‘A Strange Loop’, ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Take Top Drama League Honors

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New York’s Drama League named A Strange Loop as the season’s outstanding musical, with The Lehman Trilogy taking the honor for outstanding play.Among revivals, Take Me Out took the prize in the play category, and Company in the musical category.The 88th annual Drama League Awards, honoring Broadway and Off Broadway productions of the 2021-22 sason, were announced and presented today at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan.The Music Man‘s Sutton Foster was presented with the Distinguished Performance Award for career-achievement by Patti LuPone.

In inaugural prizes for outstanding director, Company‘s Marianne Elliott was named in the musical category, and Kate Whoriskey, director of Clyde’s, in the play category.The complete list of 2022 Drama League Award winners is:Outstanding Production of a Play – The Lehman TrilogyOutstanding Revival of a Play – Take Me OutOutstanding Production of a Musical – A Strange LoopOutstanding Revival of a Musical – CompanyOutstanding Director of a Play – Kate Whoriskey, Clyde’sOutstanding Director of a Musical – Marianne Elliott, CompanyDistinguished Performance Award – Sutton FosterSPECIAL RECOGNITIONSDistinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre – Hugh JackmanFounders Award for Excellence in Directing – Lileana Blain-CruzContribution to the Theater – Billy CrystalThe Gratitude Award – Willette Murphy KlausnerNew and returning series on broadcast, cable and streamingSeries that made it or didn’t make it in 2021-22Broadcast networks’ fall lineups and schedules