Drama League Nominations Go To Eclipsed, Skeleton Crew & More

Awards season continues with today’s announcement of the 82nd Annual Drama League Award nominations for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Distinguished Performance Award. The five award categories recognize Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.rnrnBroadway’s Aladdin stars Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed and James Monroe Iglehart announced the 2016 nominations for the Drama League Awards on April 20, during an exclusive livestream from Sardi’s.rnrnAmong the nominations for outstanding plays and musicals were: Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed; Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria; The Gin Game (James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson); Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton; and The Color Purple (partly produced by Oprah Winfrey);rnrnThe productions of Shuffle Along and Cirque du Soleil: Paramour will be considered for the 2016-2017 season.rnrnOutstanding Playrn10 Out of 12rnEclipsedrnThe FatherrnGloriarnHirrnThe HumansrnKing Charles IIIrnMarjorie PrimernThe RoyalernSkeleton CrewrnrnOutstanding Revival of a PlayrnAwake and Sing!rnBlackbirdrnCloud NinernThe CruciblernThe Gin GamernLong Day’s Journey into NightrnA Midsummer Night’s DreamrnNoises OffrnSense and SensibilityrnA View from the BridgernrnOutstanding MusicalrnAmerican PsychornBright StarrnDear Evan HansenrnFuturityrnHamiltonrniOW@rnOn Your Feet!rnSchool of Rock, The MusicalrnTuck EverlastingrnWaitressrnrnOutstanding Revival of a MusicalrnThe Color PurplernDames at SearnFiddler on the RoofrnShe Loves MernSpring AwakeningrnrnThe Distinguished Performance Award selects one winner, and the recipient only can receive the award once during his or her career – making it a much-coveted award. The 50 nominees include:rnrnNina Arianda, Fool for LovernAnnaleigh Ashford, SylviarnLaura Benanti, She Loves MernReed Birney, The HumansrnAlex Brightman, School of Rock, The MusicalrnDanny Burstein, Fiddler on the RoofrnTimothee Chalamet, Prodigal SonrnKelley Curran, The DingdongrnCarmen Cusack, Bright StarrnJeff Daniels, BlackbirdrnKhris Davis, The RoyalernDaveed Diggs, HamiltonrnGeorgia Engel, JohnrnCynthia Erivo, The Color PurplernJesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully CommittedrnLynda Gravatt, Skeleton CrewrnMichael C. Hall, LazarusrnAnne Hathaway, GroundedrnMegan Hilty, Noises OffrnJackie Hoffman, Once Upon a MattressrnJayne Houdyshell, The HumansrnJennifer Hudson, The Color PurplernMarin Ireland, IronboundrnAndrew Keenan-Bolger, Tuck EverlastingrnLeslie Kritzer, The Robber BridegroomrnJessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey into NightrnJudith Light, Therese RaquinrnZachary Levi, She Loves MernLin-Manuel Miranda, HamiltonrnJessie Mueller, WaitressrnKristine Nielsen, HirrnLupita Nyong’o, EclipsedrnSophie Okonedo, The CruciblernAnnette O’Toole, Southern ComfortrnTim Pigott-Smith, King Charles IIIrnBen Platt, Dear Evan HansenrnPhylicia Rashad, Head of PassesrnSam Rockwell, Fool for LovernThomas Jay Ryan, 10 Out of 12rnMichael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey into NightrnJennifer Simard, Disaster!rnLois Smith, Marjorie Prime and JohnrnMark Strong, A View from the BridgernCicely Tyson, The Gin GamernMichael Urie, Shows for DaysrnAna Villafane, On Your Feet!rnBenjamin Walker, American PsychornNicola Walker, A View from the BridgernBen Whishaw, The CruciblernMichelle Williams, BlackbirdrnrnThe 82nd Annual Drama League Awards, hosted by Zachary Levi (Chuck) and Megan Hilty (Smash), will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 20, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom.rnrnThe Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America with the first award in 1922 and a formal award in 1935.