The winners of the 79th Annual Drama League Awards were announced May 17 at a gala ceremony and luncheon at the Marriott Marquis Times Square hosted by Emmy winner Debra Messing and Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce.

Emmy winner Debra Messing, who can be seen on the NBC musical series "Smash," and Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce, back on Broadway in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, co-host the 79th Annual Drama League Awards May 17 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

Emmy winner Debra Messing, who can currently be seen on the NBC musical series "Smash," will join the previously announced Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce to co-host the 79th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held May 17 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

Patina Miller (Pippin) and Michael Urie (Buyer and Cellar) announced the 2013 Drama League nominees for Distinguished Production of a Play, Distinguished Production of a Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Revival of a Musical and Distinguished Performance Award April 23 at Sardi’s.

The latest edition of "The Playbill Broadway Yearbook," covering the season from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008, is now available for pre-ordering. Here is the index from the book — more than 9,800 of the people who make Broadway work. Check and see if your name is on the list!

The Jeff Awards, celebrating excellence in Chicago-area Equity theatre, will be given out Oct. 15. A dozen new plays or adaptations are in the mix, pointing to Chicago as a continuing breeding ground for new work. The nominees for work seen between Aug. 1, 2011, and July 31, 2011, include Brian Dennehy, Amy Morton, Tracy Letts, Robert Falls, Harry Groener, Liz McCartney and more.

Nominations for the Jeff Awards, celebrating excellence in Chicago-area Equity theatre, were announced Aug. 21. A dozen new plays or adaptations are in the mix, pointing to Chicago as a continuing breeding ground for new work. The nominations address work seen between Aug. 1, 2011, and July 31, 2011, produced by 55 organizations.