The 65th Drama Desk Awards has postponed its plan to stream its awards tonight during a presentation of Spectrum News NY1’s On Stage.
The organization cited “breaking news events in New York this weekend” as the reason for the postponement. The city’s boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn have seen massive disruptions over the last several days from protests over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd while in police custody.
More details on a rescheduled date and time will be available soon,” the organization said.
“We regret the postponement of our awards ceremony tonight, but, as an organization committed to the principle that all voices must be heard, we stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city. We are grateful to Spectrum News NY1 for its comprehensive news coverage of this painful moment,” said Drama Desk Co-Presidents Charles Wright and David Barbour.
The organization cited “breaking news events in New York this weekend” as the reason for the postponement. The city’s boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn have seen massive disruptions over the last several days from protests over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd while in police custody.
More details on a rescheduled date and time will be available soon,” the organization said.
“We regret the postponement of our awards ceremony tonight, but, as an organization committed to the principle that all voices must be heard, we stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city. We are grateful to Spectrum News NY1 for its comprehensive news coverage of this painful moment,” said Drama Desk Co-Presidents Charles Wright and David Barbour.
- 5/31/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will celebrate the life and legacy of American theater producer and director Harold “Hal” Prince with the critics organization’s newly established lifetime achievement honor. The Harold Prince Award will be bestowed annually for outstanding contributions to theater, and will be posthumously awarded to Prince year.
Prince died July 31, 2019, at the age of 91. In his lifetime, Prince earned 10 Drama Desk Awards.
“It is nearly impossible to overstate Hal Prince’s contributions to the theater community, both onstage and off,” Charles Wright and David Barbour, Drama Desk Co-Presidents, said. “Through countless productions over the course of his life, Mr. Prince’s legacy is reflected every day on Broadway and beyond, and we are thrilled to honor that legacy with the establishment of The Harold Prince Award.”
“The Drama Desk Awards are honored and humbled to serve as...
Prince died July 31, 2019, at the age of 91. In his lifetime, Prince earned 10 Drama Desk Awards.
“It is nearly impossible to overstate Hal Prince’s contributions to the theater community, both onstage and off,” Charles Wright and David Barbour, Drama Desk Co-Presidents, said. “Through countless productions over the course of his life, Mr. Prince’s legacy is reflected every day on Broadway and beyond, and we are thrilled to honor that legacy with the establishment of The Harold Prince Award.”
“The Drama Desk Awards are honored and humbled to serve as...
- 5/19/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
New York’s 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will announce winners online this year, skipping the yearly gathering of theater artists and critics for the bestowal of awards. Only Broadway, Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions that opened prior to the March 12 Covid-19 shutdown will be eligible.
The winners of this year’s Drama Desk Awards will be announced online May 31. Nominations will be announced on April 21.
“New York theater is caught in a moment of exceptional uncertainty. In the face of this, the mission of the Drama Desk – recognizing the thousands of artists and craftspeople who make up our community – has never been more urgent,...
The winners of this year’s Drama Desk Awards will be announced online May 31. Nominations will be announced on April 21.
“New York theater is caught in a moment of exceptional uncertainty. In the face of this, the mission of the Drama Desk – recognizing the thousands of artists and craftspeople who make up our community – has never been more urgent,...
- 4/8/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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