2004 Archived News

Watch the 49th Annual Drama Desk Awards on NYC TV Channel 74 on

Wednesday, May 19th at 9pm

Encore Presentations: Saturday, May 22 at 4pm

Sunday, May 23 at 8pm

Sunday, May 16, 2004

For Immediate Release at 11:00PM (EDT)

WICKED HEADS LIST OF 2003/2004 DRAMA DESK AWARDS WINNERS
WITH SIX AWARDS, FOLLOWED BY ASSASSINS WITH FOUR AND HENRY IV - LCT WITH THREE

WICKED AND I AM MY OWN WIFE VOTED OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL
AND PLAY; ASSASSINS AND HENRY IV HONORED AS OUTSTANDING REVIVALS

HUGH JACKMAN (THE BOY FROM OZ) AND DONNA MURPHY
(WONDERFUL TOWN) NAMED LEAD PERFORMERS IN A MUSICAL

VIOLA DAVIS (INTIMATE APPAREL) AND PHYLICIA RASAD (A RASIN IN
THE SUN) TIE AS OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY;
KEVIN KLEIN (HENRY IV - LCT) VOTED OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY

May 12, 2004

Updated on the site: Art*Kives from 2003/2004.

May 11, 2004

May 10, 2004

Playbill: More photos & story on the nominations

May 2, 2004

Playbill: Photos and story on the nominees

Variety on the nominations

April 30, 2004

Playbill announces the award and nominations

Broadway.com writes about the announcements

Yahoo: 'Wicked' Is Drama Desk Wiz

April 29, 2004

The New York Times: 'Wicked' Leads Drama Desk Nominations
(free registration required)

Watch the Nominations on TheaterMania.com.

April 25, 2004

Liz Smith notes that Harvey Fierstein is the Drama Desk Host in her Page Six Column. Click here to see the page. (Note: Large image)

April 22, 2004

For Immediate Release

HARVEY FIERSTEIN TO HOST 49 TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS ON SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004

Awards Show to Be Televised by NYC TV Channel 74 in New York And Channel 36 in Los Angeles, and Webcast Live by TheaterMania.com

April 21, 2004

TheaterMania covers the Drama Desk Star Quality Panel Discussion
(with Video of the event)

From Playbill:
Baldwin, Menzel, Chenoweth, Others Attend "Star Quality" Panel at Sardi's

April 16, 2004

The Nominations for the 2003 - 2004 Drama Desk Awards will be announced by Mary-Louise Parker (Former Drama Desk Winner and current regular on TV's The West WIng) and Tony Roberts (Broadway/Film star),  at 8:30AM LIVE from the New York Friars Club in New York City on Thursday, April 29th, 2004.

Click Here for the Press Release

April 8, 2004

"American Theatre Wing's Roy Somlyo Jumps From Tonys to Drama Desks" on Playbill News

April 16, 12 Noon to 2:30PM - PANEL DISCUSSION: "STAR QUALITY"

The Drama Desk is holding a  SPRING DRAMA DESK LUNCHEON
on Friday, April 16, 12 Noon to 2:30 P.M.
at Sardi's, 234 West 44th Street
Eugenia Room

PANEL DISCUSSION: "STAR QUALITY"

PANELISTS:
DONNA MURPHY (Wonderful Town)
TONYA PINKINS (Caroline, or Change)
KRISTIN CHENOWETH, IDINA MENZEL and JOEL GREY (Wicked)
ALEC BALDWIN (Twentieth Century)

Co-moderators: Michael Bracken, WFUV Radio and Newsday
William Wolf, wolfentertainmentguide.com

Saturday, March 13, 2004

For Immediate Release

DRAMA DESK ANNOUNCES IT'S 2004 AWARDS NOMINEES

The Nominations for the 2003 - 2004 Drama Desk Awards will be announced at 8:30AM LIVE from the New York Friars Club in New York City on Thursday, April 29th, 2004.

Click here for 2003 Archived News

Click here for 2002 Archived News

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