The Drama Desk Awards are awards given by the organization Drama Desk to honor New York Citytheater performers, both in Broadway shows but also off-Broadway as well. They have been given annually since 1955 and many prestigious actors and actresses received Drama Desk Awards shortly before their careers took off. An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ... New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... This article is about the street in New York City. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
DramaDesk members will be encouraged throughout the year to see as many off-Broadway productions as possible so that DramaDesk voting will not mirror other awards.
At the end of the final Awards Committee meeting, the Chair shall see that a typed ballot reflecting the nominations put forward by the Committee shall be sent to all Active members.
Winners shall be announced to the public, and the Awards shall be presented at the annual DramaDeskAwards ceremony.
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