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The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards honoring the best in New York theater were announced Saturday night, with The Inheritance being named Outstanding Play and A Strange Loop taking the trophy for Outstanding Musical.

The remote ceremony was hosted by Frank Dilella. Normally, the awards are announced at a gathering of theater artists and critics in New York City. But this year, the gathering was replaced by a pre-recorded ceremony because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The awards show had initially been scheduled to air May 31, but was postponed due to the Black Lives Matter protests in New York City.

Tonight’s ceremony aired on NY1 and streamed on NY1.com and DramaDeskAwards.com. The Drama Desk Awards recipients were decided by theater critics, journalists, editors and publishers covering theater. Read the complete list of winners below.

65th Annual Drama Desk Award Winners:

Outstanding Play

Cambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee,...

Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown just opened at Abrons Arts Center, starringTony Award nominee Beth Malone Fun Home as Molly Brown David Aron Damane The Book of Mormon, Big River, The Life as JJ Whitney Bashor The Bridges of Madison County as Julia Omar Lopez-Cepero On Your Feet as Vincenzo Alex Gibson SpongeBob SquarePants Natasha, Pierre the Great Comet of 1812 as Erich and Paolo Montalban Pacific Overtures, The King and I as Arthur. Rounding out the cast are Paula Leggett Chase Kaitlyn Davidson Tyrone Davis, Jr. Gregg Goodbrod Michael Halling Karl Josef Co Nikka Graff Lanzarone Shina Ann Morris Keven Quillon and CoCo Smith.

Rehearsals are now underway for Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown, which begins performances on Saturday, February 8 at 22 at Abrons Arts Center. The show stars Tony Award nominee Beth Malone Fun Home as Molly Brown, David Aron Damane The Book of Mormon, Big River, The Life as JJ, Whitney Bashor The Bridges of Madison County as Julia, Omar Lopez-Cepero On Your Feet as Vincenzo, Alex Gibson SpongeBob SquarePants Natasha, Pierre the Great Comet of 1812 as Erich, and Paolo Montalban Pacific Overtures, The King and I as Arthur. Rounding out the cast are Kaitlyn Davidson Tyrone Davis, Jr. Gregg Goodbrod Michael Halling Karl Josef Ko Nikka Graff Lanzarone Kate Marilley Shina Ann Morris Keven Quillon and Coco Smith.

Rehearsals are now underway for Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown, which begins performances on Saturday, February 8 at 22 at Abrons Arts Center. The show stars Tony Award nominee Beth Malone Fun Home as Molly Brown, David Aron Damane The Book of Mormon, Big River, The Life as JJ, Whitney Bashor The Bridges of Madison County as Julia, Omar Lopez-Cepero On Your Feet as Vincenzo, Alex Gibson SpongeBob SquarePants Natasha, Pierre the Great Comet of 1812 as Erich, and Paolo Montalban Pacific Overtures, The King and I as Arthur. Rounding out the cast are Kaitlyn Davidson Tyrone Davis, Jr. Gregg Goodbrod Michael Halling Karl Josef Ko Nikka Graff Lanzarone Kate Marilley Shina Ann Morris Keven Quillon and Coco Smith.

Performances ofTransport Group'sThe Unsinkable Molly Brown begin Saturday, February 8 at22 at Abrons Arts Center. The show starsTony Award nominee Beth Malone Fun Home who will play Molly Brown, David Aron Damane The Book of Mormon, Big River, The Life as JJ, Whitney Bashor The Bridges of Madison County as Julia, Omar Lopez-Cepero On Your Feet as Vincenzo, Alex Gibson SpongeBob SquarePants Natasha, Pierre the Great Comet of 1812 as Erich, and Paolo Montalban Pacific Overtures, The King and I as Arthur. Rounding out the cast are Kaitlyn Davidson Tyrone Davis, Jr. Gregg Goodbrod Michael Halling Karl Josef Ko Nikka Graff Lanzarone Kate Marilley Shina Ann Morris Keven Quillon and Coco Smith.

Transport Group has announced casting for The Unsinkable Molly Brown, its second mainstage production of the 2019-20 season. Joining Tony Award nominee Beth Malone Fun Home who will play Molly Brown are David Aron Damane The Book of Mormon, Big River, The Life as JJ, Whitney Bashor The Bridges of Madison County as Julia, Omar Lopez-Cepero On Your Feet as Vincenzo, Alex Gibson SpongeBob SquarePants Natasha, Pierre the Great Comet of 1812 as Erich, and Paolo Montalban Pacific Overtures, The King and I as Arthur. Rounding out the cast are Kaitlyn Davidson Tyrone Davis, Jr. Gregg Goodbrod Michael Halling Karl Josef Ko Nikka Graff Lanzarone Kate Marilley Shina Ann Morris Keven Quillon and Coco Smith.

Exclusive: Anika Noni Rose is coming back to musical theater. The actress will star in an off-Broadway production of Carmen Jones, her first appearance in a musical since winning a Tony Award for 2004’s Broadway production of Tony Kushner’s Caroline, or Change.

Directing for the Classic Stage Company will be Csc’s artistic director John Doyle, with choreography by Bill T. Jones. Beginning a limited engagement June 8, the production marks the first major New York revival of the the 1943 musical.

Since winning the Tony for Best Featured Actress 14 years ago, Rose co-starred in the film Dreamgirls, voiced African-American princess Tiana in Walt Disney Pictures’ 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, played Kizzy in the History Channel remake of Roots and appeared on Broadway in the non-musical plays A Raisin in the Sun (co-starring Denzel Washington) and, with James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

NBC is doing it again!

They're adding to the Chicago Franchise, but this time they're coming at it from a different angle.

What's really exciting about the latest series, tentatively titled Chicago Streets, is that it will, once again, easily tie into all four of the other active series in the #OneChicago universe.

Streets will be the first OneChicago series to focus on the criminals, down on their luck folks and less than savory types first.

For every hero in Chicago, there are numerous people who are or will one day be on the wrong side of the law. Chicago Streets tells their stories.

How they got there, how they interact with each other and the heroes we've come to know on Chicago Fire, Chicago Pd, Chicago Med and Chicago Justice and how they survive on the Chicago Streets.

The first character to be cast is Maurice Owens (David Aron Damane...

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, presents the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Patricia Kalember as Jacqueline, Adam James as Bernard, David Aron Damane as George and Jennifer Tilly as Suzanne with Spencer Kayden as Suzette. Don't Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger. Don't Dress For Dinner began previews on March 30 and opens tonight, April 26, 2012 at the American Airlines Theatre.

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, presents the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Patricia Kalember as Jacqueline, Adam James as Bernard, David Aron Damane as George and Jennifer Tilly as Suzanne with Spencer Kayden as Suzette. Don't Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger. Don't Dress For Dinner will began previews on March 30 and opens officially tomorrow, April 26, 2012 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. This will be a limited engagement through June 17, 2012.BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below...

Preview performances begin tonight for Roundabout Theatre Companys Broadway premiere production of Marc Camolettis classic farce Dont Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Adam James as Bernard, Patricia Kalember as Jacqueline and Jennifer Tilly as Suzanne with Spencer Kayden as Suzette and David Aron Damane as George. Dont Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger.

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, will present the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Patricia Kalember as Jacqueline, Adam James as Bernard, David Aron Damane as George and Jennifer Tilly as Suzanne with Spencer Kayden as Suzette. Don't Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger.Check out interviews with the cast and creative team below...

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, will present the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Patricia Kalember as Jacqueline, Adam James as Bernard, David Aron Damane as George and Jennifer Tilly as Suzanne with Spencer Kayden as Suzette. Don't Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger.The cast and creative team just met the press and BroadwayWorld brings you full photo coverage of the festivities below...

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, will present the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Patricia Kalember as Jacqueline, Adam James as Bernard, David Aron Damane as George and Jennifer Tilly as Suzanne with Spencer Kayden as Suzette. Don't Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger.The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld was there for the big event. Check out interviews with the cast and creative team below...