2013 Drama Desk Awards
Winners and nominees from the Drama Desk Awards.
2013 Drama Desk Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Anthony Warlow | Annie |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Brian d'Arcy James | Giant |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Billy Porter | Kinky Boots |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Ryan Silverman | Passion |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Eric Anderson | Soul Doctor |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Jim Norton | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Steve Rosen | The Other Josh Cohen |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Daniel Everidge | Falling |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Tom Hanks | Lucky Guy |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nathan Lane | The Nance |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Shuler Hensley | The Whale |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Reed Birney | Uncle Vanya |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Tracy Letts | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Laura Osnes | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Lindsay Mendez | Dogfight |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Jenny Powers | Donnybrook! |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Kate Baldwin | Giant |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Donna Murphy | Into The Woods |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Carolee Carmello | Scandalous |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Stephanie J. Block | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Maria Dizzia | Belleville |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Julia Murney | Falling |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Miriam Silverman | Finks |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Vanessa Redgrave | The Revisionist |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Cicely Tyson | The Trip to Bountiful |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Amy Morton | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Joseph Robinette | A Christmas Story: The Musical |
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Jeff Whitty | Bring It On: The Musical |
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Sybille Pearson | Giant |
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Doug Wright | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Dennis Kelly | Matilda |
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | David Rossmer, Steve Rosen | The Other Josh Cohen |
| Outstanding Choreography | Warren Carlyle | A Christmas Story, The Musical! |
| Outstanding Choreography | Andy Blankenbuehler | Bring It On: The Musical |
| Outstanding Choreography | Josh Rhodes | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Choreography | Sergio Trujillo | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Choreography | Peter Darling | Matilda the Musical |
| Outstanding Choreography | Chet Walker, Gypsy Snider | Pippin |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Amy Clark, Martin Pakledinaz | Chaplin: The Musical |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Chris March | Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer Park Ballet |
| Outstanding Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Paloma Young | Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Dominique Lemieux | Pippin |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Loren Shaw | Restoration Comedy |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Andy Blankenbuehler | Bring It On: The Musical |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Alex Timbers | Here Lies Love |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Matthew Warchus | Matilda the Musical |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Rachel Chavkin | Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | John Doyle | Passion |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Diane Paulus | Pippin |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Emma Rice | The Wild Bride |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Lear deBessonet | Good Person of Szechwan |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Ed Sylvanus Iskandar | Restoration Comedy |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Lynne Meadow | The Assembled Parties |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | The Piano Lesson |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Sam Gold | Uncle Vanya |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Pam MacKinnon | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | John Bolton, John Bolton | A Christmas Story, The Musical! |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | John Dossett | Giant |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Keith Carradine | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Bertie Carvel | Matilda |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Stephen Bogardus | Passion |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Tony Shalhoub | Golden Boy |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian F. O'Byrne | If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Richard Kind | The Big Knife |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Aaron Clifton Moten | The Flick |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Peter Friedman | The Great God Pan |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Chuck Cooper | The Piano Lesson |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Christiane Noll | Chaplin: The Musical |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Keala Settle | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Melissa Errico | Passion |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Andrea Martin | Pippin |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Andy Karl, Jessie Mueller | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Annaleigh Ashford | Kinky Boots |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Kate Wetherhead | The Other Josh Cohen |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Kellie Overbey | Sleeping Rough |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Laila Robins, Maryann Plunkett | Sorry |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Judith Light | The Assembled Parties |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Condola Rashad | The Trip to Bountiful |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Tasha Lawrence | The Whale |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Scott Zielinski | A Civil War Christmas |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Ken Billington | Chaplin: The Musical |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Justin Townsend | Here Lies Love |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Jane Cox | Passion |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Pippin |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Daniel Winters | The Man Who Laughs |
