The 4th Annual David Desk Awards

Katie Thompson at the Drama Desk Awards

In the midst of Drama Desk, Obie, Outer Critics, Drama League, and Tony awards, what's one more? For the past four years, I've been listing my own choices for the best of the theater season on, Off- and Off-Off-Broadway. I do get to vote for the DDs, Outer Critics, Tonys, New York Drama Critics Circle, and the American Theater Critics Association, but these reflect my own taste as far as multiple nominees go. These are not meant as a criticism of the other awards, they're just for fun. There are a lot of shows, performances and designs which I felt were overlooked by the other critical bodies--especially Alan Cumming's Macbeth and the wonderful performances of Michele Pawk and Katie Thompson in Giant. I included up to six nominees in each category. Let me know if you agree with my picks or have any of your own.