Drama Desk Announces '07/'08 Nominating Committee

Members of the 2007-2008 Drama Desk Nominating Committee have been announced by Drama Desk President William Wolf and Nominating Committee Chairperson Barbara Siegel. There are three returning Nominators: Tony Phillips, Richard Ridge, and Chairperson Barbara Siegel, and four new members: Dan Bacalzo, Robert Cashill, Celia Ipiotis and Gerard Raymond.

The 2007-2008 Nominators and their affiliations follow:

Barbara Siegel (Chairperson), TalkinBroadway.com; TheaterMania.com
Dan Bacalzo, TheaterMania.com
Robert Cashill, New York Theater News; Live Design
Celia Ipiotis, Eye on the Arts
Tony Phillips, Edge New York
Gerard Raymond, Back Stage; The Advocate
Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV

In making the announcement, Wolf and Siegel said: "It is the mission of the Nominating Committee to cover the rich and varied offerings of the New York theater in an effort to nominate the season's most outstanding work. To that end, the committee members meet frequently throughout the season so that shows seen at this time of year will be evaluated on equal footing with the productions evaluated in the Spring of 2008. All of the nominators make an enormous time commitment in order to present a carefully considered slate to the full membership."

The Drama Desk, with 130 voting members who are critics and journalists covering New York theater, is the only organization that evaluates Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway and not-for-profit-theater in the same competitive categories.

Photo of Richie Ridge by Linda Lenzi