BMI Congratulates its 2016 Drama Desk Nominees
The nominations for this year’s Drama Desk Awards are in, and several BMI affiliates are on the top of the list! The awards, which are voted on by theater critics, journalists, editors, and publishers covering theater, are given annually to honor outstanding achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway. Winners of the coveted awards will be announced during the ceremony on Sunday, June 5, at NYC’s Town Hall.
Here’s a complete list of BMI nominees:
Outstanding Musical
First Daughter Suite, Public Theater
Michael John LaChiusa, Music & Lyrics
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Allee Willis, composer
Fiddler on the Roof
Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock (Music & Lyrics)
She Loves Me, Roundabout Theatre Company
Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock (Music & Lyrics)
Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, Stephen Sater (Music & Lyrics)
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Outstanding Choreography
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Outstanding Music
Michael John LaChiusa, First Daughter Suite
Tommy Crawford, Eloise Eonnet of The Lobbyists, SeaWife
Outstanding Lyrics
Michael John LaChiusa, First Daughter Suite
Outstanding Orchestrations
August Eriksmoen, Bright Star
Larry Hochman, She Loves Me, Roundabout Theatre Company
Joseph Joubert, The Color Purple
Outstanding Music in a Play
Estelle Bajou, Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally, One Year Lease Theater Company
Tom Kitt, Cymbeline, New York Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Ryan Rumery, Empanada Loca
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Scott Lehrer, Shuffle Along
Sheldon Harnick – Special Drama Desk Award
New productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Rothschild and Sons, and She Loves Me this season remind us that this veteran lyricist’s takes on faith, family and community are as resonant as ever.
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