Drama League Distinguished Performance 2019

[MNC77]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 3:43pm

The Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance is always one of my favorite awards since it compares all the actors across all the categories. Who do you think has a chance at it this year?

My first thoughts are: Kelli O'Hara, Bryan Cranston, Laurie Metcalf, Patrick Page or Elaine May

Any other thoughts?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 3:53pm

Has Glenda Jackson won before?

[perfectliar]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 3:55pm

CurtainPullDowner said: "Has Glenda Jackson won before?"

Yup, last year.

[bekk99]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 3:58pm

Probably May, or Cranston. I thought maybe he had won for All the Way, but no.

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 4:15pm

I wouldn’t discount Jeff Daniels

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 4:20pm

Adam Driver

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 4:21pm

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Updated On: 3/20/19 at 04:21 PM

[bjh2114]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 6:03pm

I think Cranston is your best bet followed by May and Metcalf.

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 3/20/19 at 6:21pm

Agree with Cranston, May, Metcalf (in that order), even if neither wins a Tony.

Are there any astonishingly good off-Bway performances we're forgetting? Last time someone won for a non-Broadway role was Christine Ebersole for Grey Gardens in 06.

Updated On: 3/20/19 at 06:21 PM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 3/21/19 at 9:22pm

I look forward to this one every year! IMO it's the most fun and interesting acting award in the entire theatre awards season. As far as predicting the win, I'm betting on Elaine May. Not only did she give a phenomenal, raved-about performance, but I think the League will favor her because of her age - you could argue they did the same with Glenda last year, and Chita a few years before. I'm not saying that alone is enough to get her the win, but I think that, in combination with the performance itself, will get her the win. Though I agree that Cranston is not out of the running.

 

As far as the nominations so, I think we all know who's in the mix from the pool of Broadway shows this season - so many amazing performances, especially in the plays. But here are some Off-Broadway performances that I think deserve to be recognized with a nomination (though I don't necessarily predict that they will):

-Michael C Hall - Thom Pain

-Edie Falco - The True

-Isabelle Huppert - The Mother

-Raul Esparza - Arturo Ui 

-Debra Jo Rupp - The Cake

-Jake Gyllenhaal - A Life

-Daveed Diggs - White Noise

-Quincy Tyler Bernstine - Marys Seacole

-Zainab Jah - Boesman and Lena

-Adina Verson - Collective Rage

-Tavi Gevenson - Days pf Rage

-Abby Corrigan - Usual Girls

-Ben Turner - The jungle

-Kate Baldwin - Superhero 

-Mary Winningham - Girl From the North COuntry

 

Updated On: 3/21/19 at 09:22 PM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 3/21/19 at 9:25pm

For the record, here is a list of people who performed this season, but are NOT eligible because they have won the award before:

--Glenda Jackson

--Nathan Lane

--Cherry Jones

--Glenn Close

--Stockard Channing

--John Lithgow

[BenElliott]

Posted: 3/22/19 at 12:17am

If Elaine May hasn't won then she should win. Her performance in The Waverly Gallery was incredible. It was just effortless. Not to mention her remarkable career over all those years. She's contributed so much.

I agree that Cranston and Daniels will definitely make the list. Both phenomenal actors giving phenomenal performances.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 3/22/19 at 12:24am

JBroadway said: "I look forward to this one every year! IMO it's the most fun and interesting acting award in the entire theatre awards season. As far as predicting the win, I'm betting on Elaine May. Not only did she give a phenomenal, raved-about performance, but I think the League will favor her because of her age - you could argue they did the same with Glenda last year, and Chita a few years before. I'm not saying that alone isenough to get her the win, but I think that, in combination with theperformance itself, will get her the win. Though I agree that Cranston is not out of the running.



As far as the nominations so, I think we all know who's in the mix from the pool of Broadway shows this season - so many amazing performances, especially in the plays. But here are some Off-Broadway performances that I think deserve to be recognized with a nomination (though I don't necessarily predict that they will):

-Michael C Hall - Thom Pain

-Edie Falco - The True

-Isabelle Huppert - The Mother

-Raul Esparza - Arturo Ui

-Debra Jo Rupp - The Cake

-Jake Gyllenhaal - A Life

-Daveed Diggs - White Noise

-Quincy Tyler Bernstine - Marys Seacole

-Zainab Jah - Boesman and Lena

-Adina Verson - Collective Rage

-Tavi Gevenson - Days pf Rage

-Abby Corrigan - Usual Girls

-Ben Turner - The jungle

-Kate Baldwin - Superhero

-Mary Winningham - Girl From the North COuntry"

Also, don’t forget Steven Skybell (Tevye) - Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish