Shuffle Along & She Loves Me Win Big at 2016 Drama Desk Awards

The Broadway productions of Shuffle Along and She Loves Me came out on top at the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards on June 5. After the off-Broadway incarnation of Hamilton won big last year, the two shows picked up four awards each, including Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Revival of a Musical, respectively. Meanwhile, The Humans received the award for Outstanding Play, and as previously announced, the cast was honored with a Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. A View from the Bridge won awards for Outstanding Revival of a Play and director Ivo van Hove. The ceremony, which honors Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions, took place at Town Hall and was hosted by Michael Urie.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Outstanding Play
The Humans

Outstanding Musical
Shuffle Along

Outstanding Revival of a Play
A View From the Bridge

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
She Loves Me

Outstanding Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, The Father

Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jessica Lange, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof

Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Shannon, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me

Outstanding Director of a Play
Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

Outstanding Director of a Musical (Tie)
John Doyle, The Color Purple
Bartlett Sher, Fiddler on the Roof

Outstanding Choreography
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along

Outstanding Music
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star

Outstanding Lyrics
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen

Outstanding Book of a Musical:
John Caird, Daddy Long Legs

Outstanding Orchestrations
Larry Hochman, She Loves Me

Outstanding Music in a Play
Philip Glass, The Crucible

Outstanding Set Design for a Play
Christopher Oram, Hughie

Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
David Rockwell, She Loves Me

Outstanding Costume Design for a Play
Anita Yavich, The Legend of Georgia McBride

Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Ann Roth, Shuffle Along

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Justin Townsend, The Humans

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Justin Townsend, American Psycho

Outstanding Projection Design
Finn Ross, American Psycho

Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Fitz Patton, The Humans

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Dan Moses Schreier, American Psycho

Outstanding Wig and Hair
Mia M. Neal, Shuffle Along

Outstanding Solo Performance
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully Committed

Unique Theatrical Experience
That Physics Show

Productions with Multiple Wins
She Loves Me - 4
Shuffle Along - 4
American Psycho - 3
The Humans - 3
The Color Purple - 2
Fiddler on the Roof - 2
Long Day's Journey Into Night - 2
A View from the Bridge - 2

Special Awards
The Humans - Outstanding Ensemble
Cassie Beck, Reed Birney, Jayne Houdyshell, Lauren Klein, Arian Moayed, and Sarah Steele

The Royale - Outstanding Ensemble
McKinley Belcher III, Khris Davis, Montego Glover, John Lavelle, and Clarke Peters

Sheldon Harnick
Lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof, Rothschild and Sons and She Loves Me, all revived this season

Camp Broadway
For playing a crucial role in introducing theater to young audiences

Danai Gurira - Sam Norkin Award
Playwright of Eclipsed, presented off-Broadway at the Public Theater and currently on Broadway, and Familiar, presented off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons