The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be held June 1 at the NYU Skirball Center.

The awards, voted on and bestowed by theatre critics, journalists, editors, and publishers covering theatre, are the only major New York City theatre awards for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway compete in the same categories. All of this year's net proceeds will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund.

To be eligible for nomination, productions must open no later than April 27. The nominations will be announced April 30.

As has been the case for the last two ceremonies, all performance categories will be gender-free, including Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play, Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical.

Each of these categories has twice as many nominees as the former gendered categories, and voters will cast two votes for each category. These categories will also have two winners each; a tie may result in more than two winners in a category.

“We are thrilled to be back again this year executive producing the Drama Desk Awards and honored to be benefiting the essential Entertainment Community Fund to raise much-needed funds, particularly as our colleagues in the non-profit community face so much uncertainty for continued support,” said Co-Executive Producers Staci Levine and Jessica R. Jenen in a joint statement. “It is especially gratifying to produce an event which celebrates the remarkable artistry gracing our stages in a manner that is fully inclusive to our entire NYC theatre community, and entirely gender neutral.” 

The 2024-25 Drama Desk co-presidents are David Barbour and Charles Wright. The 2024-25 Drama Desk Nominating Committee is comprised of Martha Wade Steketee; Linda Armstrong; Daniel Dinero; Peter Filichia; Kenji Fujishima; and Raven Snook. Ex Officio is Charles Wright.

Ticket information will be announced at a later date.