Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Puppet Design |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First awarded | 1998 |
| Currently held by | Ray Wetmore, JR Goodman, and Camille Labarre for Water for Elephants (2024) |
| Website | dramadesk.org (defunct) |
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppetry is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. The award was first presented at the 1998 ceremony, as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design,[1] then suspended from use until the 2017 ceremony. The current name was introduced as of the 2023 ceremony.
Unlike some Drama Desk Awards, the award for Outstanding Puppetry combines plays and musicals into a single category.
Winners and nominees
[edit]1990s
[edit]| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1998[1] | Julie Taymor and Michael Curry | The Lion King |
| The Big Nazo Studio | Jackie: An American Life | |
| Bruce Schwartz | Ballad of Yachiyo | |
| Basil Twist | Tell-Tale |
2010s
[edit]| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2017[2] | Basil Twist | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Lyndie Wright and Sarah Wright | 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips | |
| 2018[3] | ||
| Michael Curry | Frozen | |
| Finn Caldwell and Nick Barnes | Angels in America | |
| Charlie Kanev, Sarah Nolan, and Jonathan Levin | A Hunger Artist | |
| Vandy Wood | The Artificial Jungle | |
| 2019[4] | ||
| Sonny Tilders | King Kong | |
| Michael Curry | Beetlejuice | |
| Tschabalala Self | Daddy |
2020s
[edit]| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020[5] | Raphael Mishler | Tumacho |
| Rockefeller Productions | Paddington Gets in a Jam | |
| Amanda Villalobos | Is This a Room | |
| 2021 | No awards: New York theatres shuttered, March 2020 to September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City[6] | |
| 2022[7][8] | ||
| James Ortiz | The Skin of Our Teeth | |
| Amanda Villalobos | Wolf Play | |
| Rockefeller Productions | Winnie the Pooh | |
| 2023 | ||
| Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell | Life of Pi | |
| John Leader | Wuthering Heights | |
| James Ortiz (design), Kennedy Kanagawa (as Milky White) | Into the Woods | |
| Kirjan Waage | The Immortal Jellyfish Girl | |
| 2024 | ||
| Ray Wetmore, JR Goodman, and Camille Labarre | Water for Elephants | |
| Matt Acheson | Hotel Happy | |
| Adrian Kohler & Handspring Puppet Company | Life & Times of Michael K | |
| David Valentine | Poor Yella Rednecks | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gans, Andrew; Lefkowitz, David; Viagas, Robert (May 18, 1998). "Ragtime, Beauty Queen Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Rosky, Nicole (June 4, 2017). "62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, Full List of 2017 Winners!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (June 3, 2018). "SpongeBob SquarePants & More Win 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Meyer, Dan (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Evans, Greg (2021-05-05). "Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Broadway League "Cautiously Optimistic"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 16, 2022). "Six, Kimberly Akimbo Lead 2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations; See the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (June 8, 2022). "Clyde's, Company, SIX: The Musical Lead 2022 Drama Desk Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved July 30, 2022.