90th Drama League Awards

The 90th Drama League Awards were held on May 17, 2024, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2023–24 season. Nominations were announced on April 22, 2024, with Appropriate and Stereophonic leading the nominations, with four each.^[1] Both productions, alongside Merrily We Roll Along, won the most awards of the night, with two each.^[2]

DateMay 17, 2024

VenueThe Ziegfeld Ballroom

Hosted byFrank DiLella

Most winsAppropriate, Stereophonic, Merrily We Roll Along (2)

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90th Drama League Awards
Date	May 17, 2024
Venue	The Ziegfeld Ballroom
Hosted by	Frank DiLella
Most wins	Appropriate, Stereophonic, Merrily We Roll Along (2)
Most nominations	Appropriate, Stereophonic (4)
Website	dramaleague.org.
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Winners and nominees

The 2024-2025 Drama League Awards nominations were announced on Monday, April 22, 2024, by Vanessa Williams and Bebe Neuwirth.^[3] The awards ceremony took place on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the The Ziegfeld Ballroom, hosted by journalist Frank DiLella.^[4] Special awards recipients included:^[5]

Jessica Lange - Contribution to the Theatre Award
Jonathan Groff - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
Schele Williams - Founders Award for Excellence in Directing
Kandi Burruss - Gratitude Award

Winners included Stereophonic, which received Outstanding Production of a Play and Outstanding Direction of a Play for Daniel Aukin; Appropriate, which won Outstanding Revival of a Play and Distinguished Performance for Sarah Paulson; Merrily We Roll Along, which received Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Direction of a Musical for Maria Friedman. Additionally, Hell's Kitchen won the award for Outstanding Production of a Musical.^[6] Special awards recipients included:^[7]

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Category	Winner and nominees^[8]
Outstanding Production of a Play	*Stereophonic by David Adjmi The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Flex by Candrice Jones Grief Hotel by Liza Birkenmeier The Hunt by Thomas Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm, Adapted by David Farr Jaja's African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh Mother Play by Paula Vogel Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola Patriots by Peter Morgan Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon Wet Brain by John J. Caswell, Jr.
Outstanding Production of a Musical	*Hell's Kitchen Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Harmony The Heart of Rock and Roll Illinoise Lempicka The Notebook The Outsiders Suffs Teeth Water for Elephants
Outstanding Revival of a Play	*Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley The Effect by Lucy Prebble Mary Jane by Amy Herzog Our Class by Tadeusz Słobodzianek Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov The White Chip by Sean Daniels
Outstanding Revival of a Musical	*Merrily We Roll Along Cabaret Gutenberg! The Musical! Here Lies Love I Can Get It For You Wholesale Spamalot The Who's Tommy The Wiz
Outstanding Direction of a Play	Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic'* Tara Ahmadinejad, Grief Hotel Sam Gold, An Enemy of the People Rupert Goold, The Hunt Rupert Goold, Patriots Jamie Lloyd, The Effect Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate Lila Neugebauer, Uncle Vanya Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! Eric Ting, The Comeuppance Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Outstanding Direction of a Musical	Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along* Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club Sarah Benson, Teeth David Cromer, Dead Outlaw Rebecca Frecknall, Cabaret
Distinguished Performance	Sarah Paulson, Appropriate* Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen Gabby Beans, Jonah Joshua Boone, The Outsiders Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Who's Tommy Steve Carell, Uncle Vanya Jenn Colella, Suffs Danny DeVito, I Need That Caleb Eberhardt, The Comeuppance and An Enemy of the People Alex Edelman, Just for Us Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! Eden Espinosa, The Gardens of Anuncia and Lempicka Paapa Essiedu, The Effect Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Etheridge: My Window Laurence Fishburne, Like They Do in the Movies Josh Gad, Gutenberg! The Musical! Eli Gelb, Stereophonic Brody Grant, The Outsiders Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along Dorian Harewood, The Notebook William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust and Uncle Vanya Amber Iman, Lempicka Eddie Izzard, Hamlet Nikki M. James, Suffs Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Spamalot Jessica Lange, Mother Play Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen Nichelle Lewis, The Wiz Maribel Martinez, Bees and Honey Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along Tobias Menzies, The Hunt Cynthia Nixon, The Seven Year Disappear Eva Noblezada, The Great Gatsby Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious, A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain Nicole Ari Parker, The Refuge Plays Jim Parsons, Mother Play Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic Aubrey Plaza, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along Gayle Rankin, Cabaret Andrew Rannells, Gutenberg! The Musical! Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret Conrad Ricamora, Here Lies Love and Oh, Mary! Corey Stoll, Appropriate Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People Zenzi Williams, Jaja's African Hair Braiding Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch Jehan O. Young, The Cotillion

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Special awards

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Recipient^[9]	Award
Jessica Lange	Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award
Jonathan Groff	Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award
Schele Williams	Founders Award for Excellence in Directing
Kandi Burruss	Gratitude Award

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