The Drama Desk Awards to Posthumously Honor Hal Prince with Namesake Lifetime Achievement Award as its First Recipient

5/27/2020 3:05pm


The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will celebrate the life and legacy of American theater producer and director Harold “Hal” Prince with the Drama Desk’s newly established lifetime achievement honor. The Harold Prince Award will be bestowed annually for outstanding contributions to theater, and the posthumous award will be given in his honor this year. Prince passed away on July 31, 2019, at the age of 91. The Drama Desk Awards will be announced during a special presentation of Spectrum News NY1’s On Stage on Sun May 31, at 7:30 PM. The awards special also will stream on NY1.com, and DramaDeskAwards.com. Press contact: Alyson Ahrns (press@dramadeskawards.com)...