1999 Drama Desk Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 9, 1999.

Outstanding PlayWit
Outstanding MusicalParade
Outstanding Musical RevivalYour a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Outstanding Play RevivalDeath of a Salesman
The Iceman Cometh
Outstanding One-Person ShowDavid Hare, Via Dolorosa
Unique Theatrical Experience
Best Actor in a PlayBrian Dennehy, Death of a Salesman
Best Actress in a PlayKathleen Chalfant, Wit
Best Featured Actor in a PlayKevin Anderson, Death of a Salesman
Best Featured Actress in a PlayAnna Friel, Closer
Best Actor in a MusicalBrent Carver, Parade
Best Actress in a Musical (tie)Carolee Carmello, Parade
Bernadette Peters, Annie Get Your Gun
Best Featured Actor in a MusicalRoger Bart, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Best Featured Actress in a MusicalKristen Chenoweth, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Best Director of a PlayTrevor Nunn, Not about Nightingales
Best Director of a MusicalMatthew Bourne, Swan Lake
Best ChoreographyMatthew Bourne, Swan Lake
Best MusicJason Robert Brown, Parade
Best LyricsGerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its
Outstanding Book of a MusicaAlfred Uhry, Parade
Outstanding OrchestrationsDon Sebesky, Parade
Outstanding Set Design of a PlayRichard Hoover, Not about Nightingales
Outstanding Set Design of a MusicalLez Brotherson, Swan Lake
Special AwardsAl Hirschfeld (lifetime achievement)
Sony Classical (for its Columbia Broadway Masterworks Series)
The Actor's Fund

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