2011 Drama Desk Award Nominees

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Daniel Radcliffe

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Daniel Radcliffe joined the crowd at the Bombay Palace Restaurant in midtown to celebrate his Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical nomination for his work on Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, currently playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Rory O’Malley, Nikki M. James, and Stephen Oremus

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Book of Mormon‘s Rory O’Malley (Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical), Nikki M. James (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical), and Stephen Oremus (Outstanding Orchestrations) came out to celebrate their show, which lead the pack this year, picking up 12 Drama Desk nominations.

Donna Murphy

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Broadway favorite Donna Murphy (Outstanding Actress in a Musical) joined the crowd to celebrate her work in The People In The Picture.

Wayne Wilcox, Lee Pace, and Jim Parsons

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The Normal Heart cast members Wayne Wilcox, Lee Pace, and Jim Parsons celebrated their show’s Drama Desk nominations, as well as their award for Outstanding Ensemble.

Colin Quinn (left) and John Leguizamo (right)

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Colin Quinn (left) and John Leguizamo (right) both received nominations for Outstanding Solo Performance in their respective shows, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short and Ghetto Klown.

David Yazbek and Laura Benanti

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David Yazbek (Outstanding Music) and Laura Benanti (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical) celebrated their nominations for Broadway’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Kerry Butler (left) and Tom Wopat (right)

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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical nominee Kerry Butler (left) joined Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nominee Tom Wopat (right) to celebrate their work in Broadway’s Catch Me If You Can.

Patina Miller, Glenn Slater, and Victoria Clark

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Sister Act Drama Desk nominees included Patina Miller (Outstanding Actress in a Musical), Glenn Slater (Outstanding Lyrics), and Victoria Clark (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical).

Stephen Adly Guirgis and Yul Vasquez

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Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Motherf**ker With The Hat received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Play, as well as an Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play nomination for cast member Yul Vasquez.

Simon Philips and Tony Sheldon

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Director Simon Philips joined Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Tony Sheldon to celebrate his Outstanding Actor in a Musical Drama Desk nomination for the show.

Baby It’s You star Beth Leavel celebrated her Outstanding Actress in a Musical nomination in a beautiful spring dress.

Celia Keenan-Bolger (left) and Christian Borle (right) celebrated their Drama Desk nominations, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play respectively, for their work in Off-Broadway’s Peter and the Starcatcher.

The Public’s Oskar Eustis joined Merchant of Venice star Lily Rabe (Outstanding Actress in a Play) to celebrate her work in the show.

Lombardi set designer David Korins (Outstanding Set Design) joined Judith Light (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play) to celebrate their nominations for the show.

Members of the Belarus Free Theatre came out to celebrate their Unique Theatrical Experience nomination for Being Harold Pinter, currently playing at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre.