Mit dem Gießkannenprinzip erfolgte 2010 die Verteilung der begehrten Drama Desk Awards auf die diversen nominierten Produktionen. Fast jede Show bekam einen Spritzer ab. Im Musicalsektor sieht die Aufteilung wie folgt aus: “Memphis” erhielt 4 Preise, “La Cage aux Folles” wurde mit 3 Auszeichnungen bedacht und 10 weitere Produktionen bekamen je einen Preis [via Playbill].

Die Preisträger:

Outstanding Play
*John Logan, Red

Outstanding Musical
*Memphis

Outstanding Revival of a Play
*A View from the Bridge
*Fences

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
*La Cage Aux Folles

Outstanding Actor in a Play
*Liev Schreiber, A View from the Bridge

Outstanding Actress in a Play
*Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family

Outstanding Actor in a Musical
*Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles

Outstanding Actress in a Musical
*Montego Glover, Memphis
*Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
*Santino Fontana, Brighton Beach Memoirs

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
*Viola Davis, Fences

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
*Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian’s Rainbow

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
*Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises

Outstanding Director of a Play
*Michael Grandage, Red

Outstanding Director of a Musical
*Michael Mayer, American Idiot

Outstanding Choreography
*Twyla Tharp, Come Fly Away

Outstanding Music
*David Bryan, Memphis

Outstanding Lyrics
*John Kander & Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys

Outstanding Book of a Musical
*Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Outstanding Orchestrations
*Daryl Waters & David Bryan, Memphis

Outstanding Musical Revue
*Sondheim on Sondheim

Outstanding Music in a Play
*Branford Marsalis, Fences

Outstanding Set Design
*Phelim McDermott, Julian Crouch & Basil Twist, The Addams Family

Outstanding Costume Design
*Matthew Wright, La Cage Aux Folles

Outstanding Lighting Design
*Neil Austin, Red

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
*Acme Sound Partners, Ragtime

Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
*Fitz Patton, When the Rain Stops Falling

Outstanding Solo Performance
*Jim Brochu, Zero Hour

Unique Theatrical Experience
*Love, Loss, and What I Wore

Outstanding Ensemble Performances
* Circle Mirror Transformation
* The Temperamentals

Special Awards
* Cast, creative team and producers: The Orphans’ Home Cycle
* Jerry Herman
* Godlight Theatre Company
* Ma-Yi Theater Company