'9 to 5' leads Drama Desk nods
Posted on: Monday, 27 April 2009, 12:42 CDT
The Broadway musical 9 to 5
led the field with 15 nods when Drama Desk Award nominations were announced in New York Monday.
The prizes will be handed out a gala ceremony at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Manhattan's Lincoln Center.
Broadway icon Harvey Fierstein is to act as master of ceremonies for the May 17 event.
Shrek the Musical
was nominated for 12 awards and Billy Elliot the Musical
for 10. The shows will compete with 9 to 5
in several categories, including outstanding musical. Also up for the top musical prize are Fela!,
Liza's at the Palace
and The Story of My Life.
In the running for outstanding play are Body Awareness,
Becky Shaw,
reasons to be pretty,
Ruined,
Fifty Words
and Lady.
Shortlisted for the Drama Desk Award for outstanding revival of a play are Blithe Spirit,
Exit the King,
Mary Stuart,
The Cripple of Inishmaan,
The Norman Conquests
and Waiting for Godot.
The nominees for outstanding revival of a musical are Enter Laughing the Musical,
Hair,
Pal Joey
and West Side Story.
Source: United Press International
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