The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards Sets Date at Town Hall

The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be held on June 3. The ceremony, which recognizes the best Broadway and off-Broadway talent of the 2011-2012 theater season, will take place at Town Hall in New York City.

The Drama Desk Nominating Committee includes Barbara Siegel (Chairperson), Suzanna Bowling, Lawrence Harbison, Mark Peikert, Richard Ridge and Frank Ferlizzo. Nominees for the awards have not yet been announced.

The Drama Desk, founded in 1949, brings together writers and critics to support the ongoing development of theater in New York. The Drama Desk Awards were first presented in 1955, and includes Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway shows in the same categories.