Drama Desk Awards 2018

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Drama desk awards 2018. As previously announced drama desk award winner michael urie will once again return to host this year s ceremony on sunday june 3 2018 at 8pm at the town hall marking his third consecutive year as host of the prestigious awards. Spongebob square pants the broadway musical wins 6 awards at the 63 rd annual drama desk awards. In celebration of its 65 year legacy the drama desk awards is debuting a new statuette to be formally presented at the annual ceremony on sunday may 31 2020. 2018 drama desk awards.

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Meet the new drama desk awards statuette. In keeping with drama desk s mission nominators considered shows that opened on broadway off broadway and off off broadway during the 2017 2018 new york theater. Spongebob squarepants the broadway musical was the big winner at the 2018 drama desk awards taking home six awards including outstanding musical and outstanding director of a musical for tina landau. The drama desk awards took place at the town hall on june 3rd hosted by michael urie.

The drama desk awards are presented annually and were first awarded in 1955 to recognize excellence in new york theatre productions off broadway and off off broadway. Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968 69 award season. Awards were presented sunday june 3 at the town hall. The broadway revival of carousel and the new musical spongebob squarepants led the list of nominations for the 2018 drama desk awards with carousel snagging a dozen nods.

The broadway revival of carousel leads the pack this year with a grand total of 12 nominations closely followed by the broadway premieres of spongebob. The awards are considered a significant american theater distinction. Winners for the 63rd annual drama desk awards were announced this evening at the town hall. Spongebob squarepants my fair lady and harry potter win big at the 2018 drama desk awards spongebob squarepants the family musical based on the popular nickelodeon cartoon series about a friendly sponge and his underwater pals was the big winner at the 63rd annual drama desk awards winning six accolades including.

See photo slideshow below. The show based on the nickelodeon cartoon series also scored wins for ethan. Red carpet arrivals at anita s way found theater pizzazz jk clarke on the scene.