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.
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, a new musical with book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and direction by Bartlett Sher begins performances Thursday (March 17) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 St). Opening night for this Lincoln Center Theater production is Monday, April 18.
Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of André Bishop, Artistic
Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) will continue its 20th
Anniversary season with THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, a new musical with book by
Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and direction by Bartlett
Sher.
On May 27th the cast of Taboo descended on the Virgin Megastore in Times Square to celebrate the release of their cast album on DRG Records with a CD signing and performance.
DRG Records is gearing up for a release for the Broadway cast recording of TABOO. For PRE-ORDERS, the CD will be available May 25, 2004. Sound clips are now available on DRG's web site.
The Artist Showcase Series presented The Broadway Kitchen Sink Volume One: Your Favorites Sing Their Favorites on April 4th and BroadwayWorld.com has the exclusive pictures from the sold-out event!
Read about the Artists Showcase series, created in December 2003 to present readings of new musicals, plays and concerts featuring some of the best performers from Broadway, Television and Film.
Producer Rosie O'Donnell introduced the press to Taboo this week, a musical based on the colorful and ostentatious characters who influenced music and fashion during the early 1980s in London.
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