Derren Brown, Glenda Jackson, Jonathan Fensom, Gareth Fry, Imogen Heap, John Tiffany, Gavin Lee and Andrew Garfield are amongst the big winners at the Drama Desk Awards 2018.
Last night (June 3, 2018) Michael Urie hosted the 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards at Manhattan’s Town Hall celebrating shows that opened on and off Broadway during the 2017-18 season.
It was a big night for British creatives and performers with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Derren Brown, Angels In America and Glenda Jackson winning major awards.
SpongeBob SquarePants the musical won six awards on the night including Featured Actor for Gavin Lee, with the revival of Carousel and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child winning five awards each.
DRAMA DESK AWARDS 2018 WINNERS
Outstanding Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants the musical
Outstanding Play
Admissions by Joshua Harmon
Outstanding Revival Of A Musical
My Fair Lady
Outstanding Revival Of A Play
Angels In America
Outstanding Actress In A Play
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
Outstanding Actor In A Play
Andrew Garfield, Angels In America
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Jessie Mueller, Carousel
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
Outstanding Lyrics
Peter Kellogg, Desperate Measures
Outstanding Music
David Friedman, Desperate Measures
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Tina Fey, Mean Girls
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants
Outstanding Director of a Play
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Lindsay Mendez, Carousel
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Jamie Brewer, Amy and the Orphans
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
The LaDuca Award for Outstanding Choreography
Justin Peck, Carousel
Outstanding Fight Choreographer
Steve Rankin, Carousel
Outstanding Music in a Play
Imogen Heap, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Outstanding Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, Carousel
Outstanding Projection Design
Finn Ross and Ash J Woodward, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
David Zinn, SpongeBob Squarepants
The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Once On This Island
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Kai Harada, The Band’s Visit
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Outstanding Wig and Hair
Charles G LaPointe, SpongeBob SquarePants
Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
Outstanding Costume Design for a Play
Jonathan Fensom, Farinelli and the King
Outstanding Solo Performance
Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke
The Chase Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
Derren Brown: Secret
Outstanding Puppet Design
Michael Curry, Frozen
Special Awards
Outstanding Ensemble: School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play (Presented to Nabiyah Be, MaameYaa Boafo, Paige Gilbert, Zainab Jah, Nike Kadri, Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Mirirai Sithole, and Myra Lucretia Taylor)
Sam Norkin Award: Juan Castano (Oedipus El Rey, A Parallelogram, Transfers)
Sean Carvajal and Edi Gathegi (Jesus Hopped the A Train)
