Schmigadoon!, Two Strangers, Ragtime Land Drama Desk Nominations

The Drama Desk Award nominations are in the process of being announced. Here are the categories that have been released already.

Outstanding Musical
Beau the Musical
Mexodus
Schmigadoon!
The Seat of Our Pants
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Outstanding Play
Caroline
Cold War Choir Practice
Meet the Cartozians
Prince Faggot
The Balusters
The Porch on Windy Hill
Well, I’ll Let You Go

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Amahl and the Night VIsitors
Chess
Ragtime
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Baker’s Wife
The Rocky Horror Show

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Becky Shaw
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Death of a Salesman
Los Sole Truncos
Titus Andronicus
You Got Older

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Well, I’ll Let You Go
Noah Galvin, The Reservoir
Synnøve Karlsen, Pygmalion
John Krasinski, Angry Alan
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Aigner Mizzelle, The Monsters
Patrick Page, Titus Andronicus
Anika Noni Rose, The Balusters
Kara Young, Gruesome Playground Injuries

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Micaela Diamond, The Seat of Our Pants
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Dulé Hill, Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
Amber Iman, Goddess
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Brian Quijada, Mexodus
Nygel D. Robinson, Mexodus
Matt Rodin, Beau the Musical
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play
Caroline Aaron, The Reservoir
Edoardo Benzoni, Are the Bennet Girls Ok?
Maria-Christina Oliveras, The Balusters
Nathan Darrow, (un)conditional
Emily Davis, Well, I’ll Let You Go
West Duchovny, Diversion
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Linda Emond, Becky Shaw
David Greenspan, Prince Faggot
River Lipe-Smith, Caroline
Lizan Mitchell, Cold War Choir Practice
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical
Chris Blisset, Beau the Musical
Max Clayton, Schmigadoon!
Lilli Cooper, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show
Judy Kuhn, The Baker’s Wife
McKenzie Kurtz, Schmigadoon!
Ruthie Ann Miles, The Seat of Our Pants
Erin Morton, Heathers the Musical
Jackson Kanawha Perry, Saturday Church
Jasmine Amy Rogers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque

Outstanding Solo Performance
Savon Bartley, Holes in the Shape of My Father
Jack Holden, Kenrex
Hailey McAfee, and her Children
Natalie Palamides, Weer
Julia McDermott, Weather Girl
Josh Sharp, ta-da!

Outstanding Direction of a Play

Jesse Berger, Titus Andronicus

David Cromer, Caroline

Trip Cullman, Becky Shaw

Kenny Leon, The Balusters

Joe Mantello, Death of a Salesman

Tarell Alvin McCraney and Bijan Sheibani, The Brothers Size

Jack Serio, Well, I’ll Let You Go

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Lear deBessonet, Ragtime

Gordon Greenberg, The Baker’s Wife

Danny Mefford, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

David Mendizábal, Mexodus

Josh Rhodes, Beau the Musical

Leigh Silverman, The Seat of Our Pants

Outstanding Choreography

Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!

Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes (tap choreography), Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole

Natalie Malotke, Jonathan Platero, and Oksana Platero, Blood/Love

Toran X. Moore, Try/Step/Trip

Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons, CATS: The Jellicle Ball

Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys (includes aerial choreography)

Outstanding Music

The Lazours, Night Side Songs

Ethan Lipton, The Seat of Our Pants

Ethan D. Pakchar & Douglas Lyons, Beau the Musical

Michael Thurber, Goddess

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, Mexodus

Outstanding Lyrics

Jim Barne & Kit Buchan, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Dahlak Brathwaite, Try/Step/Trip

Ethan Lipton, The Seat of Our Pants

Douglas Lyons, Beau the Musical

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, Mexodus

Outstanding Book of a Musical

Dahlak Brathwaite, Try/Step/Trip

Ethan Lipton, The Seat of Our Pants

Douglas Lyons, Beau the Musical

Jesse Malin & Lauren Ludwig, Silver Manhattan

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, Mexodus

Outstanding Orchestrations

Bryan Carter (music supervisor and arranger), The Fear of 13

Daniel Kluger, The Seat of Our Pants

David M. Lutken, Morgan Morse, Lisa Helmi Johanson, and Sherry Stregack Lutken, The Porch on Windy Hill

John McDaniel, Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole

The Bengsons & Or Matias, My Joy is Heavy

Outstanding Music in a Play

John Patrick Elliott, Kenrex

Donald Lawrence, Oh Happy Day!

