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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival


FieldValue
nameDrama Desk Award
for Outstanding Revival
awarded_forOutstanding Revival
presenterDrama Desk
locationNew York City
countryUnited States
year1976
year21992
website

for Outstanding Revival The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors. It honors the Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, or legitimate not-for-profit theater revival of a production previously staged in New York City.

It was not until the 22nd Annual Drama Desk Awards in 1988 that a specific category for Outstanding Revival was created. The first recipient was The Royal Family, a play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber that originally was staged in 1937. The award was not presented again until 1982. In 1993, the category was divided to give separate awards for plays and musicals.

Winners and nominees

;Key

1970s

YearWorkAuthor(s)Producer(s)Ref.
1976
*The Royal Family*George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberBarry M. Brown, Burry Fredrik, Fritz Holt and Sally Sears
What Every Woman KnowsJ. M. BarrieRoundabout Theater Company
A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of CottonArthur Miller / Tennessee WilliamsThe Phoenix Theatre
They Knew What They WantedSidney Howard
Trelawny of the 'Wells'Arthur Wing PineroThe New York Shakespeare Festival
Very Good EddieJerome Kern, Schuyler Greene, Philip Bartholomae and Guy BoltonDavid Merrick, Max Brown and Byron Goldman
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward AlbeeKen Marsolais and James Scott Productions, Inc.
1977 - 1979No award given.

1980s

YearWorkAuthor(s)Producer(s)Ref.
1981No award given.
1982
*Entertaining Mr. Sloane*Joe OrtonCherry Lane Theatre
The Chalk GardenEnid BagnoldRoundabout Theatre Company
MisallianceGeorge Bernard Shaw
1983
*On Your Toes*Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and George AbbottAlfred De Liagre, Jr., Roger L. Stevens, John Mauceri, Donald R. Seawell and André Pastoria
The Cradle Will RockMarc BlitzsteinThe Acting Company
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam ShakespeareThe Shubert Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Nelle Nugent, ABC Video Enterprises, Inc., Roger Berlind, Rhoda R. Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, MGM / UA Home Entertainment Group, Inc. and Mutual Benefit Productions
Present LaughterNoël CowardCircle in the Square
The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialHerman WoukCircle in the Square and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
1984
*Death of a Salesman*Arthur MillerRobert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens
The PhilanthropistChristopher HamptonManhattan Theatre Club
Serenading LouieLanford WilsonThe Public Theater
Heartbreak HouseBernard ShawCircle in the Square
1985
*A Day in the Death of Joe Egg*Peter NicholsThe Shubert Organization, Emanuel Azenberg, Roger Berlind and Ivan Bloch
On ApprovalFrederick LonsdaleAmerican Jewish Theatre
Balm in GileadLanford WilsonCircle Repertory Company and Steppenwolf Theatre
Pacific OverturesStephen Sondheim and John WeidmanElizabeth Ireland McCann and Nelle Nugent
Aren't We All?Frederick LonsdaleDouglas Urbanski, Karl Allison, Bryan Bantry and James M. Nederlander
1986
*The House of Blue Leaves*John GuareLincoln Center Theater
Lemon SkyLanford WilsonSecond Stage Theatre
Long Day's Journey Into NightEugene O'NeillEmanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization, Roger Peters, Roger Berlind and PACE Theatrical Group, Inc.
LootJoe OrtonManhattan Theatre Club
The Iceman ComethEugene O'NeillLewis Allen, James M. Nederlander, Stephen Graham and Ben Edwards
1987
*Anything Goes*Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, John Weidman and Timothy CrouseLincoln Center Theater
Flora the Red MenaceJohn Kander, Fred Ebb, George Abbott, Robert Russell and David ThompsonVineyard Theatre
Lost in the StarsMaxwell Anderson and Kurt WeillYork Theatre Company
DreamgirlsHenry Krieger and Tom EyenMarvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders
CabaretJohn Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe MasteroffBarry & Fran Weissler
1988
*Our Town*Thornton WilderLincoln Center Theater
Long Day's Journey Into NightEugene O'NeillKen Marsolais, Alexander H. Cohen, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Yale Repertory Theatre
Juno and the PaycockSeán O'CaseyCircle in the Square
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetStephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
1989No award given.

1990s

YearWorkAuthor(s)Producer(s)Ref.
1990
*Gypsy*Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents/Barry & Fran Weissler, Kathy Levin and Barry Brown
The Sound of MusicRichard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein IILincoln Center Theater
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofTennessee WilliamsBarry & Fran Weissler
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam ShakespeareDuncan C. Weldon and Jerome Minskoff
1991
*A Little Night Music*Stephen Sondheim and Hugh WheelerLincoln Center Theater
CamilleAlexandre Dumas filsRidiculous Theatrical Company
HamletWilliam ShakespeareRoundabout Theatre Company
MachinalSophie TreadwellNew York Shakespeare Festival and The Public Theater
1992
*Guys and Dolls*Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe BurrowsDodger Productions, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters
The Most Happy FellaFrank LoesserThe Goodspeed Opera House, Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Center Theater, The Shubert Organization, Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. and Stagevision
'Tis Pity She's a WhoreJohn FordThe Public Theater
FalsettosWilliam Finn and James LapineBarry & Fran Weissler

Producers with multiple wins

;4 wins

  • Lincoln Center Theater

;2 wins

  • Roger Berlind

Producers with multiple nominations

;6 nominations

  • Lincoln Center Theater

;5 nominations

  • Circle in the Square

;4 nominations

  • Roundabout Theatre Company
  • The Shubert Organization
  • Roger Berlind
  • Barry & Fran Weissler

;2 nominations

  • The New York Shakespeare Festival
  • Jujamcyn Theaters
  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Manhattan Theatre Club
  • Ken Marsolais
  • Roger L. Stevens
  • Elizabeth Ireland McCann
  • Nelle Nugent
  • Emanuel Azenberg
  • James M. Nederlander

Titles with multiple nominations

;2 nominations

  • Long Day's Journey into Night

Authors with multiple wins

;2 wins

  • Stephen Sondheim

Authors with multiple nominations

;4 nominations

  • Stephen Sondheim

;3 nominations

  • William Shakespeare
  • Lanford Wilson
  • Eugene O'Neill
  • The Public Theater

;2 nominations

  • Arthur Miller
  • Tennessee Williams
  • Guy Bolton
  • Joe Orton
  • Richard Rodgers
  • George Abbott
  • Frederick Lonsdale
  • John Weidman
  • John Kander
  • Fred Ebb
  • Hugh Wheeler
  • Frank Loesser

References

References

  1. "1976 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  2. (June 3, 1975). "Stage: ‘What Every Woman Knows,’ Barrie Revival Given by the Roundabout". The New York Times.
  3. "1982 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  4. "1983 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  5. "Browse Awards By Year for 1984".
  6. "1984 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  7. "Browse Awards By Year for 1985".
  8. "1985 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  9. "Browse Awards By Year for 1986".
  10. "1986 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  11. "Browse Awards By Year for 1987".
  12. "1987 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  13. "Browse Awards By Year for 1988".
  14. "1988 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  15. (May 25, 1988). "Into the Woods Wins Award". The New York Times.
  16. "Browse Awards By Year for 1990".
  17. "1990 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  18. (May 17, 1990). "Drama Desk Awards to Angels and Lesson". The New York Times.
  19. "Browse Awards By Year for 1991".
  20. "1991 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
  21. (13 May 1991). "'Will Rogers' and 'Yonkers' Win Drama Desk Awards". The New York Times.
  22. "Browse Awards By Year for 1992".
  23. "1992 Awards – Nominees and Recipients".
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