Burstein in "Moulin Rouge"
This morning, the Drama League announced the competitive winners of its 86th annual awards for the condensed 2019-20 New York theater season. The productions chosen by the nationwide organization of theater artists, industry professionals, and audience members for its top awards were Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! as Outstanding Production of a Musical and Broadway’s The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez as Outstanding Production of a Play. Roundabout Theatre’s Broadway premiere of A Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller was named Outstanding Revival of a Play, while the Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken was named Outstanding Revival of a Musical.
Individual winners include actor Danny Burstein, who was honored with the Distinguished Performance Award for this portrayal of Moulin Rouge! club owner Harold Zidler, as well as this year’s special award honorees Marianne Elliott (Founders Award for Excellence in Directing), James Lapine (Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater), and the late Terrence McNally (Unique Contribution to Theater), previously announced during the Drama League’s Gratitude Awards on April 30.