Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional lead performances by male actors in musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding performance by a male actor in a musical ⓘ |
| awardFor | lead performance by an actor in a musical ⓘ |
| awardLevel | professional theatre ⓘ |
| awardMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| categoryType |
acting award
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lead performance category ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
Broadway productions
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Off-Broadway productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ productions in New York City ⓘ |
| field | musical theatre ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1975 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderedCategory | yes ⓘ |
| genre | theatre ⓘ |
| hasCategoryChange | category names and definitions have evolved over time ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasMultipleNominees | yes ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.dramadeskawards.com ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Ben Platt
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Brian Stokes Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Norbert Leo Butz NERFINISHED ⓘ Santino Fontana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizerType | critics organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Drama Desk Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Drama Desk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes | artistic excellence in musical theatre acting ⓘ |
| region | New York theatre ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
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Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
Broadway
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Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by Drama Desk members ⓘ |
| status | ongoing ⓘ |
| typicalCeremonyTime | spring ⓘ |
| winnerSelection | majority vote of Drama Desk members ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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relatedAward
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
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