The 88th Drama League Nominees were recently announced, honoring distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. Congratulations to the Tisch alumni nominated for a 2022 award! This year, 15 alumni received 17 nominations for their work on 13 projects. A special congratulations to Billy Crystal '70 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), '16 DFA, who will be honored at the ceremony.
The 88th Annual Drama League Awards will be presented in person at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:00PM. Below, please find a list of all Tisch nominees, and see the full list of nominees here.
Outstanding Production Of A Play
Clyde’s
Directed by Kate Whoriskey '92 (BFA, Drama)
Produced by Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman '72 (MFA, Directing), President & Artistic Director)
Dana H.
Written by Lucas Hnath '01 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)/'02 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
English
Written by Sanaz Toossi '18 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
The Lehman Trilogy
Produced by Adam Zell '16 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Outstanding Revival Of A Play
The Skin of Our Teeth
Additional material by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins '07 (MA, Performance Studies)
Take Me Out
Produced by Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman '72 (MFA, Directing), President & Artistic Director)
Outstanding Production Of A Musical
The Hang
Produced by HERE (Kristin Marting '88 (BFA, Drama), Founding Artistic Director)
Mr. Saturday Night
Book by Billy Crystal '70 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), '16 DFA
Oratorio For Living Things
Composed and created by Heather Christian '04 (BFA, Drama)
A Strange Loop
Book, Music, Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson '03 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)/ '05 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing)
Directed by Stephen Brackett '02 (BFA, Drama)
Suffs
Book, Music, Lyrics by Shaina Taub '09 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Revival Of A Musical
Caroline, or Change
Book & Lyrics by Tony Kushner '84 (MFA, Directing)
Funny Girl
Directed by Michael Mayer '83 (MFA, Grad Acting)
Outstanding Direction Of A Play
Clyde’s
Kate Whoriskey '92 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Direction Of A Musical
Funny Girl
Michael Mayer '83 (MFA, Grad Acting)
Nominees For The Distinguished Performance Award
Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, '70 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), '16 DFA
Suffs
Nikki M. James '03 (BFA, Drama)
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Contribution to the Theater
Billy Crystal '70 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), '16 DFA
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu