The 68th Drama Desk Awards were presented at NYU's Skirball Center in New York City on Monday, June 10, 2024, celebrating the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre. Design categories — which include a separate category for projection/video design (unlike the Tonys) — honored a range of talented designers, from veterans to newcomers.
And the winners are:
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play: David Zinn, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical: Paul Tate DePoo III, The Great Gatsby (includes projections)
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play: Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical: Paul Tazewell, Suffs
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play: Jane Cox, Appropriate, Second Stage Theater
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim (projections), The Outsiders
Outstanding Projection and Video Design: Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play: Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic, Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical: (tripe tie) Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club; Cody Spencer, The Outsiders; and Walter Trarbach, Water for Elephants
And a special award goes to:
Lighting designer Isabella Byrd, whose self-described technique as a “darkness designer” has earned her a cache of nominations and awards in the United States and abroad. During this season, Byrd illuminated two Broadway shows done in the round, An Enemy of the People and Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Off Broadway, her spotlight on quiet, small-scale stories both enchanted the judges in Primary Trust and mesmerized us in Infinite Life, with a parking-lot sky that marked the passage of time.
Full list of nominees and winners: 2024 Drama Desk Awards