Drama Desk nominating committee 2001-2008: Has the number of prestige members declined?
Critics of the current Drama Desk leadership say that mismanagement of the nominating committee over the last few years has caused it to lose participants from major media. Here's a breakdown of its members since 2001.
2007/2008 Nominating Committee
April 28 press release
Barbara Siegel, TalkinBroadway.com, TheaterMania.com, Chairperson
Dan Bacalzo, TheaterMania.com
Robert Cashill, New York Theater News and Live Design;
Celia Ipiotis, Eye on the Arts
Gerard Raymond, Back Stage and The Advocate
Richard Ridge, Broadwaybeat.com
March 18 press release
Barbara Siegel, TalkinBroadway.com, TheaterMania.com, Chairperson
Dan Bacalzo, TheaterMania.com
Robert Cashill, New York Theater News and Live Design
Celia Ipiotis, Eye on the Arts
Tony Phillips, Edge New York
Gerard Raymond, Back Stage and The Advocate
Richard Ridge, Broadwaybeat.com
2006/2007 Nominating Committee
April 26 press release
Barbara Siegel, TalkinBroadway.com, TheaterMania.com, Chairperson
Glenda Frank, Plays International, nytheatre-wire.com;
Tony Phillips, New York Press
Andrew Propst, Americantheaterweb.com, XM Satellite Radio
Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV
William Wolf, Wolfentertainmentguide.com, Drama Desk President
March 12 press release
Barbara Siegel, TalkinBroadway.com, Theatermania.com, Chairperson
Gregory Bossler, The Dramatist Magazine
Bernard Carragher, Catholic Transcript
Glenda Frank, Plays International and nytheatre-wire.com
Tony Phillips, New York Press
Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV.
2005/2006 Nominating Committee
Barbara Siegel, TheaterMania.com, TalkinBroadway.com, Chairperson
Michael Buckley, Playbill On-Line
Christopher Byrne, Gay City News, The Villager
Matthew Murray, TalkinBroadway.com, Stage Directions Magazine
Andrew Propst, American Theater Web, XM Satellite Radio
Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV
William Wolf, WolfEntertainmentGuide.com, Drama Desk President.
2004/2005 Nominating Committee
Barbara Siegel, TheaterMania.com, Siegel Entertainment Syndicate, Chairperson
Andy Buck, Playbill
Michael Buckley, Playbill On-Line
Christopher Byrne, Gay City News
Andrew Propst, American Theater Web
Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV
William Wolf, WolfEntertainmentGuide.com, Drama Desk President.
2003/2004 Nominating Committee
Barbara Siegel, TheaterMania.com, Siegel Entertainment Syndicate, Chairperson
Andy Buck, Playbill
Arlene Epstein, Nassau Herald
David Finkle, TheaterMania.com
Edward Karam, Manchester Guardian
Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV
William Wolf, WolfEntertainmentGuide.com, Drama Desk President.
2002/2003 Nominating Committee
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, Chairman
Robert Dominguez, Daily News
David Finkle, TheaterMania.com
Susan Haskins, Theater Talk
Edward Karam, Manchester Guardian
David Sheward, Back Stage; Drama Desk Co-President
Barbara Siegel, TheaterMania.com, Siegel Entertainment Syndicate.
2001/2002 Nominating Committee
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, Chairman
David Finkle, Theatermania.com, The Village Voice
Susan Haskins, Theater Talk;
Harry Haun, Playbill Magazine
Edward Karam, The Times of London;
David Sheward, Back Stage, Drama Desk President
Barbara Siegel, Theatermania.com, Siegel Entertainment Syndicate.
