NEW YORK CITY: The 62nd annual Drama Desk Awards, which recognized Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway productions during the 2016-17 season, were held on Sunday night at Town Hall, recognizing . The biggest winner of the evening was Dave Malloy‘s Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, which took home four prizes.
The awards were presented by TheaterMania.com. The other big winners of the evening were Hello, Dolly!, The Band’s Visit, Come From Away, Jitney, and The Little Foxes, which won three each.
Outstanding Play
Oslo, by J. T. Rogers
Outstanding Musical
Come From Away
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Jitney
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Hello, Dolly!
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Laura Linney, The Little Foxes
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Danny DeVito, The Price
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Jenn Colella, Come From Away
Outstanding Director of a Play
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jitney
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
David Cromer, The Band’s Visit
Outstanding Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand
Outstanding Music
David Yazbek, The Band’s Visit, Atlantic Theater Company
Outstanding Lyrics
David Yazbek, The Band’s Visit, Atlantic Theater Company
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away
Outstanding Orchestrations
Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, Bandstand
Outstanding Music in a Play
Bill Sims Jr., Jitney, Manhattan Theatre Club
Outstanding Revue
Life is for Living: Conversations with Coward, 59E59
Outstanding Set Design for a Play
Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Costume Design for a Play
Jane Greenwood, The Little Foxes
Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Catherine Zuber, War Paint
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Projection Design
Aaron Rhyne, Anastasia
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin, The Encounter
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Nicholas Pope, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Wig and Hair
David Brian Brown, War Paint
Outstanding Solo Performance
Ed Dixon, Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose
Unique Theatrical Experience
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Outstanding Fight Choreography
U. Jonathan Toppo, Sweat
Outstanding Adaptation
David Ives, The Liar
Outstanding Puppet Design
Basil Twist, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Outstanding Ensemble
The Wolves, The Playwrights Realm; Mia Barron, Brenna Coates, Jenna Dioguardi, Samia Finnerty, Midori Francis, Lizzy Jutila, Sarah Mezzanotte, Tedra Millan, Lauren Patten, and Susannah Perkins
Special Award
Phil LaDuca
Sam Norkin Award
Lila Neugebauer
