William Wolf News

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club by Bebe Neuwirth and Len Cariou, multi-award winning stage, screen and television stars. They were joined for the announcement by William Wolf, Drama Desk President, Barbara Siegel, Chairperson of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee, Robert Blume, Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards, and Randie Levine-Miller, Director of Special Events for the Drama Desk.

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club. 'A Catered Affair' led the way with 12 nominations.

The cast of [title of show], the original musical that will open on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in July, will host the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards on Sunday, May 18, at 9:00 PM, it was announced by Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the awards ceremony, and William Wolf, President of the Drama Desk.

This morning, April 18th, 2008 Michael Riedel reported on the resignation of Tony Phillips from the Drama Desk Committee. Phillips is a national arts correspondent for the gay-themed Edge Publications. Phillips wrote a stinging letter to the committee bashing chairwoman Barbara Siegel as an 'imminent danger to the integrity of the organization'. Riedel goes on state that Phillips claims he has 'watched with growing alarm as Siegel steered this organization away from its mission statement into some wan, doddering, second-rate mock of the Tony Awards.' William Wolf, the Drama Desk responded today with the following letter

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced on Monday, April 28, 2008, at 9:45 AM at the New York Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, in Manhattan.

The West Bank Café announces our March, 2008 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre

The 53rd Annual 'Drama Desk Awards' will take place on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at 9 PM at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, it was announced by Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony and telecast, and William Wolf, President of the Drama Desk, an organization of theater critics, writers and editors that honors excellence in all areas of New York theater, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and not-for-profit theater.

The fourth annual 'Broadway Unplugged' concert - featuring Broadway stars performing without microphones - was presented Monday, November 19 at 8PM at The Town Hall

Rose Billings & the Board of Governors of The National Arts Club presented the medal of honor to legendary stage designer, Tony Walton, at their cocktail and dinner ceremony 'A Night the Shining Stars Come Out' on Sunday November 18.

Winners of Drama Desk Awards for the 2006/2007 New York theater season received their engraved trophies at a cocktail reception in their honor on Tuesday, July 17 at Tony's Di Napoli Restaurant

The Town Hall's first-ever Summer Broadway Festival presented 'A Night at the Operetta,' on Monday, July 16, at 8pm

Members of the 2007-2008 Drama Desk Nominating Committee have been announced by Drama Desk President William Wolf and Nominating Committee Chairperson Barbara Siegel.

'Broadway by the Year: The Broadway Musicals of 1964 Part II' was held on Monday, June 18th at Town Hall, and featured an all-star Broadway cast.

The Drama Desk paid tribute to the leading men of the New York stage at its Special Summer Luncheon Panel at Sardi's on Friday, June 15.

BroadwayWorld takes you into the press room and star-studded VIP reception for the 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were presented on Sunday, May 20 at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center!

The 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 9:00 PM, at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center, and BroadwayWorld was there to bring you the excitement!

A star-studded pre-show party preceded the Drama Desk Awards, which were presented at the LaGuardia Concert Hall on May 20th!

The Coast of Utopia and Spring Awakening won the top honors at The 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were presented on Sunday, May 20 at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center!

This year's Drama Desk nominees, at a recent cocktail reception, created illustrations for their respective shows!

A cocktail reception for this year's Drama Desk Award nominees was held at Arte Cafe Restaurant on May 1st, and BroadwayWorld was there!