'The Elephant Man' starring Cooper won Outstanding Revival of a Play, while Helen Mirren won Outstanding Actress in a Play at the 2015 Drama Desk Awards.
- Jun 1, 2015
AceShowbiz - "The Elephant Man", a play starring Bradley Cooper, won Outstanding Revival of a Play at Drama Desk Awards which was held at the Town Hall in New York on May 31. Cooper was also listed as nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Play. He, however, lost the award to "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" star Alex Sharp.
Off-Broadway hit "Hamilton" won big by taking seven awards including Outsanding Musical. It marked the first time an off-Broadway play has won the Drama Desk's musical award since "Little Shop of Horrors" won the trophy for the same category in 1983. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" took six trophies for several categories including Outstanding Play and Outstanding Projection Design. "An American in Paris" won four awards, including Outstanding Choreography.
Helen Mirren defeated six other actresses to nab Outstanding Actress in a Play. She won the trophy for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience". Meanwhile, Kristin Chenoweth won Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her play "On the 20th Century". Other acting awards went to K. Todd Freeman ("Airline Highway"), Annaleigh Ashford ("You Can't Take It With You") and Christian Borle ("Something Rotten!").
One of the leading Tony contenders for Best Musical, "Fun Home", was ineligible for Drama Desk Award as it had contended last year for its off-Broadway run.
- Outstanding Play: Simon Stephens, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
- Outstanding Musical: "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Revival of a Play: "The Elephant Man"
- Outstanding Revival of a Musical: "The King and I"
- Outstanding Actor in a Play: Alex Sharp, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
- Outstanding Actress in a Play: Helen Mirren, "The Audience"
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Robert Fairchild, "An American in Paris"
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Kristin Chenoweth, "On the Twentieth Century"
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play: K. Todd Freeman, "Airline Highway"
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play: Annaleigh Ashford, "You Can't Take It with You"
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Christian Borle, "Something Rotten!"
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Renee Elise Goldsberry, "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Director of a Play: Marianne Elliott, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
- Outstanding Director of a Musical: Thomas Kail, "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, "An American in Paris"
- Outstanding Music: Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Book of a Musical: Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Orchestrations: Christopher Austin, "An American in Paris"
- Outstanding Music in a Play: Arthur Solari & Jane Shaw, "Tamburlaine the Great"
- Outstanding Revue: "Just Jim Dale"
- Outstanding Set Design: Bob Crowley, "An American in Paris"
- Outstanding Costume Design: Catherine Zuber, "Gigi"
- Outstanding Lighting Design: Paule Constable, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
- Outstanding Projection Design: Finn Ross, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical: Nevin Steinberg, "Hamilton"
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play: Ian Dickinson (for Autograph), "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
- Outstanding Solo Performance: Benjamin Scheuer, "The Lion"
- Unique Theatrical Experience: "Queen of the Night"
