Drama League Award for Unique Contribution to the Theatre
The Drama League Award for Unique Contribution to the Theatre is a theater award presented annually since 1982 by The Drama League for "singular achievement by individuals, organizations, or partnerships that have made an indelible impact upon professional theatre in New York City."
Recipients
1980s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
1982 |
New York Production of Nicholas Nickelby; Bernard Jacobs; Gerald Schoenfeld; James M. Nederlander; Elizabeth McCann; Nelle Nugent |
|
1983 |
Stephen Sondheim; Young Playwrights Festival |
|
1984 |
Al Hirschfeld |
|
1985 |
The Royal Shakespeare Company; Terry Hands |
|
1986 |
Athol Fugard |
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1987 |
Jose Quintero |
|
1988 |
Yale Repertory Theatre; Lloyd Richards |
|
1989 |
New York Shakespeare Festival; Joseph Papp |
1990s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
1990 |
Sir Rex Harrison |
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1991 |
Neil Simon |
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1992 |
Playwrights Horizons |
|
1993 |
Lucille Lortel |
|
1994 |
Arthur Miller |
|
1995 |
Manhattan Theatre Club;Lynne Meadow; Barry Grove |
|
1996 |
The 42nd Street Development Project; The New 42nd Street; The Walt Disney Company; Livent, Inc. |
|
1997 |
Jason Robards |
|
1998 |
The Brooklyn Academy of Music; Harvey Lichtenstein |
|
1999 |
Sir David Hare |
2000s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
2000 |
Actors Theatre of Louisville; Jon Jory |
|
2001 |
Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Terry Kinney; Jeff Perry; Gary Sinise |
|
2002 |
Julia Hansen |
|
2003 |
Roundabout Theatre Company; Todd Haimes |
|
2004 |
City Center Encores! |
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2005 |
The Billy Rose Collection |
|
2006 |
Marian Seldes |
|
2007 |
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS |
|
2008 |
La MaMa ETC;Ellen Stewart |
|
2009 |
Dame Angela Lansbury |
2010s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
2010 |
Macy's Parade and Entertainment Group |
|
2011 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
|
2012 |
Rosie O’Donnell |
|
2013 |
Madison Square Garden Entertainment; The Rockettes |
|
2014 |
Key Brand Entertainment/Broadway Across America; John Gore |
|
2015 |
WNET; Neal Shapiro; David Horn |
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2016 |
Deaf West Theatre |
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2017 |
William Berloni |
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2018 |
The National Endowment for the Arts |
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2019 |
Taylor Mac |
2020s
Year |
Recipient |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|
2020 |
Terrence McNally |
|
2021 |
The Entertainment Community Fund |
|
2022 |
Billy Crystal |
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2023 |
The Drama Book Shop: Thomas Kail; Lin-Manuel Miranda; Jeffrey Seller; James L. Nederlander |
|
2024 |
Jessica Lange |
|
2025 |
Kate Navin; Audible Theater |
|
2026 |
Kamilah Forbes |