Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis will announce the Drama Desk Nominations 2025 on Wednesday. The announcement is scheduled for 12:50 PM ET on Spectrum News NY1.
Lewis, known for his work in shows like "Porgy and Bess" and "The Phantom of the Opera," will be joined by Spectrum News NY1 figures Frank DiLella and Rocco Vertuccio for the reveal.
The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, June 1, at NYU Skirball. Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess will host the event. A pair of hosts has been revealed for the 2025 Drama Desk Awards ceremony.
The Drama Desk Awards recognize productions across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway stages, with nominees competing in shared categories.
For the fourth consecutive year, performance categories are gender-free. These updated categories include Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical. Each of these categories will have an expanded number of nominees and will name two winners, with potential for more in the event of a tie.
The Drama Desk Nominating Committee for the 2024-25 season is chaired by Martha Wade Steketee. Committee members include Linda Armstrong, Daniel Dinero, Peter Filichia, Kenji Fujishima, Raven Snook, and Charles Wright. David Barbour and Charles Wright serve as co-presidents of the Drama Desk organization.
Lorin Latarro will direct the June 1 ceremony, with writing by Steve Rosen and David Rossmer. The creative team also includes Dan Lipton as musical director, Abby May on lighting design, Five Ohm handling production management and sound design, Ido Levran for video design, and Ira Mont as production stage manager.
Executive producers for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards are Staci Levine and Jessica R. Jenen. Net proceeds from this year's awards will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund.
