Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the season’s most exceptional leading female performance in a musical, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical canonical | 4 |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Lucie Arnaz, 1979) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Context triple: [Natasha Richardson, awardReceived, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]
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A.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional lead performances by male actors in musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
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B.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional musical scores in both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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C.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in staging and directing musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
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D.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the best musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway in a given season.
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E.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional writing of a musical’s script and narrative structure, encompassing both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Target entity description: The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the season’s most exceptional leading female performance in a musical, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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A.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional lead performances by male actors in musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
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B.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional musical scores in both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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C.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in staging and directing musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
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D.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the best musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway in a given season.
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E.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional writing of a musical’s script and narrative structure, encompassing both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best actress in a musical performance in New York theatre ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding leading performance by an actress in a musical ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | live awards ceremony ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| decisionMethod | voting by Drama Desk members ⓘ |
| distinctionFromTonyAwards |
includes Off-Broadway productions
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includes Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ
linked to:
Off-Off-Broadway
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| eligibilityCriterion |
leading actress billing
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performance in a musical produced in New York during the season ⓘ |
| eligiblePerformerGender | female ⓘ |
| field |
musical theatre
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performing arts ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Angela Lansbury ⓘ |
| firstWinningWork | Gypsy ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType |
acting award
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musical performance award ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.dramadeskawards.com/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageOfCeremony | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Audra McDonald
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Bernadette Peters ⓘ Christine Ebersole ⓘ Donna Murphy ⓘ Patti LuPone ⓘ Sutton Foster ⓘ |
| organizerType | critics and journalists organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Drama Desk Awards
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linked to:
Drama Desk Award
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| performanceType | leading role ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Drama Desk ⓘ |
| prestige | major New York theatre acting honor ⓘ |
| region |
New York theatre
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linked to:
New York theatre community
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| scope |
Broadway theatre
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linked to:
Broadway theater
Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Off-Broadway
Off-Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
excellence in acting
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performance during a single theatre season ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | theatrical season preceding the ceremony ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | New York theatre or event space ⓘ |
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Subject: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Description of subject: The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the season’s most exceptional leading female performance in a musical, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Lucie Arnaz, 1979)
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linked to: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical