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The Band's Visit, Harry Potter, Glenda Jackson Win 2018 Drama League Awards

The awards also honored Idina Menzel and Casey Nicholaw.

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May 18, 2018

Noma Dumezweni, Jamie Parker, and Paul Thornley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Noma Dumezweni, Jamie Parker, and Paul Thornley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
(© Manuel Harlan)

The Drama League announced its 2018 award recipients at a ceremony on Friday, May 18, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

Winners are as follows:

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child: Parts One and Two

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY PLAY

Angels in America

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL

The Band's Visit

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A BROADWAY OR OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL

My Fair Lady

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD

Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women

The 2018 Special Recognition Award Recipients are Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, who received the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award; director Casey Nicholaw, currently represented on Broadway with Mean Girls, Aladdin, and The Book of Mormon, who received the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing; and the National Endowment for the Arts (represented by Chairman Jane Chu), which received the Unique Contribution to the Theater Award.

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