AwardsMoulin Rouge! and Danny Burstein Among 2020 Drama League WinnersThe honors were announced online June 18, forgoing the traditional ceremony due to COVID-19.
Moulin Rouge! and its star Danny Burstein are among the winners for the 2020 Drama League awards. The musical adaptation of the Baz Luhrmann film scored Outstanding Production of a Musical while Burstein took home the coveted Distinguished Performance Award for his portrayal of Harold Zidler.
The other winners for the condensed 2019–2020 season were Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance for Outstanding Production of a Play, A Soldier's Play for Outstanding Revival of a Play, and Little Shop of Horrors for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.
The awards were announced online June 18, forgoing the traditional ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shut down Broadway through at least September 6.
As previously announced during the Drama League's Gratitude Awards, Marianne Elliott is this year's recipient of the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing, James Lapine is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award, and Terrence McNally is the recipient of the Unique Contribution to Theater Award.
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A Look at the 2020 Drama League Winning Productions
A Look at the 2020 Drama League Winning Productions
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Karen Olivo in Moulin Rouge!
Matthew Murphy
Cast of Moulin Rouge!
Matthew Murphy
Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit in Moulin Rouge!
Matthew Murphy
Karen Olivo and Tam Mutu
Jacqueline B. Arnold, Robyn Hurder, Holly James, and Jeigh Madjus
Matthew Murphy
Danny Burstein
Matthew Murphy
Cast of Moulin Rouge!
Matthew Murphy
Tam Mutu
Matthew Murphy
Sahr Ngaujah, Aaron Tveit, and Ricky Rojas
Matthew Murphy
Ricky Rojas and Robyn Hurder
Matthew Murphy
Lois Smith and Samuel H. Levine in The Inheritance
John Benjamin Hickey, Kyle Soller, Arturo Luís Soria, Darryl Gene Daughtry Jr., Dylan Frederick, and Kyle Harris in The Inheritance
Matthew Murphy
Paul Hilton in The Inheritance
John Benjamin Hickey, Dylan Frederick, and cast of The Inheritance
Matthew Murphy
Samuel H. Levine, Kyle Soller, and Andrew Burnap in The Inheritance
Marc Brenner
Jordan Barbour, Darryl Gene Daughtry Jr., Kyle Soller, Arturo Luís Soria, and Kyle Harris in The Inheritance
Samuel H. Levine, Kyle Soller, Kyle Harris, Arturo Luís Soria, Jordan Barbour, and Darryl Gene Daughtry Jr. in The Inheritance
Matthew Murphy
Kyle Soller, Paul Hilton, and John Benjamin Hickey in The Inheritance
Matthew Murphy
Samuel H. Levine and Andrew Burnap in The Inheritance
Jonathan Groff in Little Shop of Horrors
Jonathan Groff in Little Shop of Horrors
Emilio Madrid-Kuser
Jonathan Groff in Little Shop of Horrors
Emilio Madrid-Kuser
Jonathan Groff and Joy Woods in Little Shop of Horrors
Jonathan Groff and the Urchins in Little Shop of Horrors
Tom Alan Robbins and Jonathan Groff in Little Shop of Horrors
Christian Borle in Little Shop of Horrors
Emilio Madrid-Kuser
Jonathan Groff and Christian Borle in Little Shop of Horrors
Emilio Madrid-Kuser
Tammy Blanchard and Jonathan Groff in Little Shop of Horrors
Emilio Madrid-Kuser
Jonathan Groff and Christian Borle in Little Shop of Horrors
Original revival cast members Jonathan Groff and Tammy Blanchard in Little Shop of Horrors
Emilio Madrid-Kuser
Jonathan Groff and Tammy Blanchard in Little Shop of Horrors
Company
David Alan Grier
Joan Marcus
Blair Underwood
Rob Demery, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and McKinley Belcher III
David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood, and Billy Eugene Jones
Joan Marcus
Warner Miller, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Blair Underwood
Kate Reinders hosted the in-person and live-streamed ceremony celebrating high school musical theatre excellence at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre June 27.
Given by writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, the awards honor the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season.