| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| First award | 2023 |
| Currently held by |
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| Website | dramadesk |
TheDrama Desk Award for OutstandingFeatured Performance in aPlay is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collectiveBroadway,off-Broadway andoff-off-Broadway productions inNew York City.
From 1955 to 1974, acting awards were given only for lead performances, without making distinctions between roles in plays andmusicals, nor between actors and actresses. From 1975 to 2022, acting awards were presented in eight categories: separate categories by gender; further divided bylead or featured performer; producing four acting awards each for plays and musicals.
In 2023, the Drama Desk organization announced that, starting with that year's awards, the eight acting categories had been retired and replaced with fourgender neutral categories with twice the winners and nominees: separate categories by lead or featured performer; producing two acting categories each for plays and musicals.[1] The former awards forOutstanding Featured Actor in a Play andOutstanding Featured Actress in a Play were merged to create this Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play category.
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