The New York Drama Critics’ Circle has announced that Jeremy O. Harris, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Mulaney, Heidi Schreck and Michael Shannon will present the organization’s 85th annual awards live on Wednesday, April 29 at 8pm as a special episode of the streaming series Stars in the House.

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards ceremony may be viewed on the Stars in the House YouTube channel as well as the Actors Fund YouTube channel.

This year’s winners of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards are Will Arbery for Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Best Play) and Michael R. Jackson for A Strange Loop (Best Musical). Special citations will be awarded to David Byrne and the Broadway production of American Utopia, Deirdre O’Connell for career excellence including her performance in Dana H., and the New York theater community for perseverance in the face of loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York Drama Critics’ Circle president Adam Feldman, theater critic and editor for Time Out New York, will host the awards ceremony.

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