> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.broadwaynews.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘The Prom’ wins outstanding musical prize at 2019 Drama Desk Awards - URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/the-prom-wins-best-musical-at-2019-drama-desk-awards/ - Published: 2019-06-03T05:05:47.000Z - Updated: 2023-04-25T18:14:27.000Z - Description: “The Prom” took home the prize of outstanding musical at the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Sunday night. In the show categories, “The Ferryman” won the outstanding play award and “Fiddler on the Roof” won for outstanding musical revival. “The Waverly Gallery” won for outstanding revival of a play. - Author: Caitlin Huston - Tags: Awards, #caitlin, Drama Desk Awards, News “The Prom” took home the prize of outstanding musical at the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Sunday night. In the show categories, “The Ferryman” won the outstanding play award and “Fiddler on the Roof” won for outstanding musical revival. “The Waverly Gallery” won for outstanding revival of a play. The nominations list [had been led by](https://broadwaynews.com/2019/04/25/oklahoma-leads-drama-desk-nominations/?ref=broadwaynews.com) “Oklahoma!” “Tootsie” and “Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future.” Because “Hadestown,” “Torch Song” and “Choir Boy,” all had off-Broadway runs in recent seasons, the Drama Desk nominating committee chose to only consider “those elements that constituted new work.” The Drama Desk categories include Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway. The ceremony, hosted by Michael Urie, took place at The Town Hall. The Drama Desk Awards were executive produced by Matt Britten, chief executive of Broadway Brands, which is the parent company of Broadway News. Joey Parnes Productions was the producer. Full List: (Asterisk indicates the winner) Outstanding Play Fairview, by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Soho Rep **\*The Ferryman, by Jez Butterworth** Lewiston/Clarkston, by Samuel D. Hunter, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Usual Girls, by Ming Peiffer, Roundabout Theatre Company What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, New York Theatre Workshop andBroadway Outstanding Musical Be More Chill The Hello Girls, Prospect Theater Company **\*The Prom** Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, Ars Nova Tootsie Outstanding Revival of a Play Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine, Signature Theatre Henry VI: Shakespeare’s Trilogy in Two Parts, National Asian American Theatre Company Our Lady of 121st Street, Signature Theatre Summer and Smoke, Classic Stage Company/Transport Group **\*The Waverly Gallery** Uncle Vanya, Hunter Theater Project Outstanding Revival of a Musical Carmen Jones, Classic Stage Company **\*Fiddler on the Roof, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Off-Broadway** Kiss Me, Kate, Roundabout Theatre Company Merrily We Roll Along, Fiasco Theater/Roundabout Theatre Companyc Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Bard Summerscape/St. Ann’s Warehouse andBroadway Outstanding Actor in a Play Jeff Biehl, Life Sucks Edmund Donovan, Lewiston/Clarkston Raúl Esparza, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Russell Harvard, I Was Most Alive With You **\*Jay O. Sanders, Uncle Vanya** Outstanding Actress in a Play Midori Francis, Usual Girls Zainab Jah, Boesman and Lena **\*Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery** Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me Outstanding Actor in a Musical Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom Andrew R. Butler, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Damon Daunno, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! **\*Santino Fontana, Tootsie** Steven Skybell, Fiddler on the Roof Outstanding Actress in a Musical **\*Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show** Beth Leavel, The Prom Rebecca Naomi Jones,Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones Stacey Sargeant, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Charles Browning, Fairview Arnie Burton, Lewiston/Clarkston Hampton Fluker, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons **\*Tom Glynn-Carney, The Ferryman** Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Harriett D. Foy, The House That Will Not Stand Megan Hill, Eddie and Dave **\*Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill A Mockingbird** Ruth Wilson, King Lear Alison Wright, Othello Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Corbin Bleu, Kiss Me, Kate **\*André De Shields, Hadestown** Sydney James Harcourt, Girl from the North Country George Salazar, Be More Chill Patrick Vaill, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Stephanie Hsu, Be More Chill Leslie Kritzer, Beetlejuice Soara-Joye Ross, Carmen Jones Sarah Stiles, Tootsie **\*Ali Stroker, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!** Mary Testa, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Outstanding Director of a Play Sarah Benson, Fairview Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, The Jungle **\*Sam Mendes, The Ferryman** Tyne Rafaeli, Usual Girls Taylor Reynolds, Plano Jeff Wise, Life Sucks Outstanding Director of a Musical Noah Brody, Merrily We Roll Along **\*Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown** Scott Ellis, Tootsie Daniel Fish, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof Outstanding Choreography presented by LaDuca Shoes Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy **\*Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me Kate** Denis Jones, Tootsie Rick and Jeff Kuperman, Alice by Heart Lorin Latarro, Twelfth Night David Neumann, Hadestown Outstanding Music presented by Music Theatre International Andrew R. Butler, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Joe Iconis, Be More Chill Peter Mills, The Hello Girls Mark Sonnenblick, Midnight at the Never Get Shaina Taub, Twelfth Night **\*David Yazbek, Tootsie** Outstanding Lyrics presented by Music Theatre International Chad Beguelin, The Prom Andrew R. Butler, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Joe Iconis, Be More Chill Peter Mills, The Hello Girls **\*David Yazbek, Tootsie** Outstanding Book of a Musical presented by Music Theatre International Scott Brown and Anthony King, Beetlejuice Andrew R. Butler, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future **\*Robert Horn, Tootsie** Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, The Prom Dominique Morisseau, Ain’t Too Proud Outstanding Orchestrations Larry Blank, Fiddler on the Roof Simon Hale, Girl from the North Country **\*Daniel Kluger, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!