Debra Messing (Shit. Meet. Fan., Birthday Candles, Will & Grace) and Tituss Burgess (Oh, Mary!; Guys and Dolls; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) will host the 2025 Annual Drama Desk Awards, benefiting the Entertainment Community Fund, June 1 at 6:15 PM at NYU Skirball.
鈥淲e are absolutely thrilled that Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess are hosting this year鈥檚 Drama Desk Awards, along with a stellar creative team led by Lorin Latarro,鈥� said Co-Executive Producers Staci Levine and Jessica R. Jenen in a statement. 鈥淭he Drama Desk Awards are a very special event, celebrating the entire theatre community. With all net proceeds donated to the Entertainment Community Fund, the Drama Desk Awards benefit the very community being celebrated."
The Drama Desk Awards are the only major New York City theatre awards for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway compete against each other in the same categories. As was the case last year, all performance categories are gender-free. The updated gender-free categories are Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical.
Nominations will be announced April 30. The 2024-25 Drama Desk Nominating Committee comprises Chair Martha Wade Steketee, Linda Armstrong, Daniel Dinero, Peter Filichia, Kenji Fujishima, Raven Snook, and Charles Wright.
The creative team for this year鈥檚 ceremony includes director Latarro, writers Steve Rosen and David Rossmer, musical director Dan Lipton, lighting designer Abby May, production manager and sound designer Five Ohm, video designer Ido Levran, and production manager Ira Mont.
David Barbour and Charles Wright are the Drama Desk co-presidents.
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