Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the 83rd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony
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 was on the red carpet to capture the arrivals, check out the photos 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

Michael Xavier

Michael Greif

Jenn Colella

Caesar Samayoa

Jenn Colella

Christian Borle

Christian Borle

Christian Borle

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Brandon Uranowitz

Brandon Uranowitz

Michael Emerson

Michael Emerson

Reed Birney

Norm Lewis

Norm Lewis

Ben Platt

Ben Platt

Nora Schell

Glenn Close and Michael Xavier

Glenn Close and Michael Xavier

Rachel Bay Jones

Rachel Bay Jones

Rachel Bay Jones

Michelle Wilson

Michelle Wilson

Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays

Justin Paul

Steven Levenson

Benj Pasek

Kate Baldwin

Kate Baldwin

Kate Baldwin

Caroline O'Connor

Denee Benton

Denee Benton

Lucas Steele

Lucas Steele

Josh Groban

Josh Groban

Moritz von Stuelpnagel

Moritz von Stuelpnagel

Gideon Glick

John Douglas Thompson

Andy Karl

Kate Burton

Laura Osnes

Jennifer Ehle and RoseMary Harris

Jennifer Ehle and RoseMary Harris

Johanna Day

Johanna Day

Danny DeVito and Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Allison Janney

Corey Hawkins and Allison Janney

Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins

Allison Janney

Andrew Rannells

Christine Ebersole

David Hyde Pierce

Jerry Zaks and Warren Carlyle

Jerry Zaks

Jerry Zaks

Alison Wright

Cynthia Nixon

Laura Linney City.

Cynthia Nixon

Laura Linney and Cynthia

Laura Linney

John Benjamin Hickey

Sally Field

Condola Rashad

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper, Condola Rashad and Jayne Houdyshell

Chris Cooper

Condola Rashad

Will Swenson

Audra McDonald

Will Swenson and Audra McDonald
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