** Charlie Rosen, Be More Chill Daryl Waters, The Cher Show Outstanding Music in a Play Paul Castles and Jongbin Jung, Wild Goose Dreams Justin Ellington, Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie Justin Ellington, The House That Will Not Stand Nick Powell, The Lehman Trilogy **\*Jason Michael Webb and Fitz Patton, Choir Boy** Outstanding Set Design of a Play Miriam Buether, The Jungle Es Devlin, Girls & Boys Maruti Evans, The Peculiar Patriot Mimi Lien, Fairview **\*Matt Saunders, “Daddy”** Outstanding Set Design for a Musical presented by Hudson Scenic Studio Rachel Hauck, Hadestown Laura Jellinek, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Laura Jellinek, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future **\*David Korins, Beetlejuice** Rae Smith, Girl from the North Country Outstanding Costume Design for a Play Dede M. Ayite, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Dede M. Ayite, If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka Ásta Bennie Hostetter, Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie **\*Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet** Nicole Slaven, Henry VI: Shakespeare’s Trilogy in Two Parts Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical Michael Krass, Hadestown William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice William Ivey Long, Tootsie **\*Bob Mackie, The Cher Show** Bobby Frederick Tilly II, Be More Chill Paloma Young, Alice by Heart Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play **\*Amith Chandrashaker, Boesman and Lena** Amith Chandrashaker, Fairview Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play Jon Clark, The Jungle Simon Cleveland, Spaceman Yi Zhao, The House That Will Not Stand Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical presented by Production Resource Group Adam Honoré, Carmen Jones **\*Bradley King, Hadestown** Jamie Roderick, Midnight at the Never Get Barbara Samuels, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Scott Zielinski, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Outstanding Projection Design **\*Peter England, King Kong** Katherine Freer, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Luke Halls, The Lehman Trilogy Alex Basco Koch, Be More Chill Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice Joshua Thorson, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Tyler Kieffer, Plano Fitz Patton, Choir Boy **\*Nick Powell, The Ferryman** Jane Shaw, I Was Most Alive With You Mikaal Sulaiman, Fairview Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Simon Baker, Girl from the North Country Drew Levy, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Brian Ronan, Tootsie **\*Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown** Mikaal Sulaiman, Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Outstanding Wig and Hair Design Paul Huntley, Tootsie Cookie Jordan, Eddie and Dave Charles G. LaPointe, Beetlejuice **\*Charles G. LaPointe, The Cher Show** Campbell Young Associates, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Outstanding Solo Performance **\*Mike Birbiglia, The New One** Carey Mulligan, Girls & Boys Liza Jessie Peterson, The Peculiar Patriot, National Black Theatre/Hi-Arts Erin Treadway, Spaceman, Loading Dock Theatre Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag Unique Theatrical Experience **\*All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Theater Latté Da/Laura Little Theatrical Productions / Sheen Center** Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shake & Bake The B-Side: “Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons,” The Wooster Group What to Send Up When it Goes Down, The Movement Theatre Company Outstanding Fight Choreography U. Jonathan Toppo, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Claire Warden, “Daddy” **\*Claire Warden, Slave Play** Outstanding Puppet Design Michael Curry, Beetlejuice Tschabalala Self, “Daddy” **\*Sonny Tilders, King Kong** Special Awards: Ensemble Award: To the uncanny ensemble of Dance Nation for their pointed portrait of a dance troupe riven by competition but fused by the experiences of youth: Purva Bedi, Eboni Booth, Camila Canó-Flaviá, Dina Shihabi, Ellen Maddow, Christina Rouner, Thomas Jay Ryan, Lucy Taylor, and Ikechukwu Ufomadu. Sam Norkin Award: To Montana Levi Blanco, who enriched this season with his vibrant and detailed costumes for Fairview, The House That Will Not Stand, Fabulation, Or the Re-Education of Undine, Eddie and Dave, “Daddy,” and Ain’t No Mo’. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a Blanco costume is worth considerably more, telling us a complete story about its wearer while giving us something fabulous to look at. To Mia Katigbak, the backbone of the off-Broadway scene, we acclaim her for her performances this season in Henry VI: Shakespeare’s Trilogy in Two Parts, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Peace for Mary Frances and Recent Alien Abductions. This award also recognizes her vital presence as the artistic director of NAATCO and her sustained excellence as a performer and mentor. To Repertorio Español for presenting a year-round rotating repertory of new and classic Spanish-language plays in its intimate Gramercy venue. For the past 51 years, Repertorio has been an indispensable theater for Spanish-speaking audiences, while inviting non-Spanish-speaking theatergoers to discover the delights of the Spanish-language canon and introducing New York audiences to the work of actors like Zulema Clares and Germán Jaramillo.