Billy Elliot the Musical led the winners with 10 Drama Desk awards, including Outstanding Musical. Ruined took home the award for Best Play and Hair and The Norman Conquests were named Best Revival of a Musical and a Play, respectively.
The ceremony was hosted by Harvey Fierstein. Presenters included Stockard Channing, John Cullum, Jim Dale, Jason Danieley, Andre De Shields, Jane Fonda, Victor Garber, Cheyenne Jackson, Carson Kressley, John Lithgow, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Rex Reed, Michael Rupert, and Tom Wopat.
Acting winners included Angela Lansbury (Blithe Spirit), Geoffrey Rush (Exit the King), Allison Janney (9 to 5), Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek the Musical), Janet McTeer (Mary Stuart), Gregory Jbara (Billy Elliot), Haydn Gwynne (Billy Elliot), and Pablo Schreiber (reasons to be pretty).
The casts of The Norman Conquests and The Cripple of Inishmaan received awards for their ensemble performances, with additional special awards presented to Liza Minnelli, Forbidden Broadway, the Atlantic Theater Company, and TADA! Youth Theater.
A full-list of winners can be found here.
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