The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be presented on Sun June 1 at NYU Skirball Center (556 LaGuardia Place), and 100% of net proceeds will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund, it was announced by Executive Producers Staci Levine and Jessica R Jenen, who also produced last year’s ceremony. The 2024-25 Drama Desk Co-Presidents are David Barbour and Charles Wright. The Drama Desk Awards are the only major New York City theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway compete against each other in the same categories. To be eligible for consideration for Drama Desk Awards this season, productions must open no later than April 27. The nominations will be announced on April 30. All performance categories will be gender-neutral, and they are: Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play, Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical. Each of these categories has twice as many nominees as the former gendered categories and voters will cast two votes for each category. These categories will also have two winners each. If there is a tie, there may be more than two winners in a category. The 2024-25 Drama Desk Nominating Committee is comprised of: Chair: Martha Wade Steketee, Linda Armstrong, Daniel Dinero, Peter Filichia, Kenji Fujishima & Raven Snook. For more information, visit www.DramaDeskAward.com. Press contact: Scott Klein/Keith Sherman & Associates (212/764-7900)...