| Outstanding Lyrics | Amanda Green, Lin-Manuel Miranda | Bring It On: The Musical |
| Outstanding Lyrics | Michael John LaChiusa | Giant |
| Outstanding Lyrics | Amanda Green | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Lyrics | Tim Minchin | Matilda the Musical |
| Outstanding Lyrics | Dave Malloy | Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| Outstanding Lyrics | Steve Rosen, David Rossmer | The Other Josh Cohen |
| Outstanding Music | Benj Pasek, Justin Paul | A Christmas Story, The Musical! |
| Outstanding Music | Michael John LaChiusa | Giant |
| Outstanding Music | Trey Anastasio, Amanda Green | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Music | David Byrne, Fatboy Slim | Here Lies Love |
| Outstanding Music | Dave Malloy | Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| Outstanding Music | David Rossmer, Steve Rosen | The Other Josh Cohen |
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Jiri Kaderabek, Mahir Cetiz, and Ana Milosavljevic | Act Before You Speak: The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark |
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Steve Martin | As You Like It |
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Cesar Alvarez with The Lisps | Good Person of Szechwan |
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Jane Wang | Strange Tales of Liaozhai |
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Eugene Ma | The Man Who Laughs |
| Outstanding Music in a Play | Glen Kelly | The Nance |
| Outstanding Musical | A Christmas Story, The Musical! | |
| Outstanding Musical | Giant | |
| Outstanding Musical | Hands on a Hardbody | |
| Outstanding Musical | Here Lies Love | |
| Outstanding Musical | Matilda | |
| Outstanding Musical | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | |
| Outstanding Musical | The Other Josh Cohen | |
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Larry Blank | A Christmas Story, The Musical! |
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Larry Hochman | Chaplin: The Musical |
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Danny Troob | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Bruce Coughlin | Giant |
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Trey Anastasio, Don Hart | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Steve Margoshes | Soul Doctor |
| Outstanding Play | Amy Herzog | Belleville |
| Outstanding Play | Deanna Jent | Falling |
| Outstanding Play | Joe Gilford | Finks |
| Outstanding Play | Richard Nelson | Sorry |
| Outstanding Play | Richard Greenberg | The Assembled Parties |
| Outstanding Play | Annie Baker | The Flick |
| Outstanding Play | Christopher Durang | Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike |
| Outstanding Projection Design | Jon Driscoll | Chaplin: The Musical |
| Outstanding Projection Design | Darrel Maloney | Checkers |
| Outstanding Projection Design | Pedro Pires | Cirque du Soleil: Totem |
| Outstanding Projection Design | Peter Nigrini | Here Lies Love |
| Outstanding Projection Design | Wendall K. Harrington | Old Hats |
| Outstanding Projection Design | Aaron Rhyne | Wild With Happy |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | Cinderella | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | Passion | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | Pippin | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | The Golden Land | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | Working: A Musical | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Golden Boy | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Good Person of Szechwan | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Piano Lesson | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Trip to Bountiful | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Uncle Vanya | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |
| Outstanding Revue | Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking! | |
| Outstanding Revue | Old Hats | |
| Outstanding Revue | Old Jews Telling Jokes | |
| Outstanding Set Design | Michael Yeargan | Golden Boy |
| Outstanding Set Design | Rob Howell | Matilda |
| Outstanding Set Design | Santo Loquasto | The Assembled Parties |
| Outstanding Set Design | David Zinn | The Flick |
| Outstanding Set Design | Anna Louizos | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Outstanding Set Design | Mimi Lien | The Whale |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Julian Sands | A Celebration of Harold Pinter |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Holland Taylor | Ann |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Michael Urie | Buyer and Cellar |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Joel de la Fuente | Hold These Truths |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Bette Midler | I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Kathryn Hunter | Kafka's Monkey |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Brian Ronan | Bring It On: The Musical |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Scott Lehrer, Drew Levy | Chaplin: The Musical |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Brian Ronan | Giant |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Steve Canyon Kennedy | Hands on a Hardbody |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Dan Moses Schreier | Passion |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Tony Meola | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Steve Fontaine | Last Man Club |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Fergus O'Hare | Macbeth |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Ien DeNio | The Pilo Family Circus |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Mel Mercier | The Testament of Mary |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Christian Frederickson | Through the Yellow Hour |
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Lindsay Jones | Wild With Happy |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | Bello Mania | Bello Mania |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer Park Ballet | |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | Cirque du Soleil: Totem | |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | That Play: A Solo Macbeth | |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | The Fazzino Ride | |
| Unique Theatrical Experience | The Man Who Laughs | |
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