On Monday, May 14, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards were presented to their respective winners in a ceremony at Angus McIndoe Restaurant. The award for Best Play carries a cash prize of $2,500. Also, a cash award of $1,000 goes to the winner for Best Foreign Play. The prizes are made possible by a grant from the Lucille Lortel Foundation.
Lin-Manuel Miranda presented the award for Best Play to Stephen Karam for Sons of the Prophet, which recently played at the Laura Pels Theatre. David Cromer presented the Best Foreign Play award to Nina Raine’s Tribes and accepted the award by reading a letter from Raine. Director Michael Mayer presented the Best Musical award to book writer Enda Walsh for Broadway’s Once.
Death of a Salesman star Andrew Garfield presented director Mike Nichols with a special citation, and playwright John Guare presented the other special citation to Signature Theatre Company’s James Houghton.
The New York Drama Critics’ Circle comprises 26 drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines, wire services and, websites based in the New York metropolitan area, including TheaterMania contributor David Finkle.
For more information, visit www.dramacritics.org.
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Andrew Garfield and Mike Nichols
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Cristin Milioti and Steve Kazee
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Susan Pourfar, David Cromer, and Gayle Rankin
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Santino Fontana, Peter DuBois, Yusef Bulos, Stephen Karam, Lizbeth Mackay, Chris Perfetti (front), and Dee Nelson
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Back: Cristin Milioti, Enda Walsh, David Patrick Kelly, Elizabeth A. Davis, Steve Kazee, and Andrea Gross
Front: Lucas Papaelias and Andy Taylor
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Lin-Manuel Miranda presenting the Best Play Award
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Andrew Garfield giving Mike Nichols his Special Citation
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Michael Mayer presenting the Best Musical Award
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David Cromer presenting the Best Foreign Play Award
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John Guare presenting James Houghton with his Special Citation
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James Houghton and John Guare
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