EXCLUSIVE: New York’s Drama League and filmmakers Jeff Kaufman and Marcia Ross have teamed up for a special video tribute to Terrence McNally. The playwright was set to receive the LeagueR…
stars as Aaron Tveit, Adrienne Warren, Condola Rashad, Elizabeth Stanley, Idina Menzel, Jeremy Pope, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, Marianne Elliott, Megan Hilty, Nathan Lane, and Sutton Foster, among others.McNally’s husband Tom Kirdahy will accept the lifetime achievement award on behalf of theplaywright, and a special In Memoriam video tribute will be presented by Jeff Kaufman & Marcia Ross .
The April 30 broadcast also will include special cameos from previous Distinguished Performance Award recipient Patti LuPone and the 86th Annual Drama League Artistic Awards nominations presented by’s Alex Brightman and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer. Acceptance videos from previously announced honorees also will include Marianne Elliott and James Lapine .
The digital event, says the Drama League, “will celebrate and be inclusive of participation from all workers in the theater community, while funding the many opportunities stage directors will need so they can lead shows back onto stages and audiences back into seats.”has recognized outstanding achievements on and Off Broadway since 1935.
Under the revised plan, nominations will be announced during the April 30 event, with voting then open to members from May 1-22. Winners will be announced in June. All proceeds raised during the April 30 program will go towards The Ghost Light Campaign, which supports our 2020-2021 cohort of Directing Fellows & Residents, New Visions / New Voices after-school directing mentorship program for NYC high school students, as well as a portion allocated directly to the Drama League’s micro re-grant program, the Directors Emergency Relief Fund.
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