Jersey Boys, History Boys Among Drama League Award Winners

Jersey Boys, The History Boys, Sweeney Todd and Awake and Sing! have been awarded Drama League Awards, while Christine Ebersole won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance for her dual performance in Grey Gardens.

Hot Feet, Shining City and Tarzan, due to their opening past the Drama League's deadline, will be considered for next season, while Bridge & Tunnel and Well were previously considered last season when they ran Off-Broadway.

The 72nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon took place on Friday, May 5 at noon at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. The event was hosted by Alan Cumming (The Threepenny Opera).

The list of awards follows (the winner is in bold):

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
Jersey Boys
[title of show]
See What I Wanna See
The Wedding Singer

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Dedication, or the Stuff of Dreams
History Boys
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Stuff Happens
Measure for Pleasure
Rabbit Hole
The Ruby Sunrise
Spirit

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd
The Threepenny Opera
Two Gentleman of Verona

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A PLAY
All's Well That Ends Well
Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Celebration and the Room
Faith Healer
Landscape of the Body
A Soldier's Play
Three Days of Rain
The Trip to Bountiful

Visit www.dramaleague.org for more information.

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