The 68th annual Drama Desk Award winners were announced on Monday, June 10th, honoring outstanding achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway. The Drama Desk Awards are voted on and bestowed by theater critics, journalists, editors, publishers and broadcasters covering theater.
Congratulations to members of the Tisch community who won an an award! This year, 8 alumni and faculty received 9 awards for their work across 4 projects. See the full list of nominees here, and the Tisch nominees here.
Outstanding Play
Stereophonic
by David Adjmi (Faculty, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Outstanding Musical
Dead Outlaw
Itamar Moses '03 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Book
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Appropriate
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins '07 (MA, Performance Studies), Author
Carole L. Rothman '72 (MFA, Directing), Producer
Outstanding Music
Suffs
Shaina Taub '09 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Dead Outlaw
Itamar Moses '03 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Outstanding Orchestrations
Suffs
Shaina Taub '09 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
Stereophonic
David Zinn '91 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Suffs
Paul Tazewell '89 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
Appropriate
Jane Cox '98 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu