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The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards.

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22 and we've got photos of everyone arriving!

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards. Outstanding Musical however, went to Spamalot.

The London Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will close at the Palladium on September 4th after a 3-year drive

Erin is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Who cares about a flying car? Raul Esparza plays a happy person!

The Tony nominees gathered together at The Marriott Marquis - The View Restaurant to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was there!

'Spamalot' gets excellent 1-to-9 odds to win Best Musical at the Tony Awards on June 5, according to the experts at GoldDerby.com. The Broadway mega-hit loosely based upon the film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is also favored to win Best Director (Mike Nichols, 6-to-5-odds) and Best Featured Actress (Sara Ramirez, 3 to 2).

The Tony nominees gathered together at The Marriott Marquis - The View Restaurant to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was there!

The 2005 Tony Award Nominations were announced this morning, and we've got the complete list of nominees.

The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception honoring this year's nominees was held on May 3. The awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, May 22.

For Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Gypsy Robe was presented to Alex Sanchez.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang celebrated its opening night on April 28, 2005 with a post-show bash at the Hilton Hotel and BroadwayWorld was there!

Spamalot leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Light in the Piazza with 11, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with 10. Click in to see all the nominees.

The Light in the Piazza, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Monty Python's Spamalot lead nominations

The show opens on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at the Hilton Theatre.

As a more family friendly playing schedule, evening performances move earlier starting in July.

The show, in previews now, officially opens on Thursday, April 28 2005 at Broadway's Hilton Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there to cover a short preview for the press.

Tony's DiNapoli Time Square hosted a party welcoming the cast and crew to Broadway and BroadwayWorld was there!

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, announces a unique Broadway performance schedule. In an unprecedented effort to accommodate family audiences, all Tuesday through Thursday evening performances begin at 7pm.