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Millie and The Goat top Drama Desk Awards
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Millie and The Goat top Drama Desk Awards
Millie and The Goat top Drama Desk Awards
The 47th Drama Desk Awards were presented Sunday, with Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? among the top prizewinners. Variety reports that Millie, the brainchild of out producer Dick Scanlan, took home the most awards--five, including Best New Musical. Gay playwright Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? tied with Metamorphoses as Best New Drama. Other winners include Noel Coward's Private Lives (Best Revival Play) and Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods (Best Revival Musical), and out fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi was honored for his costumes for The Women. Here is a complete list of the winners of the 47th Drama Desk Awards: New Musical: Thoroughly Modern Millie New Drama (tie): The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? and Metamorphoses Actor in a Play: Alan Bates, Fortune's Fool Actor in a Musical: John Lithgow, Sweet Smell of Success Actress in a Play: Lindsay Duncan, Private Lives Actress in a Musical: Sutton Foster, Thoroughly Modern Millie Revival Play: Private Lives Revival Musical: Into the Woods Featured Actor in a Musical: Shuler Hensley, Oklahoma! Featured Actor in a Play: Frank Langella, Fortune's Fool Featured Actress in a Musical: Harriet Harris, Thoroughly Modern Millie Featured Actress in a Play: Kate Finneran, Noises Off Choreographer: Susan Stroman, Oklahoma! Director, Play: Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses Director, Musical: Michael Mayer, Thoroughly Modern Millie Book of a Musical: John Lahr, Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch at Liberty Music-Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years Orchestration: Doug Besterman, Ralph Burns, Thoroughly Modern Millie Music: Willy Schwarz: Metamorphoses Costumes: Isaac Mizrahi, The Women Scenic Design in a Play: Tim Hatley, Private Lives Scenic Design in a Musical: Douglas W. Schmidt, Into the Woods Lighting Design: T.J. Gerckens, Metamorphoses Sound Design: Dan Moses Schreier, Into the Woods Solo Performance: Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch at Liberty