"South Pacific," "Osage Cty" top Drama Desk awards
Fresh House of York (Reuters) - An acclaimed revival meeting of the classic musical "South Pacific" topped the 53rd yearly Drama Desk awards on Sunday, winning five honors, while Pulitzer Prize-winning "Aug: Osage County" lED the contention among plays.
The c. H. Best musical comedy trophy went to the upbeat "Passing Strange."
The awards for the Broadway shows set them up as strong contenders for next month's Tony Awards, the Newly House of York theatre world's top honors.
Oldtimer musical comedy star topology Patti LuPone was named outstanding actress in a musical comedy for her turn as Mama Rosiness in a well-received revitalization of "Romani," piece Deanna Dunagan south Korean won the Drama Desk for her work in "Osage County," Tracy Letts' play around a beyond-dysfunctional family in small town America which also south Korean won best film director for Anna Shapiro.
Role player honors went to Paulo Szot for "South Pacific Ocean" and Mark Rylance for "Boeing-Boeing," piece Laurence Fishburne received the outstanding solo performance prize for his enactment of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in "Thurgood."
Close come out of the closet of the honors was Mel Brook's "Young Frankenstein," a colossal express which received at best middling reviews and was likewise snubbed in the Tony awarding nominations just for a few fry categories.
"South Pacific," the first Broadway revival of the Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein 1949 musical theater around culture-spanning love on a South Seas island, likewise south Korean won for director Captain Bob Sher, as well as sound and sic design for a musical.
"Romany" took both featured musical performer honors, which went to Boyd Gaines and Laura Benati, piece the sixties drollery about flight attendants, "Boeing-Boeing," was named best revival of a play.
Suzette Leblanc - soprano, Daniele Forget - sopran
