Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the season’s most exceptional leading female performance in a musical, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical canonical | 1 |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Lucie Arnaz, 1979) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best actress in a musical performance in New York theatre ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding leading performance by an actress in a musical ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | live awards ceremony ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionMethod | voting by Drama Desk members ⓘ |
| distinctionFromTonyAwards |
includes Off-Broadway productions
ⓘ
includes Off-Off-Broadway productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
leading actress billing
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performance in a musical produced in New York during the season ⓘ |
| eligiblePerformerGender | female ⓘ |
| field |
musical theatre
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Angela Lansbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWinningWork | Gypsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType |
acting award
ⓘ
musical performance award ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.dramadeskawards.com/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageOfCeremony | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Audra McDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernadette Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ Christine Ebersole NERFINISHED ⓘ Donna Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti LuPone NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutton Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizerType | critics and journalists organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Drama Desk Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType | leading role ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Drama Desk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestige | major New York theatre acting honor ⓘ |
| region | New York theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Off-Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
excellence in acting
ⓘ
performance during a single theatre season ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | theatrical season preceding the ceremony ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | New York theatre or event space ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
They're Playing Our Song
this entity surface form:
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Lucie Arnaz, 1979)