Winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play, Warren Leight's Side Man is a tender and poignant memory play about a jazz musician struggling to save both his fading career and troubled home life during the dawn of rock 'n roll in America. In addition to winning the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play, Side Man was honored with a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor (Frank Wood), and was nominated for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding New Play, Outstanding Direction of a Play (Michael Mayer) and Outstanding Actress in a Play (Edie Falco).
| 1998 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Pulitzer Prize | The Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Warren Leight. |
| 1999 | The Pulitzer Prize | The Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Warren Leight |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Frank Wood |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Weissberger Theater Group, Jay Harris |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Peter Manning |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Roundabout Theatre Company |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ron Kastner |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Play | James Cushing |
| 1999 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Joan Stein |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress - Play | Edie Falco |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Warren Leight |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Warren Leight |
| 1998 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Off Broadway Play | 0 |
| 1998 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | John Gassner Playwriting Award | Warren Leight - |
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