News & Views from the Drama Desk
For Immediate Release
THE 47TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS
TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY. MAY 19, 2002
At F.H. LaGUARDIA H.S. CONCERT HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER
Awards Show To Be Televised Live from 9 To 11:30 PM on NY 1 News;
Re-Broadcast Scheduled On Thirteen/WNET Monday, May 27, at 9 PM
The 47TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS, celebrating excellence in all sectors of New York´s theatre world, will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2002, at the Concert Hall in F.H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, it was announced by David Sheward, President of the Drama Desk, and Robert R. Blume , Executive Producer of the awards telecast. For the seventh consecutive year, NY1 News will provide live television coverage of the event in its entirety starting at 9:00 PM. Thirteen/WNET, PBS´ flagship public television station in New York City, will re-broadcast the entire telecast on Monday, May 27, at 9:00 PM, substantially increasing the TV audience for the awards show.
"This year, in the aftermath of September 11, the awards have more significance than ever before," said Sheward. "By celebrating excellence in New York theatre, we will also be celebrating the spirit of all New Yorkers and those in the theatre who have carried on nobly in the wake of the disaster."
"We are delighted that both NY1 News and Thirteen/WNET will again be carrying coverage of these important theatrical awards," said Blume who will serve as Executive Producer of the telecast for the fourth consecutive year. "The Drama Desk Awards are important marketing tools for the entire theatrical community but especially for the Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions. By telecasting the awards show throughout the tri-state metropolitan area on NY1 and later on WNET, we are able to reach a large percentage of those theatre-goers who regularly support Off and Off Off Broadway."
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47TH Annual Drama Deks Awards Announcement
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Nominations for the 2002 Drama Desk Awards will be announced on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at The New York Friars Club, an event which will be carried live on NY 1 News. Awards will be presented in multiple categories honoring excellence during the 2001/2002 New York theatre season. The Drama Desk is the only major theatre award which honors Broadway, Off and Off-Off Broadway equally in all its multiple categories. The Drama Desk membership is made up of more than 120 voting theatre critics, reporters and editors.
The Nominating Committee for the 47TH Annual Drama Deks Awards includes: Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, Committee Chairman; David Finkle, Theatermania.com and The Village Voice; Susan Haskins, Theater Talk; Harry Haun, Playbill Magazine; Edward Karam, The Times of London; David Sheward, Back Stage; and Barbara Siegel, Theatermania.com and Siegel Entertainment Syndicate.
The Board of Directors of the Drama Desk includes: David Sheward, Back Stage, President; Frank Sheck, The Hollywood Reporter, First Vice-President; Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Encore, Second Vice-President; Charles Wright, A&E Network, Treasurer; David Kaufman, The Nation, Secretary; Barbara Siegel, Theatermania.com and Siegel Entertainment Syndicate, Member-at-Large; Robert Sandia, Stagebill, Member-at-Large; David Barbour, Entertainment Design/Lighting Dimension, Past President; and Sam Norkin, Past President.
Robert R. Blume is the Executive Producer of the 47TH Annual Drama Deks Awards. Lauren Class Schneider is the Producer and Jeff Kalpak is the Director. The Associate Producers are Sarah Galvin, Director of Corporate Partnerships, and Les Schecter, Director of Publicity and Promotions. Production Associates include Bobbie Horowitz, Noah Goldman and Ira Kleinman. Randie Levine-Miller is Executive Director for the Drama Desk.
Press Contact: Les Schecter
L.S. Public Relations
Tel: 212/586-2600
E-mail: lsprschecter@netscape.net
Press Associate: Matthew Donoghue
TheatreSport Limited
Tel: 212/206-3541 / Cell: 202/320.4515
Matthew_P._Donoghue@worldnet.att.net
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