Yesterday, May 19, Broadway's brightest gathered at the Marriott Marquis Times Square to celebrate this year's Drama League Awards nominees for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. BroadwayWorld is bringing you even more snapshots from the event, check them out below!

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On May 19, the Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks) announced the winners at the 83rd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Production of a Musical, Dear Evan Hansen; Outstanding Production of a Play, Oslo; Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Hello, Dolly!; Outstanding Revival of a Play, Jitney; and Distinguished Performance Award, Ben Platt, becoming the youngest actor to have won the coveted award, at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted Broadway husband-and-wife royalty -- 6-time Tony® Award winner Audra McDonald and Tony® Award nominee Will Swenson at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway).

In addition to the competitive categories, Grammy® and Emmy® Award-winning, icon Bette Midler was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award; Bill Berloni was honored with the Unique Contribution to the Theater Award; and Michael Greif was honored with the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing.

During the ceremony, Drama League Program Director Sherri Eden Barber introduced the 2017 Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project: Michael Alvarez, Laura Brandel, Jillian Carucci, Tom Costello, Matt Dickson, Justin Emeka, Bonnie Gabel, Flordelino Lagundino, RebeccA Martinez, Kholoud Sawaf, and Gabriel Vega Weissman.

First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. The Drama League Awards recognize distinguished productions, performances, and exemplary career achievements. The first Drama League Award was presented to Katharine Cornell in 1935; since then, the Distinguished Performance Award has been accorded to a roster of theatre legends such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chita Rivera, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Liev Schreiber, Sir John Gielgud, Harvey Fierstein, Cherry Jones, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Helen Hayes, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Sir Ian McKellen, Bernadette Peters, and Christopher Plummer.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley

Lucas Hnath
Michael Xavier
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Brandon Uranowitz
Director Fellows with Norm Lewis
Jordon Roth
Ben Platt
Ben Platt
Nora Schell
Rachel Bay Jones
Rachel Bay Jones
Marcia DeBonis
Marcia DeBonis
Michelle Wilson
Michelle Wilson
Jamie deRoy
Jefferson Mays and J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers
Jefferson Mays
J.T. Rogers
Ato Blankson-Wood
Ato Blankson-Wood
Bill Hutton
The Dear Evan Hansen Team
Mike Faist, Ben Platt and Will Roland
Kate Baldwin
Caroline O'Connor
Denee Benton
Denee Benton
Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Lucas Steele, Denee Benton and Josh Groban
Lucas Steele, Denee Benton and Josh Groban
The Great Comet Team
Steven Levenson
Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Cast from The Play That Goes Wrong
John Douglas Thompson
Gideon Glick
Andy Karl
Andy Karl
Kate Burton
Kate Burton
Tedra Millan
Tedra Millan
Harriet Harris
Harriet Harris
Laura Osnes
Laura Osnes
Johanna Day
Jennifer Ehle and RoseMary Harris
Lucas Hnath, Laurie Metcalf and Sam Gold

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