Overview
- The Drama Desk announced its nominees, covering Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off Off Broadway, with voting by New York theater critics, journalists, and editors.
- Off-Broadway titles Beau and Mexodus lead with 10 nominations each, The Seat of Our Pants follows with nine, and Broadway's Ragtime and The Balusters have eight.
- Outstanding Musical contenders are Beau the Musical, Mexodus, Schmigadoon!, The Seat of Our Pants, and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
- Ragtime is nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Musical alongside Amahl and the Night Visitors, Chess, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Baker’s Wife, and The Rocky Horror Show.
- Acting categories feature high-profile nominees including John Krasinski, Nathan Lane, John Lithgow, Laurie Metcalf, Lesley Manville, Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Luke Evans, Dulé Hill, and Sam Tutty.