Turner up for "Best Actress" Drama Desk Award
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin have been nominated for "Best Actress in a Play" and "Best Actor in a Play" for their performances in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
The Drama Desk, which was founded in 1949, honors both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. The awards show, hosted by Harvey Fierstein, will take place on Sunday, May 22, at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.
Nominated for best actor in a play were Adam Arkin, "Brooklyn Boy"; John Cullum, "Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)"; Bill Irwin, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"; Brian F. O'Byrne, "Doubt"; Jeremy Piven, "Fat Pig"; and John Turturro, "Souls of Naples."
The best actress in a play nominations went to Veanne Cox, "Last Easter"; Cherry Jones, "Doubt"; Judy Kaye, "Souvenir"; Laura Linney, "Sight Unseen"; Frances Sternhagen, "Echoes of War"; and Kathleen Turner, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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