Nathan Lane lands top Drama League award
Actor Nathan Lane saw off competition from stars including Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks and Jake Gyllenhaal to land the top honor at the New York Drama League Awards on Friday (17May13).
Bette Midler, Vanessa Williams, Edie Falco and Alan Cumming were also in the running for the Distinguished Performance prize, but it was Lane's turn in Douglas Carter Beane's burlesque drama The Nance which bagged him the prestigious accolade.
Cyndi Lauper added another award to her collection for Kinky Boots,
which was named Distinguished Production of a Musical, while
Distinguished Revival of a Musical went to Pippin.
Distinguished Play was bestowed upon Vanya and Sonia and Masha and
Spike, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? landed the Distinguished
Revival of a Play honor.
Bernadette Peters walked away with the Distinguished Achievement in
Musical Theater trophy and Jerry Mitchell received the Founders
Award for Excellence in Directing during the ceremony, which was
held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
The New York Drama League Awards celebrate the best in Broadway and
Off Broadway and are voted for by the public.