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Host Michael Urie and More Celebrate the Best of NYC Theater at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards

The 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards, which honor the best in Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway, was held on June 3 at Town Hall.

Jun 4, 2018

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SpongeBob SquarePants' Ethan Slater and Carousel's Jessie Mueller proudly display their Drama Desk Awards.

Mean Girls scribe Tina Fey took home the Drama Desk for Best Book.

Three Tall Women director Joe Mantello and star Laurie Metcalf take a photo.

Three Tall Women's Glenda Jackson and Angels in America's Andrew Garfield celebrate their Drama Desk wins.

Carousel's Lindsay Mendez is all smiles for her Drama Desk win.

Saycon Sengbloh and Summer Drama Desk nominee LaChanze get together for a fierce photo.

Admissions scribe Joshua Harmon took home the Drama Desk for Outstanding Play.

SpongeBob SquarePants' Gavin Lee proudly displays his Drama Desk Award.

Mean Girls pals Grey Henson and Barrett Wilbert Weed hit the red carpet.

The evening’s host Michael Urie is all smiles.

My Fair Lady Drama Desk nominee Dame Diana Rigg has arrived.

Miss You Like Hell star Daphne Rubin-Vega and composer Erin McKeown celebrate their Drama Desk nominations.

My Fair Lady Drama Desk nominee Harry Hadden-Paton and his wife Rebecca Night take a photo.

Billy Crudup took home the award for Outstanding Solo Performance for Harry Clarke.

Angels in America’s Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough and playwright Tony Kushner snap a pic.

Nathan Lane earned the Drama Desk for his outstanding performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America.

Imogen Heap took home the award for Oustanding Music in a Play for her work on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Juan Castano received the Sam Norkin Award, which honored his varied performances this season in Oedipus El Rey, A Parallelogram and Transfers.

Jamie Brewer garnered the award for her New York stage debut in Amy and the Orphans.

Sean Carvajal took home a special award for Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train.

Mary Jane playwright Amy Herzog and star Carrie Coon celebrate their Drama Desk nominations.

Theater couple (and future Pretty Woman co-stars) Orfeh and Andy Karl step out.

Once On This Island's Kenita R. Miller gets glam to celebrate her Drama Desk nomination.

The Iceman Cometh Drama Desk nominee David Morse and his wife Susan Wheeler Duf have arrived.

My Fair Lady costume designer Catherine Zuber received the award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical.

Mean Girls’ Ashley Park was nominated for her performances in KPOP and Mean Girls.

Angels in America's James McArdle was nominated for the Outstanding Actor in a Play award.

Mean Girls standout Kate Rockwell was nominated for her hilarious performance as Karen.

SpongeBob SquarePants director Tina Landau celebrates her Drama Desk win with Joan Allen.

Mean Girls producer Lorne Michaels attends the 63rd annual Drama Desk Awards.

Lesli Margherita was nominated for her hilarious solo performance in Who's Holiday!

Justin Peck earned the Drama Desk for his choreography for Carousel.

Michael Curry celebrates his win for Outstanding Puppet Design for Frozen with leading man Jelani Alladin, who was nominated for his performance in the Disney juggernaut.

Jonathan Tunick was recognized for his orchestrations for Carousel.

Neil Austin won the Drama Desk for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Tom Kitt and his wife Rita Pietropinto celebrate his Drama Desk nomination for his orchestrations for SpongeBob SquarePants.

Nell Benjamin was nominated for Outstanding Lyrics for Mean Girls.

Gizel Jiménez was nominated for her performance in Miss You Like Hell.

Dede M. Ayite was nominated for Outstanding Costume Design for both School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play and Bella: An American Tall Tale.

Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer won the Drama Desk for Outstanding Lighting Design for their work on Once On This Island.

Tom Hollander received a nomination for his performance in Travesties.

The Ensemble Award went to Nabiyah Be, MaameYaa Boafo, Paige Gilbert, Zainab Jah, Nike Kadri, Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Mirirai Sithole and Myra Lucretia Taylor of School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play.

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