Among the confirmed award presenters are Alan Alda (Glengarry Glen Ross), Hank Azaria (Spamalot), Christina Applegate (Sweet Charity), Delta Burke (Steel Magnolias), Sutton Foster (Little Women), Jeff Goldblum (The Pillowman), Robert Goulet (La Cage aux Folles), Ethan Hawke (Hurlyburly), Patti LuPone, David Hyde Pierce (Spamalot), Rue McClanahan, Maureen McGovern (Little Women), Lynn Redgrave (The Constant Wife), Liev Schreiber (Glengarry Glen Ross), Tommy Tune, Kathleen Turner (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) and the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
In addition, there will be performances by cast members from Altar Boyz, nominee Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza), nominee Sherie Rene Scott (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), and nominee Maureen McGovern (Little Women).
The Awards Ceremony will be taped and a two-hour version will be aired on NYC TV Channel 25 on May 25 and May 27 at 8 PM each night, as well as on Thirteen/WNET on Sunday, May 29, at 12 noon.
The 2005 nominations are as follows:
DRAMA DESK NOMINATIONS 2004–2005 Outstanding Play :
Democracy (Michael Frayn)
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
Pentecost (David Edgar)
The Pillowman (Martin McDonagh)
Sailor’s Song (John Patrick Shanley)
Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) (Michael Murphy)
Outstanding Musical :
Altar Boyz
The Audience
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
Monty Python’s Spamalot
The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Outstanding Revival of a Play :
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Glengarry Glen Ross
Hurlyburly
Outward Bound
Pullman Car Hiawatha
Twelve Angry Men
Outstanding Revival of a Musical :
Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death
La Cage aux Folles
On Second Avenue
Sweet Charity
Outstanding Revue :
Absolutely Fascinating
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit
Newsical
Outstanding Actor in a Play :
Adam Arkin, Brooklyn Boy
John Cullum, Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)
Bill Irwin, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Brían F. O’Byrne, Doubt
Jeremy Piven, Fat Pig
John Turturro, Souls of Naples
Outstanding Actress in a Play :
Veanne Cox, Last Easter
Cherry Jones, Doubt
Judy Kaye, Souvenir
Laura Linney, Sight Unseen
Frances Sternhagen, Echoes of the War
Kathleen Turner, Edward Albee’sWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Outstanding Actor in a Musical :
Hank Azaria, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Mike Burstyn, On Second Avenue
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Matthew Morrison, The Light in the Piazza
David Hyde Pierce, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Bill Thompson, God Hates the Irish: The Ballad of Armless Johnny
Outstanding Actress in a Musical :
Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
Sutton Foster, Little Women
LaChanze, Dessa Rose
Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Rachel York, Dessa Rose
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play :
Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men
Larry Bryggman, Romance
Jeff Goldblum, The Pillowman
Josh Hamilton, Hurlyburly
Paul Sparks, Orange Flower Water
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play :
Julie Halston, White Chocolate
Adriane Lenox, Doubt
Portia, McReele
Lily Rabe, Steel Magnolias
Lee Roy Rogers, Orson’s Shadow
Mary Testa, String of Pearls
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical :
Christian Borle, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Gregory Jbara, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Norm Lewis, Dessa Rose
Tyler Maynard, Altar Boyz
Michael McGrath, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Denis O’Hare, Sweet Charity
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical :
Sarah Uriarte Berry, The Light in the Piazza
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Kecia Lewis, Dessa Rose
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Maureen McGovern, Little Women
Jennifer Simard, Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit
Outstanding Director of a Play :
Joshua Carlebach, Frankenstein
Scott Elliott, Hurlyburly
Scott Ellis, Twelve Angry Men
Edward Hall, Rose Rage
Doug Hughes, Doubt
Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross
Outstanding Director of a Musical :
Matthew Bourne, Play Without Words
Jack Cummings III, The Audience
Mark Dornford-May, The Mysteries
James Lapine, The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mike Nichols, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Bartlett Sher, The Light in the Piazza
Outstanding Choreography :
Matthew Bourne, Play Without Words
Christopher Gattelli, Altar Boyz
Barry McNabb, Sailor’s Song
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Outstanding Music :
Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker, Altar Boyz
Terry Davies, Play Without Words
William Finn, The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Stephen Flaherty, Dessa Rose
Adam Guettel, The Light in the Piazza
David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Outstanding Lyrics :
Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker, Altar Boyz
Douglas J. Cohen, Children’s Letters to God
Rick Crom, Newsical
William Finn, The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Eric Idle, Monty Python’s Spamalot
David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Outstanding Book of a Musical :
Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe, Cam Jensen
Kevin Del Aguila, Altar Boyz
Mark Harelik, The Immigrant
Eric Idle, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Jeffrey Lane , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Rachel Sheinkin, The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Outstanding Orchestrations :
Steven M. Alper, The Immigrant
Larry Hochman, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Doug Katsaros & Lynne Shankel, Altar Boyz
Kim Scharnberg, Little Women
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel, Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza
Harold Wheeler, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Outstanding Set Design of a Play :
Robert Brill, A Streetcar Named Desire
Marisa Frantz, Frankenstein
Nathan Heverin, Outward Bound
Richard Hoover, After the Fall
David Korins, Orange Flower Water
Santo Loquasto, Glengarry Glen Ross
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical :
Lez Brotherston, Play Without Words
Tim Hatley, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Scott Pask, Sweet Charity
David Rockwell, All Shook Up
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza
Outstanding Costume Design :
Lez Brotherston, Play Without Words
Tim Hatley, Monty Python’s Spamalot
William Ivey Long, La Cage aux Folles
Jeff Mahshie, Hurlyburly
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza
Outstanding Lighting Design :
Christopher Akerlind, Belle Epoque
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Mark Henderson, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean
R. Lee Kennedy, The Audience
James Japhy Weideman, Frankenstein
Outstanding Sound Design :
ACME Sound Partners, The Light in the Piazza
Paul Arditti, The Pillowman
Jill B.C. DuBoff, Miss Julie
Jill B.C. DuBoff, Spatter Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It)
Jeff Lorenz, Frankenstein
Darron L. West, Hot ‘n’ Throbbing
Outstanding Solo Performance :
Billy Crystal, 700 Sundays
Dave Gorman, Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack! Adventure
Barry Humphries, Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance
Jackie Mason, Jackie Mason:Freshly Squeezed
Tim Miller, Us
James Urbaniak, Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Unique Theatrical Experience :
all wear bowlers
Belle Epoque
The Mysteries
Play Without Words
Slava’s Snowshow
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The following noncompetitive awards will be presented by the Drama Desk at its awards ceremony:
Outstanding Ensemble Performances:
The cast of Glengarry Glen Ross
The cast of The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
A Career Achievement Award to Julie Harris for her commitment to excellence in the theater.
To Keen Company, a Special Award for moving and enlightening audiences with plays that build upon our theatrical heritage.
In celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the Drama Desk Awards, a Special Award to The Public Theater for its 50 years of exceptional contributions to the theater.
This year's nominating committee comprises Barbara Siegel, William Wolf, Andy Buck, Michael Buckley, Christopher Byrne, Andrew Propst and Richard Ridge.
Shows with Multiple Nominations:
Monty Python’s Spamalot (12)
The Light in the Piazza (11)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (10)
Altar Boyz (7)
Play Without Words (6)
Dessa Rose (5)
Doubt (5)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (5)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (4)
Frankenstein (4)
Hurlyburly (4)
The Pillowman (4)
Sweet Charity (4)
The Audience (3)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (3)
Glengarry Glen Ross (3)
La Cage aux Folles (3)
Little Women (3)
Twelve Angry Men (3)
Belle Epoque (2)
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit (2)
The Immigrant (2)
The Mysteries (2)
Newsical (2)
On Second Avenue (2)
Orange Flower Water (2)
Outward Bound (2)
Sailor’s Song (2)
Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) (2)
