Priscilla, Glee, Tony Kushner & More Among GLAAD Award Nominees

Broadway musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert, television smash Glee and its reality spinoff The Glee Project, and off-Broadway plays by Tony Kushner and Stephen Karam are among the nominees for the 23nd annual GLAAD Media Awards, which were announced on January 19. The awards, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 24 at the Marriott Marquis; in Los Angeles on April 21 at the Westin Bonaventure; and in San Francisco on June 2 at San Francisco Marriott Marquis.

The GLAAD Award nominees include:

Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off–Broadway
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by Tony Kushner
Maple & Vine by Jordan Harrison
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam
Unnatural Acts: Harvard's Secret Court of 1920 conceived by Tony Speciale

Outstanding New York Theater: Off–Off Broadway
The Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony) by Holly Hughes
The Escape Artist book by John Kelly, songs by John Kelly & Carol Lipnik
The Momentum by Boo Killebrew, Geoffrey Decas O'Donnell & Jordan Seavey


She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen
Southern Comfort book and lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis

Outstanding Los Angeles Theater
Bonded by Justin Daily
House of the Rising Son by Tom Jacobson
Killer Queen: The Story of Paco the Pink Pounder by Peter Griggs
No Word in Guyanese for Me by Wemdy Gaf
Who’s Your Daddy? by Johnny O

Outstanding Drama Series
Degrassi
Grey's Anatomy
Pretty Little Liars
Shameless
Torchwood: Miracle Day

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big C
Exes and Ohs
Glee
Happy Endings
Modern Family

Outstanding Reality Program
Dancing with the Stars
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
The Glee Project
The Real L Word
The Voice

For a complete list of nominees, visit www.GLAAD.org.