | ||
| Marianne Tatum (Three Musketeers) | ||
| Charlaine Woodard (Hang on to the Good Times) | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Play | Sudie Bond (The Foreigner) | |
| Patti Cohenour (Big River) | ||
| Joanna Gleason (Joe Egg) | ||
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Judith Ivey (Hurlyburly) | |
| Nancy Marchand (The Octette Bridge Club) | ||
| Anne Pitoniak (The Octette Bridge Club) | ||
| Margaret Tyzack (Tom and Viv) | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Ken Billington (Grind) | |
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Richard Ridell (Big River) | |
| Kevin Ridgon (Balm in Gilead) | ||
| Jennifer Tipton (Whoopi Goldberg) | ||
| Ron Wallace (Requiem for a Heavyweight) | ||
| Terry Wuthrich (Tracers) | ||
| Outstanding Lyrics | Jerry Colker (Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down) | |
| Ellen Fitzhugh (Grind) | ||
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Roger Miller (Big River) | |
| Outstanding Music | |
Larry Grossman (Grind) |
| Roger Miller (Big River) | ||
| Michael Rupert (Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down) | ||
| Outstanding New Play | |
As Is (William F. Hoffman) |
| Biloxi Blues (Neil Simon) | ||
| Digby (Joseph Dougherty) | ||
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson) | ||
| Outstanding One Person Show | Avner Eisenberg (Avner/Eccentric) | |
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Whoopi Goldberg | |
| Spalding Gray | ||
| Alec McCowan (Kipling) | ||
| Ekkehard Schall | ||
| Lori Wilner (Hannah Senesh) | ||
| Outstanding Orchestration | Bill Byers (Grind) | |
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Steven Margoshes, Danny Troob (Big River) | |
| Michael Starobin (Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down / La Boheme) | ||
| Outstanding Revival | Aren't We All | |
| Balm in Gilead | ||
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Joe Egg | |
| On Approval | ||
| Pacific Overtures | ||
| Outstanding Set Design | John Lee Beatty (The Octette Bridge Club) | |
| Clarke Dunham (Grind) | ||
| James Leonard Joy (Digby) | ||
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Heidi Landesman (Big River) | |
| Marjorie Bradley Kellogg (Requiem for a Heavyweight) | ||
| Ralph Koltai (Much Ado About Nothing) | ||
| Kevin Rigdon (Balm in Gilead) | ||
| Outstanding Sound Design for a Play | |
John Di Fusco (Tracers) |
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Nigel Hess (Cyrano de Bergerac / Much Ado About Nothing) | |
| John Malkovich (Balm in Gilead) | ||
| Special Awards | |
Veterans Ensemble Theatre Company |
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Rex Harrison | |
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Gerard Alessandrini (Forbidden Broadway) | |
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cast and crew of "The Mystery of Irma Vep" | |
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Claudette Colbert | |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | |
The Garden of Earthly Delights |
| The Golden Land | ||
| La Tempesta | ||
| The Normal Hear |
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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