New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced Mon May 6

4/17/2019 2:22pm


New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced Mon May 6 at approximately 5:30 PM. The selections will be made at the organization’s 84th annual voting meeting. The awards include a cash prize of $2,500 for Best Play, made possible by a grant from the Lucille Lortel Foundation. The awards will be presented at a private cocktail reception on Monday, May 13. The New York Drama Critics’ Circle comprises 20 drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines, wire services and websites based in the New York metropolitan area. The New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, which has been awarded every year since 1936 to the best new play of the season (with optional awards for foreign or American plays, musicals and special achievements), is the nation's second-oldest theater award. Adam Feldman has served as president of the NYDCC since 2005. Joe Dziemianowicz serves as vice president; Zachary Stewart is treasurer. For more information on the New York Drama Critics' Circle, please visit www.dramacritics.org. Press contact: Don Summa/Richard Kornberg & Associates (917/673-5723)...