87th Drama League Awards

87th Drama League Awards
87th Drama League Awards
Date	May 21, 2021
Website	dramaleague.org.
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DateMay 21, 2021

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The 88th Drama League Awards were held on May 21, 2021, recognizing excellence in theatre productions during the 2020–21 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five new categories were created for this year's ceremony only, reflecting the restrictions on live performance.^[1] Nominations were announced on March 31, 2021, and winners were announced on May 21, 2021, virtually.

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Category	Winner and nominees^[3]
Outstanding Digital Theatre, Individual Production	*The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels In America by Tony Kushner, produced by amfAR Belly of the Beast by Margaret Vandenburg, produced by TodayTix and New York Theatre Workshop Circle Jerk by Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, Cat Rodriguez and Ariel Sibert, produced by Fake Friends Disclaimer by Tara Ahmadinejad, produced by Piehole and The Public Theater Don't Stay Safe by Cheryl L. Davis and Douglas J. Cohen, produced by Prospect Theatre Company Duchess! Duchess! Duchess! by Vivian J.O. Barnes, produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company GRIMMZ Fairy Tales by Christopher Parks, Rahsheem Shabazz, and Ron Lee McGill, produced by Children's Theatre of Charlotte Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery, produced by Wilma Theatre Last Gasp by Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw The Last 5 Years by Jason Robert Brown, produced by Out Of The Box Theatrics What Do They Call Us by Qween Jean, produced by Ars Nova Where Did We Sit on the Bus? by Brian Quijada, produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville
Outstanding Digital Theatre, Collection or Festival	*Theater in Quarantine by Joshua William Gelb and Katie Rose McLaughlin 1MOVE: DES19NED BY… by Alan C. Edwards, Brittany Bland, Christopher Darbassie, Dominique Fawn Hill, Kameron Neal, Mika Eubanks, Nehprii Amenii, nicHi douglas, Nikiya Mathis, Qween Jean, Ramaj Jamar, Taylor Lilly, Teniece Divya Johnson, Teresa L. Williams, Twi McCallum, Ao Li, Chen-Wei Liao, Dina El-Aziz, Edurne Fernandez, Kimie Nishikawa, María Feuereisen, Megumi Katayama, Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene, Omar Madkour, Reza Behjat, Riw Rakkulchon, Rodrigo Muñoz, Stefania Bulbarella, Wenzheng (Wen) Zhang, and Yee Eun Nam; Co-Curated by Dede Ayite, Stacey Derosier, Clint Ramos, Cha See, and Paul Tazewell, produced by The Movement Theatre Company AFO Solo Shorts (Round 1 and 2) by Veronica Barron, Beaudau Karel Banks, Eliza Bent, Ellarose Chary, Jody Christopherson, Jasmine Eileen Coles, Kendra Cui, Darian Dauchan, Toni Ann DeNoble, Tayna Everett, Gina Femia, Nela Fortunato, Raz Golden, Nathan Gebhard, Charles Gershman, Kathryn Grody, Brandon James Gwinn, Katie Melby, Matthew Paul Olmos, Erika Sheffer, Casey Alexander Smith, William Steinberger, Melissa Tien, Rhys Tivey, Emily Waters, Sybil Wigglesworth, Zonia, Tsang Lok Sze, produced by All For One Theater The Manic Monologues by Zachary Burton and Elisa Hofmeister, curated by Elena Araoz, produced by McCarter Theatre Center The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration and Influence by Adrienne Kennedy and Adam P. Kennedy, produced by Round House Theatre and McCarter Theatre Center
Outstanding Interactive or Socially-Distanced Theatre	*7 Deadly Sins by Hilary Bettis, Nilo Cruz, Moisés Kaufman, Rogelio Martinez, Dael Orlandersmith, Carmen Pelaez, and Aurin Squire, produced by Miami New Drama American Dreams by Leila Buck, produced by Working Theater Carla's Quince by The Voting Project (Ashley Alvarez, Galia Backal, Yadira De La Riva, Jorge Donoso, Estefanía Fadul, Michael León, María Peyramaure, Camila Pérez Santiago, and Christina Watanabe) Trigger warning – references to racial violence by Adam W. McKinney, Maritri Garrett and David Winder, produced by DNA Works Package Play* by Katie Farmin, produced by Tricklock Company A Thousand Ways (Part One) by Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone, produced by ArKtype/Thomas O. Kriegsman Wild Thyme by Liz Duffy Adams, produced by Artistic Stamp
Outstanding Audio Theatre Production	*The Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club' by Shakina Nayfack, produced by Audible and Williamstown Theatre Festival G.O.A.T. by Ngozi Anyanwu, produced by Playing On Air OUTTAKES by Qui Nguyen, produced by Playwrights Horizons Prime: A Practical Breviary by Heather Christian, produced by Playwrights Horizons Tiger Style! by Mike Lew, produced by Huntington Theatre Company and WGBH Radio
Outstanding Digital Concert Production	*Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration by Stephen Sondheim, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bill Curran, Raúl Esparza, John Gore and Paul Wontorek BREATHING FREE, a visual album by Thulani Davis Heartbeat Opera Myths and Hymns (Chapters 1 and 2) by Adam Guettel and Ted Sperling, produced by Mastervoices Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical by Danny K. Bernstein, Gabbi Bolt, Kevin Chamberlin, RJ Christian, Nathan Fosbinder, Emily Jacobsen, Sophia James, Katie Johantgen, Daniel Mertzlufft, Alec Powell and Blake Rouse, produced by Seaview

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