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On Sunday night, Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie (Buyer and Cellar, "Ugly Betty") hosted the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld was backstage with the evening's big winners and you can check out interviews with the happy bunch below!

In keeping with Drama Desk's mission, nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway during the 2015-2016 New York theater season in the same competitive categories.

Drama Desk was founded in 1949 to explore key issues in the theater and to bring together critics and writers in an organization to support the ongoing development of theater in New York. The organization began presenting its awards in 1955, and it is the only critics' organization to honor achievement in the theater with competition among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions in the same categories.

CLICK HERE for a full list of winners!

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Book of a Musical - Top 3
1. David Hornsby, Chris Hoch, David Hornsby, Chris Hoch - The Lost Boys
35.4% of votes
2. Jim Barne, Kit Buchan - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
30.1% of votes
3. Cinco Paul - Schmigadoon!
21.6% of votes

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