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2008 Drama Desk Awards

The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 18, 2008.

Outstanding Play	Tracy Letts, August: Osage County
Outstanding Musical	Passing Strange
Outstanding Musical Revival	South Pacific
Outstanding Play Revival	Boeing-Boeing
Outstanding Actor in a Play	Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Outstanding Actress in a Play	Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Linda Lavin, The New Century
Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Outstanding Director of a Play	Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Outstanding Director of a Musical	Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
Outstanding Choreography	Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
Outstanding Book of a Musical	Douglas Carter Beane, Xanadu
Outstanding Music	Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
Outstanding Lyrics	Stew, Passing Strange
Outstanding Orchestrations	Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with George
Outstanding Set Design of a Play	Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical	Michael Yeargan, South Pacific
Outstanding Costume Design	Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Danereuses
Outstanding Lighting Design	Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Outstanding Sound Design	Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
Outstanding Solo Performance	Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Unique Theatrical Experience	The 39 Steps
Outstanding Ensemble Performances	Cast of The Dining Roomand cast of The Homecoming
Special Awards	Edward Albee
	James Earl Jones
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