Stan Mathabane (composer) and Munir Zakee (musician), The Brothers Size

Johnathan Moore, The Imaginary Invalid (Molière in the Park)

Ro Reddick, Cold War Choir Practice

Darron L West and Alexander Sovronsky, The Wild Duck

Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play

Harry Feiner, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Soutra Gilmour, Waiting for Godot

Tatiana Kahvegian, Meet the Cartozians

Chloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman

Derek McLane, The Adding Machine

Derek McLane, The Balusters

Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical

Daniel Allen, Beau the Musical

dots, The Rocky Horror Show

Rachel Hauck, CATS: The Jellicle Ball

Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys

Arnulfo Maldonado, Goddess

Jason Sherwood, The Baker’s Wife

Outstanding Costume Design of a Play

Kindall Almond, Initiative

Enver Chakartash, Meet the Cartozians

Enver Chakartash, Tartuffe (New York Theatre Workshop)

Qween Jean, Oh Happy Day!

Emilio Sosa, The Balusters

Paul Tazewell, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical

Qween Jean, CATS: The Jellicle Ball

Qween Jean, Saturday Church

David I. Reynoso, The Rocky Horror Show

Kaye Voyce, The Seat of Our Pants

Catherine Zuber, The Baker’s Wife

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd, Prince Faggot

Jeff Croiter, The Adding Machine

Stacey Derosier, Well, I’ll Let You Go

Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman

Kate McGee, without mirrors

Studio Luna, Marcel on the Train

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical

Mextly Couzin, Mexodus

Adam Honoré, Amahl and the Night Visitors

Adam Honoré & Donald Holder, Ragtime

Bradley King, The Baker’s Wife

Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Japhy Weideman, Beau the Musical

Outstanding Sound Design of a Play

Angela Baughman, Initiative

Caroline Eng, The Unknown

Tom Gibbons, Oedipus

Kieran Lucas, Weather Girl

Nevin Steinberg, Anna Christie

Giles Thomas, Kenrex

Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

Jordana Abrenica, Beau the Musical

Jason Crystal, The Baker’s Wife

Mikhail Fiksel, Mexodus (includes looping systems architecture)

Kai Harada, Ragtime

Alex Hawthorn & Drew Levy, Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole

Outstanding Projection and Video Design

David Bengali, My Joy is Heavy

Akhila Krishnan, Kyoto

Johnny Moreno, Mexodus

Tal Yarden, Oedipus

Outstanding Wig and Hair
Alberto “Albee” Alvarado, The Rocky Horror Show
David Brian Brown, The Lost Boys
David Brian Brown and Victoria Tinsman, Fallen Angels
Nikiya Mathis, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
Robert Pickens, Tartuffe (New York Theatre Workshop)

Outstanding Puppetry
Axtell Expressions, Amaze
Emily Batsford (creator) and Yuliya Tsukerman (puppet design), Cumulo
Julian Crouch, Goddess
Monkey Boys Productions, The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire

Outstanding Fight Choreography
Gerry Rodriguez, The Monsters
Thomas Schall, The Balusters
Rick Sordelet, Titus Andronicus
Rick Sordelet, Ulster American
Sordelet Inc., The Lost Boys

Outstanding Adaptation
and her Children, by Rosie Glen-Lambert and Hailey McAfee
Are the Bennet Girls Ok?, by Emily Breeze
Oedipus, by Robert Icke
Pride & Prejudice, by Abigail Pickard Price, with Sarah Gobran and Matt Pinches
Room 204, by Taylor Massa
The Imaginary Invalid (Molière in the Park), by Lucie Tiberghien

Outstanding Revue
About Time
Baile Cangrejero
I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical

Unique Theatrical Experience
Amaze
Burnout Paradise
Color Theories
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Rheology
Slanted Floors

Ensemble Awards
Marjorie Prime—Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June Squibb
Spread—Daniel Bravo Hernández, Ricardy Fabre, Danny Gómez, Ishmael Gonzalez, and Jaden Perez

Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award
Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland for A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God and What If They Ate The Baby? 

Additional Special Awards
Initiative
Masquerade

The William Wolf Award
Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire

The Harold S. Prince Award
Tom Schumacher