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The Drama Desk Awards are presented annually, by The Drama Desk Organisation and was first awarded in 1955, to recognize excellence in New York theatre productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway. Broadway productions were excluded until the 1968–69 award season.〔Calta, Louis. "Jones Is Named For Top Award By Drama Desk", ''The New York Times'', July 2, 1969, p.34〕〔McKinley, Jesse. (" ''Modern Millie'' Leads Drama Desk Awards" ) ''The New York Times'', May 20, 2002. Retrieved June 8, 2009〕 The awards are considered a significant American theatre distinction.〔("Baylor's ''Traveling Lady'' Production Receives Drama Desk Nomination" ), Baylor University, April 28, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2009〕 ==History== The Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics, editors, reporters and publishers, in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry. They debuted the presentations of the ''Vernon Rice Awards''. The name honors the ''New York Post'' critic Vernon Rice, who had pioneered Off-Broadway coverage in the New York press. The name was changed for the 1963–1964 awards season to the ''Drama Desk Awards''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Brief Hisory Of The Drama Desk Awards )〕〔Zolotow, Sam. "Critics Hail Off Broadway Work: Elmer () Rice Awards Are Presented by Drama Desk", ''The New York Times'', May 19, 1964, p.42〕 In 1974, the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not-for-profit organization. In 1975, the Drama announcement of winners included the nominees as well.〔〔Riedel, Michael. ("Backstage brouhaha at the Drama Desk Awards", ) ''Los Angeles Times'', April 18, 2009〕 The Drama Desk has more than 140 members, including theatre critics, reporters and editors who vote on the awards.〔("''Utopia'' sweeps Drama Desk Awards" ). ''Variety'', May 20, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009〕 All of the Drama Desk officers and Nominating Committee members perform their various services for the organization on a voluntary basis. The Nominating Committee generally meets twice a month to discuss the many eligible shows members are responsible for seeing. They then nominate the productions on which the entire membership will vote. What sets the organization apart is that the awards are voted on "by media people only without any vested interests in the results", according to the organization. Previous winners include Bernadette Peters,〔("Bernadette Peters Drama Desk Awards and Nominations" ) dramadesk.org, accessed May 19, 2013〕 Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, among many others. Over the last 36 years, the Drama Desk Awards have contributed to the ongoing success of major stars, playwrights and designers, while also identifying newcomers. The Drama Desk was the first New York theater organization to give awards to talents such as Edward Albee, Wendy Wasserstein, and George C. Scott. Plays like ''Driving Miss Daisy'', ''Other People's Money'', ''Steel Magnolias'', and ''The Boys in the Band'' built momentum with the help of Drama Desk wins. In 2010 William-Wolf was announced as the President of Drama Desk, before being succeeded by Isa Goldberg in 2011.〔Gans, Andrew. ("Isa Goldberg Succeeds William Wolf As Drama Desk President; Awards Set for May 2011" ). playbill.com, November 22, 2010〕 The current (2015) managing executive producer of the Drama Desk Awards is Gretchen Shugart, and the president of the Drama Desk is Charles Wright.〔( " 'The Last Ship', 'It Shoulda Been You', and More Will Perform at 2015 Drama Desk Awards" ) theatermania.com, May 29, 2015〕 Barbara Siegel is chairperson of the nominating committee.〔Gans, Andrew. (Drama Desk Nominations Announced; Hamilton Tops the List" ) playbill.com, April 23, 2015〕 In keeping with its original mission, the organization sponsors guest panel luncheons with theater professionals. Panels address topics of current interest: covering the season on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, with the aim of prompting informative and stimulating discussion.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drama Desk Award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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