Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda Among Winners at Drama League Awards

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton won the award for Outstanding Production of a Musical,  and its composer and star, Lin-Manual Miranda, won the Distinguished Performance Award at the 82nd annual Drama League Awards Friday, May 20.

Other awards went to

• Outstang Play -- The Humans
• Outstanding Revival of a Musical -- The Color Purple
• Outstanding Revival of a Play --  A View From The Bridge

In addition to the competitive categories, Sheldon Harnick was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award; Deaf West Theatre was honored with the Unique Contribution to the Theater Award for their vital work; and Ivo van Hove was honored with the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing.

The ceremony and luncheon at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square was hosted by Megan Hilty and Zachary Levi.

First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theatergoer awards chosen by audience members — specifically, by the thousands of Drama League members nationwide who attend Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.

The Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions, performances, and exemplary career achievements in musical theatre and directing. The first Drama League Award was presented to Katharine Cornell in 1935. Since then, the Distinguished Performance Award has been accorded to a roster of theater legends such as Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Liev Schreiber, Sir John Gielgud, Harvey Fierstein, Cherry Jones, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Julie Harris, Helen Hayes, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Sir Ian McKellen, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Plummer and Chita Rivera.

2016 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS WINNERS

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Hamilton

Richard Rodgers Theatre

Book, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Directed by Thomas Kail

Richard Rodgers Theatre

Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, and

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director;

Patrick Willingham, Executive Director), producers

* * *

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

The Humans

Helen Hayes Theatre

By Stephen Karam

Directed by Joe Mantello

Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Fox Theatricals, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer,

Roy Furman, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Eli Bush, Broadway Across America, Jack Lane,

Barbara Whitman, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Amanda Lipitz, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lauren Stein, The Shubert Organization,

and The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director, Harold Wolpert, Managing Director, and Julia C. Levy, Executive Director), producers;

Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, executive producers

* * *

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

The Color Purple

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Book by Marsha Norman

Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray

Directed by John Doyle

Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani, Rom Siracusa,

Caiola Productions, James Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander,

Darren Bagert, Candy Spelling, Adam Zotovich, Eric Falkenstien/Morris Berchard, Just For Laughs Theatricals/Tanya Link Productions, Adam S. Gordon,

Jam Theatricals, Kelsey Grammer, Independent Presenters Network, Carol Fineman, Sandy Block, producers

* * *

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY

A View From The Bridge

Lyceum Theatre

By Arthur Miller

Directed by Ivo van Hove

Scott Rudin, Lincoln Center Theater, Eli Bush. Robert G. Bartner, Roger Berlind, William Berlind,

Roy Furman, Peter May, Amanda Lipitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman,

Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, John Gore, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Heni Koenigsberg,

Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Spring Sirkin, producers