The Color Purple and Hamilton continue to rack up the awards as The Drama League Awards were announced today. The two juggernaut productions just keep winning.
Hamilton grabbed an award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda also won the Distinguished Performance Award.
Right down the street The Color Purple snagged an award for Outstanding Revival of a Broadway Or Off-Broadway Musical. As the awards continue to mount for black artists and black productions the excitement is mounting for the Tony Awards coming up.
The list of full winners is below:
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
The Humans
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
A View From The Bridge
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Hamilton
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
The Color Purple
THE DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD
(One winner is selected from this category. The recipient can only receive this award once during his or her career.)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATER
Sheldon Harnick
UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATER
Deaf West Theater
THE FOUNDERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING
Ivo van Hove
The winners for the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards were announced today at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom. Megan Hilty and Zachary Levi hosted the ceremony.
A little about the Drama League
The Drama League is dedicated to creating transformative interactions between artists and audiences…above and beyond the performances they experience. We harness this fruitful, essential engagement of the theater maker and the theater advocate to enhance the professional, personal and creative development of artists; to improve the quality of new work for the stage; and to imbue audiences with a richer, more informed experience. By working together in a shared passion, we make the theater stronger for generations to come.
