The 2019 Drama Desk Awards, honoring productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway during the 2018-2019 New York theatre season, were presented yesterday, June 2, at The Town Hall in Manhattan. Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman all went home with four wins each. The Prom was named Outstanding Musical.
Check out the winners in the design categories below. Read the full list of winners here.
Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Matt Saunders, "Daddy"
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
David Korins, Beetlejuice
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Amith Chandrashaker, Boesman and Lena
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Bradley King, Hadestown
Outstanding Projection Design
Peter England, King Kong
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Nick Powell, The Ferryman
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown
Outstanding Costume Design for a Play
Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Outstanding Puppet Design
Sonny Tilders, King Kong