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Photo Coverage: 2008 Drama Desk Awards Pre Party & Arrivals

By: May. 21, 2008
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On May 18th 2008 the winners of this years Drama Desk Awards were announced. The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The awards show was webcast for the sixth year in a row by TheaterMania.com. It was also broadcast live on satellite radio's XM – 28 On Broadway for the second consecutive year. The pre party was held at The Hawaiian Tropic Zone (7th Avenue btwn 48th and 49th). For a complete list of the winners please click HERE

The 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 organization to honor achievement in the theater with competition between Broadway, off Broadway and off-off Broadway productions in the same categories. For more information please visit www.dramadesk.com

Photos By: Linda Lenzi


Zoe Kazan


Zoe Kazan and Henry Hodges


Gianni Russo


Gabrielle Piacentile


Gabrielle Piacentile and Henry Hodges


Julie White


Julie White and Tobias Segal


Elias El Hage and Elizabeth El Hage


Richard Kline with his wife


Danny Burstein


Jim Dale with his wife Julie


Rebecca Luker


Henry Hodges and Rebecca Luker


Cubby Bernstein


Christopher Ashley, Cubby Berstein and Douglas Carter Beane


Elizabeth Ashley and guest


Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker


Henry Hodges


Lynn Cohen and Ellis Nassour


Arian Moayed and guest


Arnie Burton, Charles Edwards and Cliff Saunders


Josh Schmidt and Amy Schmidt


Amy Warren


Priscilla Lopez and Gabriella Lopez


John Cullum


From the show Adding Machine


Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley


Carol Tamborua and Kent Lawson


Rob Ashford with Cry Baby cast & creative team


Barrett Foa


Bill Champion


Elysabeth Kleinhans and guest


Leigh Ann Larkin


Amy Morton


Phillip Valy and Stephanie Remige


Tony Smolenski and Rebecca O'Neil


Chris Miller, Nathan Tyson, Lucia Spina, Halle Petro, Chad Hudson and Chip Klose


Xathe Elbrick


Jennifer Ferrin


Marek Cantor, Barbara Manocherian & Doug Denoff


Tom Kitt with his wife and Alice Ripley


Leigh Silverman and Liz Flahive


Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley


Laura Benanti


Matthew Morrison


Peter Pucci and guest


Boyd Gaines and his wife


Boyd Gaines, Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino


Boyd Gaines, Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino


Julie White


Faith Prince


Leslie Kritzer


Leslie Kritzer and Faith Prince


Daniel Breaker


Cheyenne Jackson


Cheyenne Jackson


Marisa Tomei


Andrea Martin


Christopher Fitzgerald


Steve Sagman, Lynne Taylor- Corbett, Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone


Michael Berresse, Larry Pressgrove, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Hunter Bell and Kevin McCollum




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